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OSBORNE, Harold
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 301, 4807 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Montalbion, Queensland, Australia , 24 April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Overseer |
| Died: | Bronchial Pneumonia, Cottage Hospital, Liverpool Camp, New South Wales, Australia, Cottage Hospital, Liverpool Camp, Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 20 May 1915, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Liverpool Old Cemetery Church of England Section, Plot 2, Row 2, Grave4, Liverpool Old Cemetery, Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 301, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 301, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 301 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-20 | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4807, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4807, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
Harold Osborne.
Harold Osborne, son of Daintree pioneer Frank Osborne, had been an overseer on a coconut plantation on Rossel Island when he came back to Australia to enlist. He died of broncho-pneumonia on 20 May 1915 at Liverpool Camp Hospital, Sydney, while in training with the 17th Battalion.
Courtesy of The Douglas Shire History.
Submitted 3 April 2021 by Lynette Turner
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Jane Osborne of Cairns, QLD
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