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OSBORN, William Albert Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4102 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 May 1916, Belmont, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Albany, Albany, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Panel 27, Ypres |
| Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4102, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Belmont, WA | |
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| 28 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 4102, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 4102, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Fremantle | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4102, 48th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 4102, 48th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4102 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4102, 48th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele |
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