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OSBORNE, Alexander Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 159 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bourke, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 27 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey. Panel 25 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 159, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 159, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 159, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Amy Osborne of Bourke, Victoria.
Next if kin given as a friend Janet Mary Young of Dandenong Road, Oakleigh, Victoria.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal issued to Jane Young.