Henry John OSBOURNE

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OSBOURNE, Henry John

Service Number:	VX38222
Enlisted:	25 July 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2)
Born:	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia, 12 August 1915
Home Town:	Warncoort, Colac-Otway, Victoria
Schooling:	Alvie State School and Colac High School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, New Guinea, 4 January 1945, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Number ~ Plot KK. Row C. Grave 5. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, VX38222
25 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX38222, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2)

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Biography contributed by Ian Fox

John Henry Osbourne, known as Jack, was a former member of the 23/21 Battalion of the Militia and promptly answered the call when war broke out, enlisting on 25 Jul 1940. He trained with the AIF in Australia and served in the Middle East.

After returning from overseas, he served at northern battle stations in Australia and then in New Guinea, where he died of wounds. He is buried at Lae War Cemetery in Papua New Guinea [Source: Colac Family History Group]

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