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OSBORNE, Reuben Harold Abbot
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2117 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cadia, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Port Kembla, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 25 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2117, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2117, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2117, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Son of Bartholomew Osborne and Hannah Osborne of Port Kembla, NSW formerly of Cadia, NSW.
Next of kin given as his sister Albina Hennessy of Port Kembla, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal