OSBORN, Arthur Harold
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Qld., 9 August 1887 |
| Home Town: | Lutwyche, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Southport School and Keble College, Oxford |
| Occupation: | Church of England Clerk in Holy Orders |
| Died: | Bundaberg, Qld., 12 August 1943, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bundaberg General Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) |
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Born 09 August 1887 at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Qld.
Son of Rev. E C OSBORN
Of The Rectory, Lutwyche, Brisbane, Qld.
Educated at Southport School and Keble College, Oxford
Occupation prior to enlistment Clerk in Holy Orders
Enlisted 03 April 1919 in Londong, England
Served in England at No 2 Group AIF Depot and in France
Returned to Australia 09 September 1919 per 'Indarra'
Appointment terminated 24 September 1919
Appointed Rector at Christ Church, Bundaberg in 1928
Died 12 August 1943 in Bundaberg, Qld.
Buried Christ Church, Bundaberg
DEATH OF REV.
A. H. OSBORN
The death occurred at Bundaberg this morning of Rev. Arthur Harold Osborn. rector of Christ Cliurch there and Rural Dean of Wide Bay and Burnett. The deceased clergy man had been ailing for several months. He was the youngest son of the late Arch deacon E. C. Osborn, and was born at Kangaroo Point 56 years ago. He was educated at South port School and Keble College. Oxford, where he graduated M.A. His theological training was obtained at Ely Theological College, and he was ordained deacon in 1913 and priest in 1914. After a period of service in England he joined the Church Army there in 1918 and went to France as a chaplain with the Imperial Forces. In 1918 he joined the B.E.F. Returning to Queensland as a chaplain in the A.I.F., he became curate to his father at St. Andrew's, Lutwyche, and was appointed rector there when his father retired from that position in 1920. He was appointed rector of Christ Church, Bundaberg, in 1928, and had a most successful period of service there. He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Cordelia Mary Jones, daughter of Canon Richard Jones and Mrs Jones, of Bangor Cathedral, Wales, also by three sons— Sergeant R. E. Osborn, RAAF, a prisoner of war' in Italy; Sub-Lieutenant J. E. S. Osborn, RAN; and Mr A. C. Osborn, who is in Bundaberg. The funeral will take place from Christ Church, Bundaberg, at 3 pm tomorrow.
The Telegraph Thursday 12 August 1943 page 4
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