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OSBORNE, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4984 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Haddon, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Urquhart Street, State School, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Name appears on Villers Bretonneux Memorial |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4984, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4984, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4984, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Osborne and Mary Ann Osborne nee Sire of Talbot Street, Ballarat, Victoria.
Husband of Ruth Osborne nee Lane of Talbot Street, Ballarat, Victoria. George and Ruth married during 1909. Father of Thomas Young Osborne and Edwin George Osborne.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal