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OSBORNE, William
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 4335, 4335A |
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Enlisted: | 12 February 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
Home Town: | Wentworth, Wentworth, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
12 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4335, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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21 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 4335, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
21 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 4335, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne | |
9 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, From 1st Pioneer Battalion. Letter A added to the number now 4335A | |
24 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4335A, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to dyspepsia | |
Date unknown: | Wounded 4335, 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Jane Osborne of Collingwood, Victoria
Next of kin given as his aunt Annie Pile of 'Ranalagh', Woodville Park, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 4 July 1919 aboard HT Norman disembarking on 20 August 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Melbourne
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal