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James Patrick OSBORNE

Regimental number2733
Place of birthWalhalla, Victoria
SchoolWalhalla state School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressLower Beaconsfield, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinMother, Mrs Bridget Osborne, Lower Beaconsfield, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 August 1916
Place of death or woundingSomme sector, France
Age at death35
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XXXVII, Row A, Grave No. 7), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
51
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick and Bridget OSBORNE

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