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William Henry John OSBORNE

Regimental number2658
Place of birthHillgrove, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School (Hillgrove? Peak Hill?), New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressPeak Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, S A Osborne, Casell Street, Peak Hill, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Machine Gun Company
FateReturned to Australia 9 May 1917
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death12 December 1915
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialShell Green Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No.I), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
34
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel and Letitia OSBORNE, Caswell Street, Peak Hill, New South Wales. Native of Hillgrove

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