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Robert OSMOND

Regimental number2414
Place of birthKiandra, New South Wales
True NameLionel Edgbert Clement
SchoolPublic School, Narrandera, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressAudley Street, Narrandera, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 7.5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinFather, George James Osmond, Audley Street, Narrandera, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 6 weeks in the11th Australian Light Horse.
Enlistment date29 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 September 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 11 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll30th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularName given on RoH circular as L.E.C. (Robert) OSMOND.
FateKilled in Action 20 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 2), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
117
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of George OSMOND, Audley Street, Narrandera, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength 30th Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Killed in action, 20 July 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, OSMOND Robert

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