| Regimental number | 4268 |
| Place of birth | Sale, Victoria |
| School | Central State School, Richmond, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 7 Lincoln Street, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 125 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Ernest John Osmond, 7 Lincoln Street, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 19.11 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 22), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents; Ernest and Katie OSMOND, 7 Lincoln Street, North Richmond, victoria |
| Family/military connections | Cousin (1st): Bertie GIBBS, died while a POW in Germany. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Duntroon Plateua, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2070112:'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.' Statement, 4263 Pte R. GIBSON, 59th Bn, 10 October 1917: 'I saw Casualty killed by H.E. shell on the 19th July at Fleurbaix, just as he was about to leave the trench. He was not buried.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, OSMOND Walter William
Red Cross File No 2070112 |