Regimental number | 59573 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Granville, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Ashfield, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Osborn, 'Glenorie', Wallace Street, Ashfield, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | New South Wales Reinforcement 13 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt Cecil Cordery Osborn on NR |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England Embarked Sydney, 17 July 1918; admitted to ship's hospital at sea, 14 September 1918 (tonsilitis); discharged from ship's hospital, 18 September 1918; disembarked London, England, 27 September 1918, and marched in to 5th Training Bn, Fovant. Admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, 23 November 1918 (frontal sinasitis); transferred to Military Hospital, Sutton Veney, 7 December 1918. Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Sutton Veney, 16 January 1919 (influenza); marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, from Sutton Veney, 28 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Shropshire', 1 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 16 May 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: invalid), 2 July 1919. Medal: British War Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as Cecil Cordory OSBORN. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, OSBORN Cecil Cordery |