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Edward OSBORNE

Regimental number2740
Place of birthClark's Hill, Victoria
SchoolPootilla State School No. 2095, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressClarkes Hill via Ballarat, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, S R Osborne, Clarkes Hill via Ballarat, Victoria
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 April 1918
Place of death or woundingnear Albert, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot X, Row C, Grave No 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
100
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Page and Rachel OSBORNE, Clarke's Hill, Victoria
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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