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James Bloomfield OSBORNE

ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer and grazier
AddressOfficer's Quarters, Victoria Barracks, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMajor F W Osborne, Victoria Barracks, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed as a 2nd Lt, AASC, 1912-13. Attached RAGA, May-June 1912.
Enlistment date28 August 1914
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name4th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Unspecified


Refers Lone Pine.
Mention in Despatches awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916).
Recommendation date: Unspecified

Other details from Roll of Honour Circular

Joined AIF as a 2nd Lt, 28 August 1914; Lt, 25 April 1915; Captain, 1 December 1915. Embarked with 4th Bn, 20 October 1914. Wounded, Lone Pine, 8 August 1915; Pozieres, 18 August 1916. Appointment terminated, 3 July 1917. Subsequently joined the British Army.

FateReturned to Australia 4 May 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

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

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