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James Charles Edward OSMOND

Regimental number893
Place of birthGoodna, Queensland
SchoolWoodford State School, Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCream tester
AddressWoodford, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Ann Osmond, Woodford, Queensland
Enlistment date30 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularBelonged to the Stanley River Rifle Club, Woodford, Qld.
FateKilled in Action 25 August 1918
Age at death20.10
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBronfay Farm Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 4), Bray-Sur-Somme, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
136
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Sarah OSMOND, Woodford, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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