Regimental number | 2414 |
Place of birth | Kiandra, New South Wales |
True Name | Lionel Edgbert Clement |
School | Public School, Narrandera, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Audley Street, Narrandera, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, George James Osmond, Audley Street, Narrandera, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 6 weeks in the11th Australian Light Horse. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Name given on RoH circular as L.E.C. (Robert) OSMOND. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 2), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of George OSMOND, Audley Street, Narrandera, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength 30th Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, OSMOND Robert |