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Osborne Henry DOUGLAS

Regimental number5876
Place of birthLaunceston, Tasmania
SchoolHutchins School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSolicitor
AddressNhill, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinMother, Lady Douglas, Hobart, Tasmania
Enlistment date3 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 April 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Spelt Osborn Henry Douglas on NR
Place of death or woundingAlbert, France
Age at death38
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot C, Row A, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
96
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hon Sir Adye and Lady Ida DOUGLAS, 99 High Street, Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania. Native of Launceston, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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