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Chichester, Sussex [5]

London, Middlesex [5]

Grays, Essex [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Broken Hill New South Wales [3]

Granville New South Wales [3]

Hammersmith, London [3]

Islington, London [3]

Kentish Town, London [3]

Ramsgate, Kent [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Beechworth Victoria [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Braintree, Essex [2]

Bromley by Bow, London [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Hornsby New South Wales [2]

Koo Wee Rup Victoria [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

London England [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [2]

Mysia Victoria [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Newick, Sussex [2]

Oakham, Rutland [2]

Olney, Buckinghamshire [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Rosewater South Australia [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Teddington, Middlesex [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

Ware, Hertfordshire [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Aldershot, Huntingdonshire [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Battersea, South West London [1]

Belvedere, Kent [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Billericay, Essex [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bogong Victoria [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brightlingsea, Essex [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [422]

Gunner [55]

Driver [49]

Sapper [39]

Serjeant [36]

Corporal [32]

Lieutenant [21]

Lance Corporal [18]

Acting Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Pioneer [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Captain [8]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Bombardier [3]

Colonel [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Nurse [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Chaplain [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Reverend [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brigadier General [1]

CKO Mate [1]

Canteener [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colonel Serjeant [1]

Corporal / Lance Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [70]

Royal Engineers [69]

Army Service Corps [57]

London Regiment [46]

Labour Corps [44]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

Middlesex Regiment [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Rifle Brigade [20]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Royal Sussex Regiment [18]

East Surrey Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Northamptonshire Regiment [15]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [742]

Royal Navy [108]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [84]

Australian Imperial Force [58]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [42]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [1028]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Australia [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Chichester, Sussex [5] London, Middlesex [5] Grays, Essex [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Broken Hill New South Wales [3] Granville New South Wales [3] Hammersmith, London [3] Islington, London [3] Kentish Town, London [3] Ramsgate, Kent [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Beechworth Victoria [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Braintree, Essex [2] Bromley by Bow, London [2] Chelsea, London [2] Deptford, London [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Hornsby New South Wales [2] Koo Wee Rup Victoria [2] Lambeth, London [2] London England [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [2] Mysia Victoria [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Newick, Sussex [2] Oakham, Rutland [2] Olney, Buckinghamshire [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Rosewater South Australia [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Teddington, Middlesex [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] Ware, Hertfordshire [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Aldershot, Huntingdonshire [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Battersea, South West London [1] Belvedere, Kent [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Billericay, Essex [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bogong Victoria [1] Bow, London [1] Brightlingsea, Essex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [422] Gunner [55] Driver [49] Sapper [39] Serjeant [36] Corporal [32] Lieutenant [21] Lance Corporal [18] Acting Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [14] Pioneer [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Captain [8] Company Serjeant Major [6] Able Seaman [3] Acting Bombardier [3] Bombardier [3] Colonel [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Nurse [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Chaplain [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Reverend [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bandsman [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brigadier General [1] CKO Mate [1] Canteener [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colonel Serjeant [1] Corporal / Lance Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [70] Royal Engineers [69] Army Service Corps [57] London Regiment [46] Labour Corps [44] Machine Gun Corps [33] Middlesex Regiment [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Rifle Brigade [20] Royal Fusiliers [18] Royal Sussex Regiment [18] East Surrey Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Northamptonshire Regiment [15] Devonshire Regiment [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] The Queen's Regiment [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [11] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] East Kent Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Scots Fusiliers [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [6] Tank Corps [6] Border Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Royal Naval Division [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Cheshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [742] Royal Navy [108] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [84] Australian Imperial Force [58] Canadian Expeditionary Force [42] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

O [1051]

Contribution

Military Service [1028] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [24] Australia [1] South Africa [1]

H G Osborn

British Army M2/077552 Company Serjeant Major Army Service Corps

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S Osborn

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery/Special Reserve

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G A C Osborn

British Army Temporary Captain Wiltshire Regiment

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W L Osborn

British Army Brigadier General Infantry Brigade

British Army Colonel Royal Sussex Regiment

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Frederick Osborn

Born 1889

Royal Navy M.19313 Pastry Cook H.M.S. Daedalus

Royal Navy M.19313 CKO Mate H.M.S. President II

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Herbert Osborn

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R. J. Osborn

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Ernest Osborn

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Lilian Eleanor Osborn

Born 1886

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Julia Osborn-Harris

British Army Sister and Matron Royal Rifle Corps

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Judith M Osborn (mrs Trinble)

British Army Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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