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Sydney New South Wales [16]

London England [10]

Devonport, Devon [8]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [7]

London, Middlesex [7]

London, Middlesex, England [7]

Warrnambool Victoria [7]

Bethnal Green, London [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Bath, Somerset [5]

Birmingham England [5]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

West Ham, Essex [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Geelong Victoria [4]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [4]

Hull, Yorkshire [4]

Islington, London [4]

Islington, London, Middlesex [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Newton Abbot, Devon [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Sevenoaks, Kent [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Arlesey, Bedfordshire [3]

Chelsea, London [3]

Co. Donegal [3]

Goudhurst, Kent [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Minyip Victoria [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Norwood, London [3]

Shoreditch, London [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [2]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Berrima New South Wales [2]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Rank

Private [2129]

Gunner [256]

Driver [182]

Serjeant [165]

Corporal [153]

Sapper [116]

Lance Corporal [88]

Lieutenant [58]

Second Lieutenant [58]

Captain [44]

Acting Corporal [32]

Pioneer [29]

Acting Serjeant [25]

Lance Serjeant [17]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [17]

Bombardier [16]

Major [13]

Able Seaman [10]

Worker [9]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Corporal 2nd [7]

Rifleman [7]

Battery Serjeant Major [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Trooper [5]

Brevet Major [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Regimental Serjeant Major [4]

Staff Serjeant Major [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Nurse [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Private Acting Serjeant [3]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [280]

Royal Field Artillery [267]

Royal Engineers [251]

Army Service Corps [206]

Royal Garrison Artillery [158]

London Regiment [135]

Royal Army Medical Corps [107]

Machine Gun Corps [92]

Royal Fusiliers [84]

Middlesex Regiment [76]

Suffolk Regiment [69]

Hampshire Regiment [68]

Devonshire Regiment [65]

Essex Regiment [59]

Royal Sussex Regiment [57]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [55]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [55]

Worcestershire Regiment [54]

Rifle Brigade [53]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [53]

The Queen's Regiment [52]

Northumberland Fusiliers [48]

Leicestershire Regiment [47]

Lincolnshire Regiment [47]

Northamptonshire Regiment [45]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [43]

Somerset Light Infantry [42]

Bedfordshire Regiment [38]

Manchester Regiment [38]

Royal West Kent Regiment [38]

South Staffordshire Regiment [38]

Liverpool Regiment [37]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [37]

Royal Army Service Corps [36]

Gloucestershire Regiment [34]

Norfolk Regiment [34]

Welsh Regiment [34]

Army Ordnance Corps [31]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [31]

Royal Naval Division [31]

East Kent Regiment [30]

East Surrey Regiment [29]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [29]

Lancashire Fusiliers [27]

Army Veterinary Corps [24]

Dorsetshire Regiment [24]

York and Lancaster Regiment [24]

Durham Light Infantry [23]

Royal Horse Artillery [23]

Scottish Rifles [22]

Service

British Army [3316]

Royal Navy [396]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [269]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [238]

Australian Imperial Force [234]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [4534]

W [3]

D [2]

S [2]

C [1]

F [1]

G [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4439]

Merchant Navy [78]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [87]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [16] London England [10] Devonport, Devon [8] Melbourne Victoria [8] Bristol, Gloucestershire [7] London, Middlesex [7] London, Middlesex, England [7] Warrnambool Victoria [7] Bethnal Green, London [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Bath, Somerset [5] Birmingham England [5] Brisbane Queensland [5] Plymouth, Devon [5] West Ham, Essex [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Bendigo Victoria [4] Bermondsey, London [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Camberwell, London [4] Geelong Victoria [4] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [4] Hull, Yorkshire [4] Islington, London [4] Islington, London, Middlesex [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Newton Abbot, Devon [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Sevenoaks, Kent [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Arlesey, Bedfordshire [3] Chelsea, London [3] Co. Donegal [3] Goudhurst, Kent [3] Lambeth, London [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Minyip Victoria [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Norwood, London [3] Shoreditch, London [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Albury New South Wales [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [2] Armidale New South Wales [2] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [2] Barking, Essex [2] Berrima New South Wales [2] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Rank

Private [2129] Gunner [256] Driver [182] Serjeant [165] Corporal [153] Sapper [116] Lance Corporal [88] Lieutenant [58] Second Lieutenant [58] Captain [44] Acting Corporal [32] Pioneer [29] Acting Serjeant [25] Lance Serjeant [17] Warrant Officer Class 2 [17] Bombardier [16] Major [13] Able Seaman [10] Worker [9] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Company Serjeant Major [8] Staff Serjeant [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Corporal 2nd [7] Rifleman [7] Battery Serjeant Major [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Trooper [5] Brevet Major [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Regimental Serjeant Major [4] Staff Serjeant Major [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Nurse [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Private Acting Serjeant [3] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Boy 1st Class [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [280] Royal Field Artillery [267] Royal Engineers [251] Army Service Corps [206] Royal Garrison Artillery [158] London Regiment [135] Royal Army Medical Corps [107] Machine Gun Corps [92] Royal Fusiliers [84] Middlesex Regiment [76] Suffolk Regiment [69] Hampshire Regiment [68] Devonshire Regiment [65] Essex Regiment [59] Royal Sussex Regiment [57] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [55] King's Royal Rifle Corps [55] Worcestershire Regiment [54] Rifle Brigade [53] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [53] The Queen's Regiment [52] Northumberland Fusiliers [48] Leicestershire Regiment [47] Lincolnshire Regiment [47] Northamptonshire Regiment [45] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [43] Somerset Light Infantry [42] Bedfordshire Regiment [38] Manchester Regiment [38] Royal West Kent Regiment [38] South Staffordshire Regiment [38] Liverpool Regiment [37] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [37] Royal Army Service Corps [36] Gloucestershire Regiment [34] Norfolk Regiment [34] Welsh Regiment [34] Army Ordnance Corps [31] Royal Berkshire Regiment [31] Royal Naval Division [31] East Kent Regiment [30] East Surrey Regiment [29] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [29] Lancashire Fusiliers [27] Army Veterinary Corps [24] Dorsetshire Regiment [24] York and Lancaster Regiment [24] Durham Light Infantry [23] Royal Horse Artillery [23] Scottish Rifles [22]

Service

British Army [3316] Royal Navy [396] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [269] Canadian Expeditionary Force [238] Australian Imperial Force [234] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [4534] W [3] D [2] S [2] C [1] F [1] G [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4439] Merchant Navy [78] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [87] India [1] Ireland [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Alexander Frank Osborne

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 10896 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 6th (Service) Battalion

British Army 10896 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 6th (Service) Battalion

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Henry Douglas Osborne

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 644 Private County of London Regiment 13 Battalion (Kensington)

British Army 11335 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment

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Harold Osborne

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 57820 Private Liverpool Regiment 19th Battlion

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David Strachan Osborne

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 7361 Private Scottish Rifles 1/5th Battalion

British Army 7361 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Sydney Arthur Osborne

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 517303 Private London Regiment 14th battalion lond Battalion

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Albert Osborne

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 3689 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/18221 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 2nd Batt

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Alfred John Osborne

Born 1891

Died 1959

British Army 19/536 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army TR5/41176 Serjeant Training Reserve Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas Osborne

Born 1899

Died 1915

British Army 6722 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Frederick John Osborne

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 14146 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 9263 Acting Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army Acting Sergeant 3rd Dorset Regiment

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George Woodgates Osborne

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 32075 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 32075 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 17th Battalion

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Harry Edgar Osborne

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 5th Battalion

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Charles Osborne

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 3351 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 291029 Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th Battalion.

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Stephen John Osborne

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 13097 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Aloisius Osborne

Born 1889

Died 1962

British Army 7960 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Porter Osborne

Born 1886

Died 1963

British Army 89858 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Edward Walter Osborne

Born 1898

Died 1974

British Army 252nd Infantry Battalion

British Army 41622 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 41622 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st

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Edward Oliver Brudenell Seymour Osborne

Born 1883

Died 1956

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Victory

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

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Alfred Osborne

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1716

Australian Imperial Force 1716 Lance Corporal Australian Army Service Corps

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Geoffrey William Osborne

Born 1893

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110147 Second Lieutenant 7th Sqdn.

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Arthur John Osborne

Born 1892

Died 1973

British Army 211144 Royal Horse and Field Artillery 4th, 39th Reserve Battery

British Army 13499 Private Suffolk Regiment

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