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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]

William Johnson Osborne

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 4156 Lance Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 4156 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Joseph Burnie Osborne

Born 1877

Died 1921

British Army 3980 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 266508 Private Cheshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army Manchester Regiment

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Victor Edward Osborne

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 1729 Private Sussex Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry attached Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry attached Machine Gun Corps

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Frank Osborne

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 373980 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 7132 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Frederick Osborne

Born 1888

Died 1925

British Army S4/239754 Private Army Service Corps

British Army S4/239754 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps

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Frederick William Osborne

Born 1899

Died 1989

British Army 04363 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 50928 Private Rifle Brigade 11th Battalion

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Thomas John Osborne

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1633 Private Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 1633 Lance Corporal Herefordshire Regiment 1st/1st Battalion

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Fred Osborne

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army SD/3643 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 3643 Private Royal Sussex 13th Btn.

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Arthur James Osborne

Died 1915

British Army 1870 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Harry Osborne

Died 1915

British Army GSSR/113 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army GS/113 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Battalion

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Harold Colin Jesse Osborne

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 4540 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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William Osborne

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army L/14242 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Joseph Osborne

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 203051 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 3510 Warwickshire Yeomanry

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John Thomas Osborne

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 16681 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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William Matthew Osborne

Died 1914

British Army 2229 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Bertram Osborne

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 45483 Sapper Royal Engineers 254th Tunnelling Coy.

British Army 45483 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Samuel Osborne

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 4859 Private Australian Infantry 54th Battalion

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Tom Osborne

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298665

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James Osborne

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126423

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Percy Osborne

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156611

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