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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]

Albert William Osborne

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59216

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Edward Thomas Osborne

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264351

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Percival Walter Osborne

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213035

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James Charles Osborne

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40541

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William James Osborne

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196964

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George Osborne

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269682

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William Osborne

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293607

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William James Osborne

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87668

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William Jonathan Osborne

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160246

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Sidney Frank Osborne

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 5509 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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John Osborne

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy K.X/ 387 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division Hood Battalion

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Donald Springer Osborne

Born 1897

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152763 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force Central Flying School

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Alfred George Osborne

Born 1895

British Army 22031 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 15th Battalion

British Army 22031 Lance Sergeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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James Osborne

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260461

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Harry Osborne

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34316

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George Osborne

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192646

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Herbert Osborne

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122003

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Fred Arthur Osborne

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275256

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Cyril Frederick Osborne

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213428

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Richard Townson Osborne

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401712

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