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Record #23519

Name :: : Alfred Charles OSBORNE (1885 - 1917)
aka : Private Osborne, Osbourne
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 30 Jul 1885 (approx.)
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 9 Apr 1917 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of Birth

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Givenchy

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 7 Jul 1895
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Sardinian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Barnardo Homes
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Alfred Charles Osborne. Listed among those on Barnardo Homes 'Faithful Unto Death' report of the 677 boys who gave their lives in World War One.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: OSBOURNE
Given Name: Alfred
Age: 13
Sex: M
Ship: Sardinian
Year of Arrival: 1895
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1895-06-27
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1895-07-07
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario and Russell, Manitoba
Comments: 150 boys to Toronto and 52 older boys to Russell
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: C-4540
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

15 Aug 1906 Marriage records in Perth County, Ontario state that Alfred Charles Osborne married Nellie Scott (Ellen Mosey Scott). Alfred states he was born in Scotland about 1885, his father's name is unknown but his mother's name is Caroline O McDonald.

1911 Canadian Census records place the family of Ellen M and Alfred C Osborne in . Alfred was born Jul 1885 in Scotland, and immigrated to Canada in 1894. Daughters Gertrude May (4) and Clara Winnifred (2) are in residence, along with widowed Boarder Alexander J Simpson (52). Alfred is a Machinist by trade at a Ladder Factory.

Attestation papers were signed 13 Sep 1915 in Stratford, Ontario. Alfred Charles Osborne states that he was born 30 Jul 1887 in Nargate, Kent, England. He was a Stationery Engineer by trade. His Next of Kin was his Wife, Nellie Osborne of 366 Albert Street, Stratford, Ontario. He had previous Military Experience with the 28th Perth Regiment for 1.5 years. 5' 2 1/2" in height with brown eyes and dark hair, he had a small mole 1.5" right below umbilicus, and a 1.5" scar long his left elbow. His religion was listed as Baptist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty states that he was previously reported Missing, and then Killed in Action in an attack south west of Givenchy, Nord Pas de Calais, France. His Next of Kin was Mrs. A. C. Osborne of 366 Albert Street, Stratford, Ontario. He was buried in Canadian Cemetery No. 2, Neuville-Saint Vaast, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: 3. B. 24.

1921 Canadian Census records place widowed Ellen Osborne at 366 Albert Street, Stratford, Perth, Ontario in the residence of her mother, Mary Scott. Daughters Gertrude (14), Winifred (12), and Evelyn (9), were also in residence, along with Boarders Hilda and Harry Kent.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56474198

ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-14 09:33:58 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-14 09:34:32 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 32 Entries

Surnames starting with: O »OAAA »OAKE »OBEN »OETZ »OLDH »OLIV »ORGI »OSBO »OSTE »OVER »OWEN » OZZZ

ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
17960	OSBORNE, Albert	1894	ENG,	Jun 1909 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
23519	OSBORNE, Alfred Charles	1885		Jul 1895 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
4634	OSBORNE, Arthur	1898		Jul 1906 : City of Vienna	CAN	Ellinor Close
12713	OSBORNE, Cyril	1913	ENG, , St Marylebone	Jul 1923 : Regina	CAN	National Childrens Home
12170	OSBORNE, Ethel Iris	1918	ENG,	May 1928 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
24626	OSBORNE, Frank E.	1895		Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
17656	OSBORNE, Frederick W	1897	ENG,	May 1911 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
20414	OSBORNE, Harold	1892	ENG,	Oct 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
11813	OSBORNE, James	1901	ENG, , Ipswich	Sep 1914 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
13481	OSBORNE, James	1874	ENG,	May 1887 : Parisian	CAN	Board of Guardians (Various)
27069	OSBORNE, Jellicoe Victor	1915	ENG, HAM, Winchester	Oct 1928 : Beltana	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
25017	OSBORNE, John	1898		Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
26894	OSBORNE, John	1918	ENG,	Oct 1930 : Barrabool	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
16463	OSBORNE, John Edward	1910	ENG,	Sep 1921 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
25693	OSBORNE, John Thomas	1914		Feb 1924 : Euripides	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
26359	OSBORNE, Kenneth Frederick	1918	ENG, SSX, Lewes	Aug 1932 : Oronsay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
16464	OSBORNE, Levi	1908	ENG,	Sep 1921 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
6560	OSBORNE, Lilian L E	1901	ENG,	Jun 1909 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
17961	OSBORNE, Mabel	1894	ENG,	Jun 1907 : Tunisian	CAN	Maria Rye
27633	OSBORNE, Minnie Harriet Mahala	1899	ENG, ESS, Rochford	Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army	DFKBurr
24182	OSBORNE, Richard	1855	ENG,	May 1870 : Scandinavian	CAN	Boy's Home Great Queen Street, London
25692	OSBORNE, Sidney Albert	1914		Feb 1924 : Euripides	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
16728	OSBORNE, Sidney Wm		ENG,	Mar 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
23130	OSBORNE, Thomas	1896	ENG,	Apr 1912 : Empress of Ireland	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
27635	OSBORNE, Thomas	1900	ENG, ESS, Rochford	Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army	DFKBurr
24567	OSBORNE, William	1895		Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
14440	OSBURN, Henry James	1882	ENG,	1895 : - Unknown -	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
14446	OSBURY, Thomas A	1880	ENG,	1895 : - Unknown -	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
20607	OSMAN, Walter Cecil	1898		Apr 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
21726	OSMARS, George	1878	ENG,	May 1895 : Labrador	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
24211	OSMENT, Arthur	1852	ENG,	May 1870 : Ganges	CAN	British and Colonial Emigration Fun
19235	OSORNE, Muriel	1887	ENG,	Aug 1901 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

Surnames starting with: O »OAAA »OAKE »OBEN »OETZ »OLDH »OLIV »ORGI »OSBO »OSTE »OVER »OWEN » OZZZ

Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 32 Entries

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