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Record #26894
Name :
: John OSBORNE (1918 - 1943)


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 29 Jul 1918   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: Aug 1943   Notes : Died as POW WWII aboard transport ship
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland

Possible birth in London, mmn BAKER; not found in Surrey as per enlistment.
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Oct 1930
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Barrabool

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesJohn was one of eight children to arrive in Fremantle, Western Australia aboard 'Barrabool' from Liverpool, bound for Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra. He was 12 years old.

He served in WWII (source: NAA RecordSearch):
OSBORNE JOHN : Service Number - WX13496 : Date of birth - 29 Jul 1918 : Place of birth - SURREY ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - CLAREMONT WA : Next of Kin - JEFFRIES JACK [best friend]

He was a POW and died while aboard a transport ship 'Nino Bixio' when it was torpedoed between North Africa and Italy. 
ContributorsCreated : 2016-07-01 11:35:44 / mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
26974 ALEXANDER, Reginald Gordon1917ENG, LAN, West Derby Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
25136 ANDERSON, Muriel Helen1921ENG, ESS, West Ham Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5494 ANDERSON, Robert1918ENG, LND, Lambeth Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
25268 BLAKE, James Sidney1919ENG, LND, Wandsworth Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
25269 BLAKE, William Victor1921ENG, LND, Wandsworth Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
25431 BROWNE, Francis Wilfred1919ENG, LAN, Preston Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26322 BUCKLAND, George William1918ENG, LND, Lambeth Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26975 CLOFULIA, Leslie1916ENG, LAN, West Derby Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26976 DOBSON, Harold1916ENG, LAN, West Derby Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26977 DOUBLE, James1918ENG, LND, Kensington Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26979 FARRER, Geoffrey Dietrich Keen 1913ENG, LND, Holborn Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26978 FARRER, Humphrey Bertram1916ENG, LND, Lambeth Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26892 FLETCHER, Desmond Carlton1922ENG, STS, Silverdale Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5429 GEARY, William Crocker1920ENG,     Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26893 HYATT, Irma Joan1922ENG, LND, Hammersmith Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26980 JACKSON, Frederick1917ENG,     Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26985 MILNE, Walter1916ENG, HAM, Portsmouth Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26981 MURRELL, Alfred John1916ENG, LND, Southwark Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26982 O'DELL, James Clifton1917ENG, KEN, Elham, Folkestone Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26894 OSBORNE, John1918ENG,     Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26983 POWELL, Bertie1919ENG, LND Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26984 SMILES, Frederick William1916ENG, ESS, West Ham Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes