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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
17960 OSBORNE, Albert1894ENG,     Jun 1909 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
23519 OSBORNE, Alfred Charles1885 Jul 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
4634 OSBORNE, Arthur1898 Jul 1906 : City of Vienna CAN Ellinor Close  
12713 OSBORNE, Cyril1913ENG,    , St Marylebone Jul 1923 : Regina CAN National Childrens Home  
12170 OSBORNE, Ethel Iris1918ENG,     May 1928 : Ballarat AUS Fairbridge Homes  
24626 OSBORNE, Frank E.1895 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
17656 OSBORNE, Frederick W1897ENG,     May 1911 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
20414 OSBORNE, Harold1892ENG,     Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
11813 OSBORNE, James1901ENG,    , Ipswich Sep 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
13481 OSBORNE, James1874ENG,     May 1887 : Parisian CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
27069 OSBORNE, Jellicoe Victor1915ENG, HAM, Winchester Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
25017 OSBORNE, John1898 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
26894 OSBORNE, John1918ENG,     Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
16463 OSBORNE, John Edward1910ENG,     Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
25693 OSBORNE, John Thomas1914 Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26359 OSBORNE, Kenneth Frederick1918ENG, SSX, Lewes Aug 1932 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
16464 OSBORNE, Levi1908ENG,     Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
6560 OSBORNE, Lilian L E1901ENG,     Jun 1909 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
17961 OSBORNE, Mabel1894ENG,     Jun 1907 : Tunisian CAN Maria Rye  
27633 OSBORNE, Minnie Harriet Mahala 1899ENG, ESS, Rochford  Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain  CAN Salvation Army  DFKBurr  
24182 OSBORNE, Richard1855ENG,     May 1870 : Scandinavian CAN Boy's Home Great Queen Street, London  
25692 OSBORNE, Sidney Albert1914 Feb 1924 : Euripides AUS Fairbridge Homes  
16728 OSBORNE, Sidney Wm ENG,     Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23130 OSBORNE, Thomas1896ENG,     Apr 1912 : Empress of Ireland CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
27635 OSBORNE, Thomas 1900ENG, ESS, Rochford  Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain  CAN Salvation Army  DFKBurr  
24567 OSBORNE, William1895 Jun 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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