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| − | | | + | | image = [[File:Fisher_Osborne.jpg|border|400px]] |
| − | + | | caption = courtesy Kel Fisher | |
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| − | + | | dateofbirth = not known Apr 1878 | |
| − | + | | placeofbirth = Araluen, New South Wales | |
| − | + | | death = 6 Aug 1916 | |
| − | + | | placeofdeath = Poziéres, France | |
| − | | caption | + | | enlistmentage = 38 years, 2 months |
| − | | | + | | description = 5'8" (1.73m) tall; weight 138 lbs (62.6kg); dark complexion; blue eyes; dark brown hair |
| − | | caption2 | + | | height = 5'8" (1.73m) |
| − | + | | weight = 138 lbs | |
| − | + | | complexion = dark | |
| − | + | | eyes = blue | |
| − | + | | hair = dark brown | |
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| − | + | | occupation = Labourer | |
| − | + | | religion = Church of England | |
| − | + | | address = Mundijong, Western Australia | |
| − | | | + | | relation = Mother |
| − | + | | nextofkin = Mrs Elizabeth Fisher | |
| − | + | | regnumber = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3909234 3106] | |
| − | | | + | | enlistmentdate = 7 Jul 1915 |
| − | + | | rank = Private | |
| − | | | + | | unit = 16th Battalion, 10th Reinforcements transferred to 48th Battalion /12th Brigade, 4th Division |
| − | + | | embarkationdatefrom = 13 Oct 1915 | |
| − | + | | embarkationdateto = ?? Nov 1915 | |
| − | + | | shipembarked = [[HMAT A32 Themistocles]] | |
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| − | + | | fate1 = Killed in Action 6 Aug 1916 at Poziéres | |
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| − | | | + | | monument1 = [[Mundijong Honour Roll]] |
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| − | + | | monument2 = [[Jarrahdale War Memorial]] | |
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| − | + | | monument3 = [[Villers-Bretonneux Memorial]] | |
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| − | + | | medal1 = [[1914-15 Star]] | |
| − | + | | medal2 = [[British War Medal]] | |
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Electoral Roll entries - 1910 labourer at Mornington Mills; 1912 labourer at Dowerin; 1913 a mill hand at Pindalup; 1915 timber hewer at Hoffman's Landing. | Electoral Roll entries - 1910 labourer at Mornington Mills; 1912 labourer at Dowerin; 1913 a mill hand at Pindalup; 1915 timber hewer at Hoffman's Landing. | ||
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==War Service== | ==War Service== | ||
| − | Following basic training in Australia, Osborne and his reinforcement draft were shipped to Port Suez where further training was undertaken. | + | Following basic training in Australia, Osborne and his reinforcement draft were shipped to Port Suez where further training was undertaken. Osborne was taken on strength of the [[16th Battalion]] on 5 Feb 1916 at Ismailia, and then transferred to the [[48th Battalion]] on 3 Mar 1916 at Tel-el-Kebir. He was employed as a Lewis gunner. On 2 Jun 1916, along with the rest of the 48th Battalion, he boarded the [[HMT Caledonia]] in Alexandria, and they disembarked on 9 Jun 1916 at Marseilles, and travelled north by train. |
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| − | Osborne was taken on strength of the 16th Battalion on 5 Feb 1916 at Ismailia, and then transferred to the 48th Battalion on 3 Mar 1916 at Tel-el-Kebir. He was employed as a Lewis gunner. | ||
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| − | On 2 Jun 1916, along with the rest of the 48th Battalion, he boarded the [[HMT Caledonia]] in Alexandria, and they disembarked on 9 Jun 1916 at Marseilles, and travelled north by train. | ||
On 6 Aug 1916 the 48th Battalion was in the front lines adjacent to Poziéres when they were very heavily shelled. | On 6 Aug 1916 the 48th Battalion was in the front lines adjacent to Poziéres when they were very heavily shelled. | ||
| − | Red Cross file..<blockquote>"I saw Pte Fisher hit by a shell while in the trenches at Pozieres, he was literally blown to pieces. He had some Australian sovereigns in his pocket and was just going to lend them to a friend Pte McLean when the shell came over. He had a dark moustache and was an elderly man." '''Martin A.A. Pte 3141'''</blockquote> | + | Red Cross file.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1043798 |title=Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files - Osborne Fisher |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 2018|website=Australian War Memorial |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref><blockquote>"I saw Pte Fisher hit by a shell while in the trenches at Pozieres, he was literally blown to pieces. He had some Australian sovereigns in his pocket and was just going to lend them to a friend Pte McLean when the shell came over. He had a dark moustache and was an elderly man." '''Martin A.A. Pte 3141'''</blockquote> |
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<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Fisher_Osborne_&_Walter_memorial.jpg|thumb|none|400px|48th Battalion panel Viller-Bretonneux Memorial]] </li> | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Fisher_Osborne_&_Walter_memorial.jpg|thumb|none|400px|48th Battalion panel Viller-Bretonneux Memorial]] </li> | ||
| − | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Villers_Bretonneux_Memorial.jpg|thumb|none| 400px|Linton Reynolds photo 2015]] </li> | + | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Villers_Bretonneux_Memorial.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Linton Reynolds photo 2015]] <li> |
| + | <li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Fisher_Osborne_3.jpg|thunb|none|400px|King's Park Memorial walk May drive]] </li> | ||
</ul></div> | </ul></div> | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category:Soldier]] | [[Category:Soldier]] | ||
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[[Category:1916 KIA]] | [[Category:1916 KIA]] | ||
[[Category:1916 Deaths]] | [[Category:1916 Deaths]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:55, 9 July 2022
 courtesy Kel Fisher | |
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| Personal Information | |
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| Date of Birth | not known Apr 1878 |
| Place of Birth | Araluen, New South Wales |
| Death | 6 Aug 1916 |
| Place of Death | Poziéres, France |
| Age at Enlistment | 38 years, 2 months |
| Description |
5'8" (1.73m) tall ; 138 lbs 62.596 kg ; dark complexion ; blue eyes ; dark brown hair |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Mundijong, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Mother , Mrs Elizabeth Fisher |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | 3106 |
| Date of Enlistment | 7 Jul 1915 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit/Formation | 16th Battalion, 10th Reinforcements transferred to 48th Battalion /12th Brigade, 4th Division |
| Date of Embarkation | 13 Oct 1915 ‒ ?? Nov 1915 |
| Ship Embarked On | HMAT A32 Themistocles |
| Fate | Killed in Action 6 Aug 1916 at Poziéres |
| Monument |
Mundijong Honour Roll Jarrahdale War Memorial Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Jarrahdale Honour Roll ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford) Australian War Memorial |
| Medals |
1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal |
Contents
Pre War
Believed to have married in 1900 in Western Australia, but enlistment documents show him to be widowed and he gave his mother as NOK.
Electoral Roll entries - 1910 labourer at Mornington Mills; 1912 labourer at Dowerin; 1913 a mill hand at Pindalup; 1915 timber hewer at Hoffman's Landing.
War Service
Following basic training in Australia, Osborne and his reinforcement draft were shipped to Port Suez where further training was undertaken. Osborne was taken on strength of the 16th Battalion on 5 Feb 1916 at Ismailia, and then transferred to the 48th Battalion on 3 Mar 1916 at Tel-el-Kebir. He was employed as a Lewis gunner. On 2 Jun 1916, along with the rest of the 48th Battalion, he boarded the HMT Caledonia in Alexandria, and they disembarked on 9 Jun 1916 at Marseilles, and travelled north by train.
On 6 Aug 1916 the 48th Battalion was in the front lines adjacent to Poziéres when they were very heavily shelled.
Red Cross file.[1]"I saw Pte Fisher hit by a shell while in the trenches at Pozieres, he was literally blown to pieces. He had some Australian sovereigns in his pocket and was just going to lend them to a friend Pte McLean when the shell came over. He had a dark moustache and was an elderly man." Martin A.A. Pte 3141
Notes
- ↑ "Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files - Osborne Fisher". Australian War Memorial. 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.