Topic: AIF - 1B - 3 LHR
3rd LHR, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
John Osborn alias Harry GREEN
John Osborn's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
John Osborn alias Harry GREEN
Service number: 864
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 1 November 1917
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: OSBORN, Tpr. John, 864. 3rd Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 1st Nov., 1917. Age 45. Son of William and Eliza Osborn; husband of Annie Osborn, of 114, Chapel St., Marrickville, New South Wales. Native of Nelson's Plains, Hunter River, New South Wales. C. 63.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of John Osborn alias Harry GREEN from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 864 |
| Place of birth | Nelsons Plains, Hunter River, New South Wales |
| School | Public School, Millers Forest, Hunter River, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | 114 Chapel Street, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 42 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Annie Osborn, 114 Chapel Street, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 29 December 1914 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 29 December 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Trooper |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 1 April 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Trooper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 1 November 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Cairo Hospital, Palistine |
| Age at death | 45 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 45 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 63), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Eliza OSBORN; husband of Annie OSBORN, 114 Chapel Street, Marrickville, New South Wales. Native of Nelson's Plains, Hunter River, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Company Sergeant Major Alfred Ernest Osborn, Regimental No. 258, 50th Battalion, returned to Australia 22 February 1917 |
| Miscellaneous details | Son of William and Eliza Osborn |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 3rd LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, John Osborn alias Harry GREEN
