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FO William Ward Osborne

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FO William Ward Osborne Veteran

Birth
Melbourne, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia
Death
9 Nov 1944 (aged 22)
Aalst, Arrondissement Aalst, East Flanders, Belgium
Burial
Aalst, Arrondissement Aalst, East Flanders, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
In Belgian plot by entrance (left side)
Memorial ID
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249835843
Flying Officer - RAAF 430047 (Pilot)
Posting on Death: 247 Squadron, B78/Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Casualty - Repatriation; Aircraft - Typhoon JP 937; Place - Nieuwkerken, Belgium; Date - 9 November 1944.
Crashed when force landing near Niewkirken due to Engine Failure during a Ferry Flight from 83 Gsu to B78 Eindhoven.

He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour in Malvern Vic, also his name is located at panel 128 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.

Son of Harold Thomas Osborne and Hilda Mary Osborne, of Malvern, Victoria. Australia. B.A., Musician.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/William-Ward-Osborne/125083494227329
249835843
Flying Officer - RAAF 430047 (Pilot)
Posting on Death: 247 Squadron, B78/Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Casualty - Repatriation; Aircraft - Typhoon JP 937; Place - Nieuwkerken, Belgium; Date - 9 November 1944.
Crashed when force landing near Niewkirken due to Engine Failure during a Ferry Flight from 83 Gsu to B78 Eindhoven.

He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour in Malvern Vic, also his name is located at panel 128 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.

Son of Harold Thomas Osborne and Hilda Mary Osborne, of Malvern, Victoria. Australia. B.A., Musician.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/William-Ward-Osborne/125083494227329


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