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Military service
Age:
24
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's)
Birth:
August 7, 1916
Hamilton, Ontario
Enlistment:
June 24, 1940
Death:
December 22, 1940
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Plot L. Block E. Range 6. Grave 3.
Additional information
Nephew of Colonel Colin C. Osborne, of Hamilton.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant John Woodburn Osborne
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Newspaper clipping
From the Hamilton (Ontario) Spectator c. 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Press Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping (2)
Source HAMILTON SPECTATOR, December 23, 1940 -
Newspaper Clipping (Page 3)
An Inquest on December 27, 1940 provided more information on Lieutenant John Woodburn Osborne's tragic death (part 3 of 3) -
Newspaper Clipping (Page 2)
An Inquest on December 27, 1940 provided more information on Lieutenant John Woodburn Osborne's tragic death (part 2 of 3) -
Newspaper Clipping
An Inquest on December 27, 1940 provided more information on Lieutenant John Woodburn Osborne's tragic death (part 1 of 3) -
Newspaper Clipping
Source HAMILTON SPECTATOR, December 23, 1940 -
Biography
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Attestation paper
From the Toronto Star December 1940. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Woodburn Osborne
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Woodburn Osborne
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Woodburn Osborne
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Woodburn Osborne
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Woodburn Osborne
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Woodburn Osborne
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Woodburn Osborne
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Woodburn Osborne
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant John Woodburn Osborne
BEAMSVILLE (MOUNT OSBORNE) CEMETERY Ontario, Canada
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