PTE.
HENRY GEORGE OSBOURNE QX 12868
A COMPANY
2/24TH BATTALION
9TH DIV A.I.F.
Pacific Star 1939-1945
Australian Service Medal
British Commonwealth Medal
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HENRY GEORGE OSBOURNE QX 12868 |
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North African Star Pacific Star 1939-1945 Australian Service Medal British Commonwealth Medal |
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was a typical young bloke of that time. He was able to turn his hand to
many things, enjoyed working, playing sport and socialising. This is Henry’s Story - “I was deployed to TelAviv in the Middle East, Tipple, Cairo, Africa, & New Guinea” “You boys”ll have the easy jobs”Henry was told that when they went overseas they would get the “easy jobs”. He soon found out what the army meant by an “easy job” ! In Africa Henry was part of the Suicide Squadron. Their group was given this name because the type of operations they took part in, were so dangerous that they were considered certain suicide!!! Henry returned to Australia for training before he was sent to New Guinea. One of the “easy jobs” Henry and his mates did in New Guinea, was to transport supplies. This job required that two men would pull a trailer full of food from the beach through the Jungle some times up to their necks in swamp water. |
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