Name
Henry Osborne
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
09/08/1918
24
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
G/21258
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
10th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL
Panel 10.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Walkern War Memorial
Pre War
Henry was born on the 9th August 1894 the son of Reed & Margaret Osborne of White Lion Lane and the husband of Mary Elizabeth Osborne of Stevenage Lane, Walkern, Hertfordshire.
Wartime Service
He was killed on his birthday during an attack on St.Floris near Hazebrouck. His brother, James, went missing a few weeks later on the 29th October 1918. Henry is buried in the Merville Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
Additional Information
www.stevenageatwar.com
Acknowledgments
Paul Johnson
