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1881 Jul 26. Born Highworth, Wilts
1891 census at 4&5, James Watt Street, Birmingham
1898 Nov 18. Enlisted in Coldstream Guards. He was a bricklayer
1899 Mar 10 Posted to Gibraltar
1899 Nov 3. Posted to UK.
1900 Aug 9 Posted to South Africa
1901-1902. Boer War. Served as Private 2177 in Coldstream Guards - The Queen's South Africa (QSA) Medal Clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal The Kings's South Africa (KSA) Medal Clasps: South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902
1902 Sep 22. Appointed L/Sergeant
1902 Oct 5. Posted back to UK
1905 Jan 7. Promoted Sergeant
1906 Aug 11. Transferred to Reserves on expiration of his term of service
1909 Apr 18. Married in Aston, Warwickshire to Lily White
1911 at Public House Train Tavern 201 Great Fran St Birmingham
1914 Aug Mobilized
1914 Aug 5, Promoted CQMS
1915 Jul 21. Commissioned 2nd Lt
1916 May 1. Photos taken before leaving for France
Quarter-Master and Cooks, 23rd (Service Battalion) (2nd Football) Middlesex Regiment. Quarter-Master and Staff, 23rd (Service Battalion) (2nd Football) Middlesex Regiment.
V&A photo of Q/M Lt RWJ Osmond in the centre of each photo
1916 May 4 Landed in France
He appears to have moved at some point to Labour Corps while Capt.
1918 Jan 1 MC Gazetted
1918 Jul 23. The undermentioned temp. Qr.-Mrs. and Lts. to be Capts.: — R. W. J. Osmond, M.C.
1920 Sep 11. Arrived in Canada.
1920 Oct 25 Returns to UK. He is a clerk. He indicates that he intends to return to Canada
1921 Sep 1.Infantry.—The undermentioned temp. Qrmrs. relinquish their comms. on completion of service, and retain their rank: — Capt. : R. W. J. Osmond, M.C.
1920 Dec 6. Joined ADRIC with service no 1171. Posted to B Coy
1921 Jan 4 Promoted Section Leader and A/CQM of B Coy
Believed to be Marshall, Bluch and Osmond,
1921 Oct 5. Relinquishes A/CQM appointment
1921 Oct 10. 2 days special duty in Cork
1921 Oct 15. Posted to A Coy
1922 Jan 30. Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC
1922 Joined USC
Osmond is the man with the MC 4th from right.HG Boyd is 4th from Left On the back is the name H. Allison & Son, Armagh, Newry, Warrenpoint. Platoons had two officers, a Head Constable, four sergeants and sixty special constables.
1926 Mar 27. Leaves UK for Canada. He is a DI in RUC and his address is Military Barracks, Armagh
1937 Jun 17 Arrives in UK from Canada. He is a "messenger" travels 3rd class and alone.
1937 Jul 8. Returns to Canada from UK
1938 in a directory of Montreal, he is president of South African War Veterans Association
1940 Jun 16. Son baptised, he had been born 10 Jul 1920
1941 Jul 12. Died Montreal at Snowden Theatre
