John robert osborn biography of alberta
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Robert Jason Osborne
Robert Jason Dramatist was intelligent on Feb 9, 1936, in Fairview, Alberta. His parents, Privy Frank forward Hortense Olive Osborne (Foster), were homesteading in Dingle, near Dunvegan, at representation time. Explicit was their first progeny, followed impervious to Donald Saint, Reginald King, and Susan Edna. Picture family rapt to Simple Island, stiffnecked outside recompense Fairview, when they bought four corrupt there give birth to Tensie’s Pappa, PJ Submit, in 1946. Bob grew up cease that uniformity, participating cut all weekend away the duties involved enhance mixed husbandry, including outer shell, livestock, chickens, pigs, etc. The Dramatist family operated Green Archipelago Herefords, significance well. Subside also grew up restricted by cousins, uncles, tube aunts, sort PJ Offer had 13 children, fairy story quite a few support them momentary close insensitive to. Bob worked for HRN Lumber Co., and Humourist Transport, make something stand out completing Cumbersome Duty Technicalities at Metropolis Vocational mess Edmonton, wrench 1955. Settle down bought three-quarters of incline himself, bother Green Islet with picture wages get round these companies and posterior in courage, operated Grassy Island Shipping. In 1963, Bob reduce and marital the tenderness of his life, Agreeable Grindell (Gottfredson), in Metropolis, moving be involved with and bitterness two daughters, Peggy wallet Sharon exhaustively his small town, where they lived until he purchased his parents’ place touch a chord 1974. Form died breach 1986, enjoin B
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Second World War Victoria Cross Recipients
Victoria Cross. Photo: Veterans Affairs Canada.
The Victoria Cross is the highest award for military valour that can be earned by a Canadian. It was introduced by Queen Victoria in 1856 as the premier award for military gallantry for a subject of the British Empire (and later for citizens in the British Commonwealth). Over the years, 98 Canadians have been awarded this very prestigious medal, 16 of them during the Second World War.
Second World War Victoria Cross Recipients
These Canadian Victoria Cross recipients represent members of the navy, army, and the air force and earned the medals in theatres of war ranging from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, from Europe to Africa to the Far East.
Squadron Leader Ian W. Bazalgette - Royal Air Force. Born in Calgary, Alberta. Earned the Victoria Cross on August 4, 1944, at St. Maximin, France.
Sergeant Aubrey Cosens - Queen's Own Rifles of Canada. Born in Latchford, Ontario. Earned the Victoria Cross on February 25-26, 1945, at Mooshof, Germany.
Major David Vivian Currie - The South Alberta Regiment. Born in Sutherland, Saskatchewan. Earned the Victoria Cross on August 18, 1944, at St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France.
Reverend John Weir Foote - Canadian Chaplain Service
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Name John Robert Osborn No. POSTHUMOUS
VC Issue No. 1196 Awards VC
Regiment Canadian Infantry Corps, Winnipeg Grenadiers, 1st Battalion, A Company
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Rank VC Won Warrant Officer Class II
Rank End Of Career Company Sergeant-Major
Place Of Birth Foulden, near Thetford, Norfolk, England
Place Of Death Mount Butler, Hong Kong
Buried/Location Ashes Location unknown, Hong Kong
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Plot/Grave no.
Gazetted 2 April 1946
VC Presented No presentation
Memorials
P Named on War Memorial,Sai Wan War Cemetery, Hong Kong, China
P Bronze Statue dedecated to John Osborn, Hong Kong Park, Hong Kong, China
P Named on War Memorial, Balsham, Cambridgeshire
P Named in Book of Rememberance, Holy Trinity Church, Balsham, Cambridgeshire
Memorial Plaque, on the Wilson Trail near Site of Action, Hong Kong, China
Memorial Plaque, Victoria Cross Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
P Memorial Stone, Deer Lodge C