Charles Osborne
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Charles Osborne was the third child of William and Elizabeth Osborne. He was born in 1888 at Redditch, Worcestershire, as were his four siblings, Thomas, Hannah, Nellie and John. There must have been a local factory that manufactured fishing tackle, as William, some of his offspring and many living in the street, were em-ployed in this capacity. In 1901 the family were living at 2 Parsons Row, Redditch and in the next decade, Wil-liam had died. His widowed wife had moved to 2 Glover Street, Redditch, by 1911, and was now head of the family, with son John and daughters Nellie and Hannah. (Hannah was now married with husband and two children). Charles had left the family home, later working at Welbeck, Nottinghamshire.
Charles enlisted in Worksop in the county regiment and went to France. Judging by his regiment/battalion and date of death, he was probably killed in action at the Battle of the Somme which started 1st July 1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France
CWG additional information:- Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Osborne, of 2, Glover St., Redditch, Worcs
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