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Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Charles Osborne , M.C, Croix de Guirre
Born: 26 December 1893 Orange
Gunner: 2 March 1915, Australian Field Artillery
Corporal: 21 June 1915
Lance Sergeant: 5 July 1915
Provisional Lieutenant: 1 August 1915, 13th Battery, 5th Field Artillery Brigade A.I.F
2ND Lieutenant: 20 October 1915, 14th Battery, 5th Field Artillery Brigade A.I.F
Lieutenant : 1 March 1916,
14th Battery, 5th Field Artillery Brigade A.I.F
12 April 1917 – 5 July 1917,
Adjutant 4th F.AB A.I.F
Captain: . 6 July - 1
August 1917, Adjutant 4th F.AB A.I.F
2 August 1917 – 20 October 1918.
Staff Captain Artillery 2nd Division A.I.F
Major (Honourary): 23 October 1918 2nd
Division
18 July 1919 Appointment
terminated
Lieutenant : 1 December 1919 Reserve of Officers
Major: 31 March
1921 A.F.A
1 July 1921 – 30 June 1922,
Acting Brigade major Artillery 1st Division
1 July 1922 Unattached List
1 July 1927 Reserve of Officers
1 July 1939 Regimental Reserve List
Lieutenant Colonel: 6 May 1940 – 30 September 1941, Commanding Officer 7th Field Brigade R.A.A (Militia)
Wounded: 12 March 1917
Decorations: M.C 7-10 Decemeber 1916, maintaining
communications and observing
France Croix de Guirre , as a staff captain
and administration since July 1917
M.I.D 16 Septemeber 1918
Occupation: Solicitor
Died: 1952 Muswellbrook N.S.W
Note: Lieutenant Colonel Osborne was the last member of the 1st A.I.F to command the Regiment