NAME: SMITH, Osbane Ernest
SERVICE NO: 2173
UNIT: 6th Field Artillery Brigade
PLACE OF BIRTH: Muswellbrook, New South Wales
DATE ENLISTED: 25/8/1915
AGE: 22
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT: Newcastle, New South Wales
OCCUPATION ON ENLISTMENT: Shearer/Labourer
DATE OF DEATH: 21/7/1961
PLACE OF BURIAL: Mt Thompson, Queensland
PERIOD AT KYOOMBA: 1925 to 1935
NOTES: Daughter enrolled Mt Tully School 1926. Soldier settler.
NAA File: Osbane Ernest SMITH
Read about Kyoomba here.
Photos below courtesy of the Smith family.
Soldiers memorial, Stanthorpe
Train passing house in Casey Street, Stanthorpe
Wedding photo
Osbane Jnr. with his father who is ready for a game of bowls
The Royal visit included a visit to the Sanatorium