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Allan John Osborne, was one of 23 young men from Richmond who lost their lives in either World War I, World War II, or in the Korean War whose names were inscribed on the Richmond Cenotaph.
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In honour of our soldiers: Allan John Osborne
Published 4:54 PST, Mon December 1, 2025
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In our previous series, we learned about the 56 men who gave their lives during World War I and World War II, whose names had been inscribed on the Richmond Cenotaph and had a poppy street sign named after them. Following our poppy street sign series, we moved onto the young soldiers whose names were inscribed on the Richmond Cenotaph, but did not have a road named after them. Those names are compiled of 23 young men who lost their lives in World War I, World War II, or in the Korean War.
Allan John Osborne was born on July 6, 1921 to John Osborne and Sylvia Patricia Osborne from Lulu Island. Unfortunately there are no records about his life. The only records were the day that he was born, his service number; L10788, and the position he held as a member of the Royal Canadian Artillery.
He served the Canadian military as a Gunner for the Royal Canadian Artillery, 4 Medium Regiment. The cause of his death is unknown but it is known that he died on August 24, 1944 at the age of 22 and was buried in the Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in Calvados, France.
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