"A. Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Master" in the "Mercantile Marine" aboard the ship "Alfalfa" who died about/on 6 May 1917 in World War I, and that he is listed in the Tower Hill Memorial in London, England.
Historical Note: Information about the sinking of the ship "Alfalfa" is listed online (http://www.naval-history.net/WW1LossesBrMS1917.htm) and states: "Alfalfa, 2,993grt, defensively-armed, April 1917, not known where sunk, probably torpedo without warning by submarine, date uncertain, listed as 27th?, 30, including Master."
Historical Note: Information about the sinking of the ship "Alfalfa" is listed online (http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?59302) which states: that the ship was a British steam-powered transport cargo ship that was listed as "lost" on "27 April 1917" after being "torpedoed and sunk by UB-32 SW of Scilly Island [an archipelago--called the Isles of Scilly--located in the Atlantic Ocean off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain], while on route from Newport to the Mediterranean. There were no survivors" among the crew of "30" sailors.
"A. E. Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Lance Corporal" of the "North Staffordshire Regiment" who died on 2 January 1919 in World War I, and that he is listed in the St. Anne churchyard, Stanley, Lancashire, England.
The birth of "Albert Victor Osmond" is listed in the online FreeBMD, which states that his birth was registered in October-December 1897 in Edmonton district, Middlesex, England.
"Albert Victor Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Ordinary Seaman" in the "Royal Navy" aboard the "H.M.S. Tipperary" who died on 1 June 1916 in World War I, and that he is listed in the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England.
Historical Information about the H.M.S. Tipperary (http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?10793):
The H.M.S. Tipperary was a diesel-powered Faulknor class destroyer, which was sunk in the Battle of Jutland. The H.M.S. Tipperary had 185 sailors who died in the battle. The Battle of Jutland was the largest naval battle of World War I, fought between 31st May and 1st June 1916, in the North Sea near Jutland, Denmark. The Germans' plan was to use five modern battlescruisers to lure the British through a submarine picket line and into the path of the main German fleet. The plan didn't succeed, but the battle is considered to be won by the Germans, giving the Royal Navy a heavy blow.
"Alfred Francis Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Private" in the "Australian Infantry, A.I.F." who died on 26 May 1919 in/from World War I, and that he is listed in the Australian Book of Remembrance in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
"Arthur Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Sergeant" in the "Hempshire Regiment" who died on 26 April 1915 in World War I, and that he is listed in the Menin Gate, Ypres Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
The birth of "Arthur Henry Osmond" is listed in the online FreeBMD, which states that his birth was registered in October-December 1897 in Barton Regis district, Gloucestershire, England.
"Arthur Henry Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Ordinary Seaman" in the "Royal Navy" aboard the "H.M.S. Defence" who died on 31 May 1916 in World War I, and that he is listed in the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England.
Historical Information about the H.M.S. Defence (http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?10785):
The H.M.S. Defence was a steam-powered Minotaur class cruiser, which was sunk in the Battle of Jutland. The H.M.S. Tipperary had 903 sailors who died in the battle. The Battle of Jutland was the largest naval battle of World War I, fought between 31st May and 1st June 1916, in the North Sea near Jutland, Denmark. The Germans' plan was to use five modern battlescruisers to lure the British through a submarine picket line and into the path of the main German fleet. The plan didn't succeed, but the battle is considered to be won by the Germans, giving the Royal Navy a heavy blow.
During the battle of Jutland, HMS Warrior and HMS Defence, attracted by the drifting hull of the crippled SMS Wiesbaden, closed in for the kill, only to blunder right into the gun sights of Hipper´s and Scheer´s oncoming capital ships. Defence was deluged by heavy-calibre gunfire from many German battleships, which detonated her magazines in a spectacular explosion viewed by most of the deploying Grand Fleet; she sank with all hands (903 officers and men).
"B. Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Lance Corporal" in the "King's Royal Rifle Corps" who died on 6 October 1915 in World War I, and that he is listed in the St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France.
The birth of "Clarence Wright Osmond" is listed in the online FreeBMD, which states that his birth was registered in January-March 1890 in Nottingham district, Nottinghamshire, England.
"C. W. Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Able Seaman" in the "Royal Navy" assigned to the "H.M.S. Victory--then a shore-base depot in the Portsmouth area of Hampshire, England (http://www.gwpda.org/naval/rnshore.htm)--who died on 8 November 1919 (after World War I had concluded), and that he is listed in Buxton Cemetery, Derbyshire, England.
The birth of "Donald Osmond" is listed in the online FreeBMD, which states that his birth was registered in April-June 1892 in Islington district, London, England.
"D. Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Stoker 1st Class" in the "Royal Navy" who died on 6 June 1915 in the World War I, and that he is listed in the Helles Memorial in Turkey.
"E. J. Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Private" in "The King's (Liverpool Regiment)" who died on 27 September 1918 in World War I, and that he is listed in the Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery, Beaumetz-Les-Cambrai, Pas de Calais, France.
"Fred Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Lance Corporal" in the "Royal Welsh Fusiliers" who died on 27 May 1917 in World War I, and that he is listed in the Arras Memorial in Pas de Calais, France.
"Frederick Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Private" in the "Devonshire Regiment" who died on 27 November 1914 in World War I, and that he is listed in the Ypres Memorial, Menin Gate, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
The birth of James William Osmond is listed in the online FreeBMD, which states that his birth was registered in July-September 1893 in Marylebone district, London, England.
"James William Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Private" in the "London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)" who died on 7 October 1916 in World War I, and that he is listed in the Thiepval Memorial in Somme, France.
"J. J. H. Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Private" in the "Royal Fusiliers" who died on 24 February 1917 in World War I, and that he is listed in the Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery in West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
"John Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Private" in the "Dorsetshire Regiment" who died on 6 July 1916 at the age of 19 years old (born about 1897) in World War I, that he is listed in the Thiepval Memorial in Somme, France, and that he was the "Son of Mr. and Mrs. Osmond, of Melbury Osmond, Dorchester", Dorset Co., England.
"John B. J. Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Lance Sergeant" in the "Bedfordshire Regiment" who died on 24 April 1918 in World War I, and that he is listed in the Pozieres Memorial in Somme, France.
"R. Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Lance Corporal" in the "Welsh Regiment" who died on 22 March 1917 in World War I, and that he is listed in the Bard Cottage Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
"Sidney Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Private" in the "Middlesex Regiment" who died on 28 April 1917 in World War I, and that he is listed in the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
"W. Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Rifleman" in the "King's Royal Rifle Corps" who died on 8 July 1916 in World War I, and that he is listed in the Potijze Burial Ground Cemetery in West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
"W. Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Private" in the "Royal Fusiliers" who died on 23 April 1918 in World War I, and that he is listed in St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, Somme, France.
"W. Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Private" in the "Essex Regiment" who died on 9 October 1919 in/from World War I, and that he is listed in the North Gate, Baghdad War Cemetery in Iraq.
"Wlater H. Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Private" in the "Durham Light Infantry" who died on 1 July 1916 in World War I, and that he is listed in the Thiepval Memorial in Somme, France.
The birth of "Walter Henry Osmond" is listed in the online FreeBMD, which states that his birth was registered in October-December 1890 in Cardiff district, Glamorgan, Wales.
"Walter Henry Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Lance Corporal" in the "South Wales Borderers" who died on 26 August 1916 in World War I, and that he is listed in the Thiepval Memorial in Somme, France.
"Charles Jack Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Flying Officer" in the "Royal Air Force" who died on 2 October 1942 in World War II, and that he is listed in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
"Percy Alfred Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Engineman" in the "Royal Naval Patrol Service" aboard the "H.M. Trawler Thomas Bartlett" who died on 27 May 1940 at the age of 42 years old (born about 1898) in World War II, and that he is listed in the Lowestoft Naval Memorial in Suffolk, England.
Historical Information about the H.M. Trawler Thomas Bartlett:
http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/7225.html:
[The H.M.S. Thomas Bartlett was a Royal Navy MS Trawler that was] Completed on 8 August 1918. Taken over by the [British] Admiralty in May 1940. Displacement: 290 tons. HMT Thomas Bartlett (T/Skipper John Jeffrey Tomlinson, RNR) was mined and sunk off Calais, France on 28 May 1940, 8 died in the sinking though the commanding officer [John Jeffrey Tomlinson] survived.
"W. Osmond" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Fireman" in the "Canadian Merchant Navy" aboard the "S.S. Kitty's Brook (St. John's, Newfoundland)" who died on 9 May 1942 in World War II, and that he is listed in the Halifax Memorial in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Historical Information about the S.S. Kitty's Brook:
http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?136305:
The Canadian steamship [steam cargo-transport ship] Kitty's Brook SS was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on May 9th, 1942, about 450 miles out from New York on a voyage to Argentia, N.F.L. Nine of her crewe were killed.