Sir George Francis Osborne, 16th Baronet
Sir George Francis Osborne | |
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.jpg) Captain G.F. Osborne, in 1915 | |
| Born | 27 July 1894 |
| Died | 21 July 1960 (aged 65) |
| Education | Repton School |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
| Occupation | Military officer |
| Spouse |
Mary Grace Horn (m. 1938) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Sir Francis Osborne, 15th Baronet Kathleen Eliza Whitfield |
Sir George Francis Osborne, 16th Baronet, MC (27 July 1894 – 21 July 1960) was an Anglo-Irish baronet and British Army officer. He was decorated for gallantry during the First World War.
Biography
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Osborne was born on 27 July 1894. He was the eldest son of Sir Francis Osborne, 15th Baronet and wife Kathleen Eliza née Whitfield, of Framfield Grange, Sussex.[1]
Osborne was educated at Repton School, Derbyshire before entering the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Berkshire.
Career
[edit]Osborne fought with distinction in the First World War, receiving mentions in despatches.[2]
Wounded in combat twice,[3] Osborne was awarded the Military Cross in 1917 and was promoted major in 1932 before retiring from regular service with the Royal Sussex Regiment in the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
Osborne succeeded to the family title, the Osborne Baronetcy of Ballentaylor and Ballylemonon, on 23 October 1948.
Personal life and death
[edit]On 27 February 1938 Osborne married Mary Grace Horn (1903–1987), daughter of Clement Samuel Horn (1871–1946) and Juliet Ivy Sceales (1881–1969), of Goring-by-Sea, Sussex. His wife had previously been married to Robert Stavali Aspinall, a British Army surgeon, by whom she had had a son, the zoo and casino owner John Victor Aspinall.
Osborne and his wife had four children:
- Jennifer Jane Osborne (1939–2022)[4]
- Caroline Mary Osborne (b. 1941)
- Sir Peter Osborne, 17th Baronet, of Highclere, Hampshire (b. 1943), father of George Osborne, former Chancellor of the Exchequer
- James Francis Osborne (b. 1946)
He died on 21 July 1960.[5]
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References
[edit]- ^ www.roll-of-honour.com
- ^ Rachel Sylvester and Alice Thomson (22 July 2005). "The future belongs to us, predicts Tory party's young star". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
- ^ "Framfield officer wounded". Sussex Agricultural Express. British Newspaper Archive. 10 September 1915. p. 5 col.7. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Osborne, Jennifer Jane". The Telegraph. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "17-yr-old is new baronet". Coventry Evening Telegraph. British Newspaper Archive. 22 July 1960. p. 13 col.4. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 3030–3032. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
Sources
[edit]- Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, pages 3031 and 3032.
External links
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