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WW1 Picture

Picture of my grandfather; Frank William Osborne taken in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; just before he sailed to England/France during WW1 about the SS Olympic; (which was the sister ship to the SS Titanic which struck an iceberg and sunk with much loss of life). He served 23 months with the 1st Canadian Vet Hospital. He was a blacksmith and horse shoe finisher. He serviced the cavalry mounts; as well as ambulance, gun, and supply horses and mules.
Photograph handed down in family

Frank William Osborne
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Frank William Osborne 3rd

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eng

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2

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Europeana 1914-1918

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eng
English

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Europe

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Europeana 1914-1918

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Europeana 1914-1918

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2020601_Ag_ErsterWeltkrieg_EU

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mul

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Frank William Osborne 3rd | europeana19141918:agent/17da817f40a54d900c58f303f29c9739
Frank William Osborne | europeana19141918:agent/940fdc6a9a859dea8d4c341d33229146

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2019-09-11T08:15:33.150Z
2020-02-25T08:10:50.337Z
2016-03-13 21:00:56 UTC
2016-03-13 21:02:22 UTC
2016-03-13 21:04:36 UTC

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