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RSM. Ernest Thomas "Ossie" Osborne
British Army North Staffordshire Regiment
from:Tamworth
Regimental Sergeant Major Ernest Osborn was shot in 1944 at Bone Harbour, Middle East by an American drunken soldier 18 times with a machine gun in hip stomach and leg.
My father actually disarmed the Yank then collapsed into a coma for 2 weeks and on critical list for 6 weeks till shipped back to Rowhampton Hospital in the UK spending many months in traction in bed.
His leg was amputated 4 yrs later after complications but he remained a very fit man who worked very hard manualy for next 25 years till he retired.
Any info about my father would be gratefully appreciated.