John Joseph osborne

Replying to a post from 2012 with regards to John Joseph osborne. He was my grandfather and he died in stanley internment camp from scurvy and berri berri. His son Albert Cyril osborne worked on the docks. My grandfather worked as the post master general. His wife Mary bridgett and younger children - Margaret, Roy, Gerald and Joyce were evacuated to the Philippines where they stayed for six months before being evacuated to Brisbane Australia. My grandfather had to stay in Hong Kong as only women and children were evacuated. He also had other sons frank and Edward who were in the merchant marines and ended up living in the United Kingdom.