Albert Osmond, SS Max Brock

SS Max Brock was a 4,579-ton passenger/cargo steamer completed in yard No.496 in March 1907 by Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack for Woermann Linie, K.G., Hamburg. She was captured by HMS Cumberland, on 27 September 1914, at Douala, Cameroon together with eight other German merchantmen and a gunboat. Later in 1915 she was renamed SS Policastria for the Shipping Controller, London. Albert Osmond was an Officer's Steward and a member of the Prize Crew on SS Max Brock. A newspaper report of his death mentioned that he had previously derved on The Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Laurentic. It is also reported that "he was one of the crew on board a small boat which had just ranged alongside that vessel and in grasping the ladder to haul the boat closer to the ship's side the boat drifted away from underneath him, and he fell into the water and drowned".

Son of Edward Osmond, of Holyhead. Born in Holyhead in 1890. In 1901 he lived at 10 Cambrian Street, Holyhead with his father and mother, Edward and Mary Jane Osmond (nee Hughes), together with his 4 siblings. He attended the British School, Holyhead, being admitted on 27 May 1895. His father was employed as a Chief Steward. His mother died in 1904, aged 51. His father married Eleanor Williams in 1905 but died the next year aged 61. In 1911, aged 21, he was serving as a Steward on SS Lake Champlian (Canadian Pacific Line) at Liverpool. During this time his address was recorded on the Ship's Crew Lists as 58 Paterson Street, Birkenhead. His address at the time of his death was 24 Littledale Road, Egremont, Liverpool.

He was the brother of Hugh Osmond, who died whilst serving on SS Hollington. Another brother, Arthur Llewelyn Osmond served with the Royal Engineers.

Awarded the 1914-15 Star, Victory Medal and British War Medal.

Commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial