Olaf Milford JOHANSON

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Service Number:	3483
Enlisted:	3 August 1915, Claremont, Tas.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Seaman
Died:	Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 4 September 1916
Cemetery:	Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Plot XXVI, Row A, Grave No. 6
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour

3 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3483, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas.
10 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3483, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3483, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
4 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 3483, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3483 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-04
4 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3483, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Killed in action during the attack on Mouquet Farm.

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Son of Olaf A. and Mary Ann Johanson, of 19, Bath St., Batley Point, Hobart, Tasmania. Born at Milford, Cambridge, Tasmania.