Alfred Ernest OLSEN

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Service Number:	5176
Enlisted:	10 February 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 1890
Home Town:	Collie, Collie, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Collie, Western Australia, 15 June 1963, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Collie General Cemetery, Western Australia
Memorials:	Collie High School Roll of Honor

10 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5176, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
31 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 5176, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
31 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 5176, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle
13 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5176, 11th Infantry Battalion
20 Jul 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , From 11th Battalion. Had previously been destined to join 3rd Machine Gun Company
5 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5176, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Son of Hans Peter Olsen and Charlotte Olsen nee Shelton of Fitzroy, Victoria.

Husband of Ellena May Olsen nee Lange of Robert Street, Collie, WA. Alfred and Ellen married during 1913c at Collie, WA.

Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Soudan disembarking on 21 June 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal