Laurence John OLSEN

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Service Number:	864
Enlisted:	4 January 1916, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia , 1897
Home Town:	West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 1967, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

4 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 864, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW
2 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 864, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
2 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 864, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney
2 Oct 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion, From 34th Battalion
20 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 864, 4th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to influenza

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Son of John Olsen and Anastasia (Annie) Robertson formerly Olsen of Mt Pleasant Street, West Maitland, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 14 January 1919 aboard HT City of York disembarking on 27 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1920c Laurence married Ida F. Waight in West Maitland, NSW