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OLSEN, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 526 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Cessnock, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 31 March 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 526, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 526, 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, 526, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 8 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Machine Gun Company, From 34th Battalion | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 526, 9th Machine Gun Company, Gassed-severe. Invalided to England on 23 April 1918 | |
| 7 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 526, 9th Machine Gun Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter Thomas Olsen and Mary Olsen of Cessnock, NSW.
Commenced return to Australai on 19 February 1919 aboard HT Orca disembarking on 3 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal