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OLSON, Frederick Thomas August
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 626 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Victoria Park State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Boot Trade |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 626, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 626, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 626, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 626, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 626 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Emil W. Olson and Frances Alice Olson nee Maudsley of Studley Street, Abbotsford, Victoria.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal