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OLSEN, George James
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Olsen, George Johann Thorvald |
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| Service Number: | 886 |
| Enlisted: | 17 December 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 25 April 1888 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tram Conductor |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 10 October 1972, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 10, Niche 19. Buried under his correct name of George Johan Torvalett Olsen |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 886, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 8 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 886, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 886, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 28 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 886, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Correct name being George Johan Torvalett Olsen but served as George James Olsen.
Son of Otto George Towalt Olsen and Elizabeth Olsen nee Ries of James Street, Toowoomba, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 13 March 1919 aboard HT Ulimaroa disembarking on 19 April 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 20 September 1919 George married Mina Mary Wilson in QLD