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OLDS, Cyril
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1533, 1566 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cargo, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Artist |
| Died: | Died of wounds - abdomen, At sea aboard HT Dunluce Castle. , 8 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Panel 20 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1533, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1566, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1566, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1566, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wound to the abdomen |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Olds of Canowindra, NSW and Ada Isobel Olds nee Bennett of Hume Street, Albury, NSW later of Caulfield, Victoria.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal issued to his mother