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OLSEN, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3177 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3177, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3177, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3177, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3177, 25th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right thigh. Invalided to England on 16 August aboard HS Brighton | |
| 15 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3177, 25th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Kathleen Olsen of Crofton Street, West Bundaberg, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia as invlaid on 4 May 1917 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 5 July 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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