Henry Victor OLSEN

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Service Number:	5651
Enlisted:	17 April 1916, Enlisted at Leongatha, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Burwood, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Toora, South Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling:	Woorarra East School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toora & District Roll of Honour, Toora War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

17 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5651, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Leongatha, Victoria
25 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 5651, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 5651, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne

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Son of Andreas Frederik Olsen and Elizabeth Olsen nee Turner of 'Hazeldene', Toora, Victoria.

Prior to enlisting Henry had been a member of the local rifle club

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal