George Phillip OLSEN

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Service Number:	1258
Enlisted:	19 March 1915, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	5th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 10 June 1896
Home Town:	Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Hand
Died:	26 October 1985, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1

19 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1258, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
17 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 1258, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Hymettus embarkation_ship_number: A1 public_note: ''
17 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 1258, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hymettus, Brisbane
4 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1258, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Son of Fritz Christian Olsen and Anna Catherina Olsen nee Johnsen of Perth Street, Toowoomba, QLD.

Commenced return to Australia 28 June 1919 aboard HT Madras disembarking on 3 May 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 16 July 1924 George married May Victoria David in QLD.