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OLSEN, Fritz Halmar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7777 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 May 1917, Enlisted at Gormanston, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Employment Company |
| Born: | Soborg, Denmark, 23 October 1880 |
| Home Town: | Gormanston, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Hit by a car, West Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 12 July 1951, aged 70 years |
| Cemetery: |
Footscray Cemetery, Victoria Interred on 16 July 1951 |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7777, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Gormanston, Tasmania | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 7777, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 7777, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 40th Infantry Battalion, From 12th Battalion | |
| 4 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7777, 40th Infantry Battalion, Gassed | |
| 12 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Employment Company, From 40th Battalion | |
| 9 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7777, Australian Employment Company, Discharged in England, unit demobilised |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of I. Olsen Soborg, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Bridget Olsen nee Crosby of Burcombe, Salisbury, London, England. Fritz and Bridget married on 29 December 1917 in Warminstar, Wiltshire, England. Priest M. Delaney officiated.
When discharging in England he stated that his proposed address would be Neils Fiensens, Alle Copenhagen, Denmark. In 1929 he had returned to Australia and was residing in Graham Street, Albert Park, Victoria.