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OLSEN, Alexander Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 17005 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916, Enlisted at Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company |
| Born: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter and Turner |
| Died: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 28 June 1949, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Independent, Section K, Zone F, Grave 1495 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 17005, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Casula, NSW | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 17005, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 17005, Field Company Engineers, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 3 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company | |
| 11 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 17005, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Joseph Olsen and Elizabeth Geddes Olsen of Westbourne Street, Petersham, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormonde disembarking on 4 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Alexander married Edith F. Young In Petersham, NSW