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OLSEN, James Galbert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 7093, 7063 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 July 1917, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Kembla, New South Wales, Australia, 29 September 1899 |
| Home Town: | Cessnock, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Nulkaba Primary School, Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia, 20 December 1962, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7093, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 7093, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 7093, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7093, 17th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right thigh. Invalided to England on 3 September 1918 | |
| 26 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7063, 17th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter Thomas Olsen and Mary Olsen of Allandale Road, Cessnock, NSW.
Brother of Alfred Olsen who returned to Australia on 3 April 1919 having served with the 9th Machine Gun Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 17 March 1919 aboard HT Plassy disembarking on 30 April 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c James married Esme Elsie Picton in Cessnock, NSW