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OLSEN, Reginald Fredrik
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2953 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 March 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Burwood, Victoria, Australia, 4 November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Brigalow, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Selector |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 16 March 1969, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Chinchilla Monumental Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Toora & District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2953, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2953, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2953, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
| 2 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2953, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 'Woorarra', Brigalow, QLD.
Son of Andreas Fredric Olsen and Elizabeth Olsen nee Turner of Toora, South Gippsland, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 13 March 1919 aboard HT Ulimaroa disembarking on 19 April 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 26 January 1924 Reginald married Evangeline Constance Greer in QLD. Reginald later remarried in 1941c to Neena Elizabeth Burnett in QLD.