George Norman OLDS MM

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Service Number:	1054
Enlisted:	24 April 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 21 November 1895
Home Town:	Rockdale, Rockdale, New South Wales
Schooling:	St. George Superior Public School, Sydney, New South Wales
Occupation:	Metal Ceiling Fixer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 27 March 1917, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Bapaume Communal Cemetery, France Row III, Grave 9. Reverend F.W. Rolland officiated. Headstone inscription reads: Dearly loved younger son of G. & M. Olds Sydney
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grenfell Great War Memorial, Rockdale Municipal Honour Roll

24 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1054, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 1054, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 1054, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
4 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, 1054, 20th Infantry Battalion
10 Aug 1916:	Honoured Military Medal, For bravery in the Field. Conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty under fire at Pozieres. Commonwealth Gazette 184, on 14 December 1916
27 Mar 1917:	Involvement Corporal, 1054, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1054 awm_unit: 20 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-03-27

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Son of George Gilbert Olds and Margaret Anne Olds of "Alverton", Fredrick Street, Rockdale, NSW.

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