William Peter OHLSEN

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Service Number:	2370
Enlisted:	11 September 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Talbot, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Daisy Hill, Central Goldfields, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 7 November 1960, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Amherst Public Cemetery
Memorials:

11 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2370, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
20 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2370, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2370, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
28 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2370, 38th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to both arms. Invalided to England on 1 June 1917.
12 Feb 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2370, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded

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Son of Christian Ihlsen and Sarah Ann Ohlse nee Tyers of Daisy Hill, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 5 November 1917 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 31 December 1917 as wounded.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1920c William married Agnes Ann Hamilton in Victoria