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OLSEN, Olaf
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 225 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1915, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Copenhagen, Denmark, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 225, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 225, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 225, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 225, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 225, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 24 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), From Mining Corps | |
| 19 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 225, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin was given as his uncle P. Jacobsen of Parisian Laundry, 34 Jersey Road, Paddington, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 9 February 1919 aboard HT Ascanius disembarking on 26 March 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal