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OLSEN, Walter Oscar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4194 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 November 1915, Enlisted at Casual, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Avoca, New South Wales, Australia, 31 October 1888 |
| Home Town: | Rozelle, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 21 November 1977, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4194, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casual, NSW | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4194, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4194, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4194, 19th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left arm | |
| 28 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 63rd Infantry Battalion, From 19th Battalion | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 19th Infantry Battalion, From 63rd Battalion | |
| 3 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4194, 19th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Nicholas Olsen and Mary Theresa Olsen nee Dunn of Bruce Street, Rozelle, NSW.
On 22 November 1916 Walter married Ellen Harriet Pge in the Parish Church, Norwich, England. C.C. Lancaster officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 12 July 1919 aboard HT Indarra disembarking on 9 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal