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OLSEN, Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1679 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 February 1916, Enlisted at Newcastle,NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camden Haven, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Toronto, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Argenton, New South Wales, Australia, 6 August 1944, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Ashes scattered on a general plot. No memorial at the cemetery. |
| Memorials: | Toronto Public School Pupils HB, Toronto Red Cross Honour Roll, Toronto War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1679, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle,NSW | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1679, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1679, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 1 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1679, 35th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to valgus |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
On the grave site it is stated that Henry was awarded the Military Medal, 1914-1915 Star and Victory Medal this incorrect as Henry never went any further than Colombo and never enlisted until 1916.
Son of Sydney Olsen and Ada Denny formerly Olsen nee Smith of Toronto, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia from Colombo on 22 May 1916 aboard SS Saldanha disembarking at Fremantle on 16 June 1916. Re-embarked HT Kanowna for Sydney
Medal: British War Medal
During 1939c Henry married Beryl Anzac Casey in west Wallsend, NSW