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OLSEN, Herbert Theodore
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4271 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Cohuna, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ironmonger |
| Died: | Cohuna, Victoria, Australia, 23 October 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cohuna Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Cohuna State School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4271, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4271, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4271, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4271, 7th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock | |
| 6 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4271, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to paralysis on one side |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Christian Olaf Olsen and Esther Olsen nee Hampton of Cohuna, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 21 January 1919 aboard HT Morvada disembarking on 20 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Herbert married Emily Grace Dukes in Victoria