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OLSEN, Frederick Adolph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 659 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 November 1915, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stockholm, Sweden, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Clermont, Isaac, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 659, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 659, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 659, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 10 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 659, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 659, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the left forearm. Embarked for England on 14 July 1917. | |
| 6 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 659, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address given at the time of enlistment was Mount Carlan via Clermont, QLD
Next of kin given as a friend Beatrice Sing of Clermont, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 31 October 1917 aboard HT Berrima disembarking on 31 December 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane by overland
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal