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OLSEN, Andrew
Personal Details
Service Number: | 736 |
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Enlisted: | 14 December 1914 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Toowong, Brisbane, Qld., 1888 |
Home Town: | Chelmer, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Carpenter |
Died: | 4 October 1971, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Corinda Sherwood Shire Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
14 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
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9 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 736, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itria embarkation_ship_number: A53 public_note: '' | |
9 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 736, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Itria, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of P and Elizabeth May OLSEN
Served in Egypt
Suffered from Influenza and dangerously ill with Amoebic Hepatitis 05 December 1916
Returned to Australia 21 January 1917 per 'Euripides'