Donald OLSEN

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Service Number:	3699
Enlisted:	5 April 1917, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Australian Corps Working Party
Born:	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 17 January 1889
Home Town:	Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:	Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Honour Roll

5 Apr 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3699, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
1 Aug 1917:	Involvement Private, 3699, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
1 Aug 1917:	Embarked Private, 3699, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney
21 Jan 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 25th Infantry Battalion, From 49th Battalion, in Fance
11 Jun 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Corps Working Party, From 25th Battalion
12 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3699, Australian Corps Working Party, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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On a Statuatory Declaration dated 2 March 1942 he states that his date of birth was 17 January 1889

Son of Stewart Olsen and Jean Olsen of 'Opossum Vale', Mount Morgan, QLD.

Commenced return to Australia 20 December 1918 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on 1 February 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

In 1936c Donald wrote to Base Records requesting that a new discharge paper to be sent to him at Gympie, QLD under the name of Donald Campbell

In 1942c Donald was a member of the Nanango RSL