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OLSSON, Kenneth Antonius
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 246 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Heathcote, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Mia Mia, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 10 November 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Site reads: 4th Ave Wall Niches (North Side), Wall 1, Section W, Niche 131. Service held on 12 November 1969. Also commemorated with a plaque on a Wall of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Mia Mia Presbyterian Church Great War Honour Roll, Mia Mia State School No 952 Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 246, 6th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 246, 6th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 246, 6th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 17 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 22nd Machine Gun Company, From 6th Machine Gun Company | |
| 9 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, From 22nd Machine Gun Company | |
| 31 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 246, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Karl Anton Olsson and Mary Olsson nee McClennan of Mia Mia, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 4 June 1919 aboard HT Mahia disembarking on 17 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c Kenneth married Janet Mary Fergusson in Victoria