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OLSEN, Edward James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5849 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 August 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Rozelle, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher's Labourer |
| Died: | Canterbury, New South Wales, 12 September 1940, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Zone D, Section 14, Grave 3744 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5849, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5849, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5849, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 20 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5849, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in London, England due to unit being demobilised |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel Olaf Olsen and Annie Elizabeth Olsen of Evans Street, Rozelle, NSW.
Edward also served with the Russian Relief Force after his discharge from the AIF with number 193014 and rank of Private with Machine Gun Corps.
British War Medal, Victory Medal were returned by Australia House, London on 2 August 1922 as they would be issued for service in the Russian Relief Force.
Date of his return to Australia is unknown