Henry RoswhoId OLSON

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Service Number:	2879
Enlisted:	30 November 1916, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Machine Gun Companies and Battalions
Born:	Port Adelaide, South Australia, 6 January 1884
Home Town:	Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling:	Port Pirie West School, South Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

30 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2879, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 2879, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 2879, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
28 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 66th Infantry Battalion, From 37th Battalion
1 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 37th Infantry Battalion, From 66th Battalion
12 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2879, 37th Infantry Battalion
6 Jul 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions
1 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2879, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, Discharged at the 4th Military District
Date unknown:	Wounded 2879, 37th Infantry Battalion

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Son of Lawrence Olson of Robert Street, Port Pirie West, SA.

Next of kin given as his sister Hilda Christina Francis of Port Pirie West, SA.

On 25 January 1919 Henry married Florence Jessie Olson nee Allen in the Church of England, Bristol, England. Rev. H.W. Wrenford officiated

Commenced return to Australia on 9 August 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 24 September 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Post war Henry became a member of the Bronte RSL.