OLLE, Frank Jubilee
| Service Number: | 723 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Albert Park, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Heywood, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Penshurst, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Died of wounds (received at Gallipoli), Heliopolis, Egypt, 31 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row B, Grave 270 Headstone reads: In loving memory of our dear son at rest with God, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Penshurst Avenue of Honour, Penshurst War Memorial, Port Fairy School Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 723, Albert Park, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 723, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 723, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 1 Dec 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, In the field | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 723, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (right knee) | |
| 31 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 723, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 723 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-05-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles and Julia Olle of Penshurst, Victoria
"Frank Jubilee Olle was a 27 year old school teacher when he enlisted as a corporal with the 5th Infantry Battalion on 18 August 1914. Prior to enlistment, Olle was engaged in the Naval Reserve, training with them between 1907 and 1909. He embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Orvieto on 21 October 1914, and was present when the vessel took on German prisoners after the Sydney-Emden encounter. Soon after, Olle was promoted to lance sergeant and taken with the rest of the 5th Battalion to prepare for the Gallipoli landing. On 25 April 1915, Olle went ashore as part of the second wave, only to suffer a severe wound to his knee. He was evacuated to Heliopolis, Egypt, where he was unable to recover from his wound, and died a month later on 31 May 1915. Frank Jubilee Olle is buried in Cairo Memorial Cemetery, Egypt." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Andreena Hockley
"Frank J. Olle, son of Mr. C. Olle, of Penshurst, was born in 1887, and took service with this Department in 1903.
At the time of enlistment, he was assistant teacher at school No. 1253, Dorcas-street, South Melbourne. He had been in charge of various country schools, and was reported as a fine teacher and manager, earnest, vigorous, intelligent, and progressive.
He enlisted on the 18th of August, 1914, and embarked as a Sergeant with the 5th Battalion. After training in Egypt, he proceeded with his unit to Gallipoli and took part in the Landing. He was wounded on the 30th of April, 1915, and sent back to Egypt, but died of wounds on the 31st of May."
Source: The Education Department's Record of War Service, Victoria, 1914-1919.
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