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OLSEN, Andrew
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Olsson, Anders - Birth Records |
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| Service Number: | 421 |
| Enlisted: | 8 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Järvsö, Gävleborg, Sweden, 25 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Pialba, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School Pialba, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer / Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough Queen's Park War Memorial, Pialba War Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 421, Depot Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 421, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 421, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 421, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
Personal Stories
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Older brother 32051 Peter William (Per Olaf) Olson was Killed In Action while serving for the New Zealand Army in the 2nd Wellington Infantry Regiment at Ypres in 1917.
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