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OLSEN, Edward Andrews
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 541 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Copperneeh, Norway, 1871 |
| Home Town: | Exeter, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 10 January 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Interred on 11 January 1952. Sieberts Funerals officiated |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 541, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 541, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 541, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 20 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 541, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to chronic rheumatism |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Peter Olsen of Copperneeh, Norway.
Husband of Edith Alice Olsen nee Buckingham of Mead Street, Exeter, SA. Edward and Edith married on 28 July 1893 at the Telegraph Station, Port Adelaide, SA.
Returned to Australia on 8 August 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal