Arthur Charles Niquet OLDEN MID, DSO

OLDEN, Arthur Charles Niquet

Service Numbers: Officer, W141
Enlisted: 28 October 1914
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: Australian Army Medical Corps (2nd AIF)
Born: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 3 July 1881
Home Town: Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling: Ballarat College & Melbourne University
Occupation: Dental Surgeon
Died: Vascular Disease, Hollywood Repatriation Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, 5 October 1949, aged 68 years
Cemetery: Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
Cremated at Karrakatta, ashes scattered at sea
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World War 1 Service

28 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 10th Light Horse Regiment
17 Feb 1915: Embarked Lieutenant, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Surada, Fremantle
17 Feb 1915: Involvement Lieutenant, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Surada embarkation_ship_number: A52 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1918: Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order
5 Apr 1920: Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, Officer, 10th Light Horse Regiment

World War 2 Service

29 Apr 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, W141
29 Apr 1942: Enlisted Lieutenant, W141, Australian Army Medical Corps (2nd AIF)
25 May 1943: Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, W141, Australian Army Medical Corps (2nd AIF)

World War 1 Service

Date unknown: Honoured Mention in Dispatches

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Arthur Charles Niquet OLDEN was born in Ballarat, Victoria on 3rd July, 1881

His parents were Olaf Samuel OLDEN & Sophia Louisa NIQUET

He married Doris Ruth PADBURY in St Matthews Anglican Church in Guildford, Western Australia on 20th September, 1922 - four children, Helene Evelyn, Ruth Padbury, Arthur Alan & John Albany

He enlisted in the Western Australian Mounted Infantry as 2nd Lieutenant  & served for 2 years 2 months with the 25th Light Horse Regiment as 2nd Lieutenant (he was appointed Lieutenant on 16th January, 1913 and re-enlisted to serve during WW1 on 28th October, 1914 with the 10th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron who embarked from Fremantle, WA on the Transport ship Surada on 17th February, 1915 - he returned to Australia in 1920 & was discharged on 5th April, 1920

He enlisted again to serve during WW2 (SN  W141) on 29th April, 1942 with the Australian Army Medical Corp and was discharged on 25th May, 1943 - last Unit -  Head Quarters W/C Medical Services

Arthur died in the Hollywood Repatriation Hospital in Perth, Western Australia on 5th October, 1949 of Vascular Disease - he was cremated at Karrakatta Cemetery, WA and his ashes were scattered at sea

He was awarded the DSO on 27th October, 1918 and was  Mentioned in Dispatches

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His daughter Helene Evelyn Niquet OLDEN (SN103462) served during WW2 in the RAAF and was discharged on 6th November, 1945

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