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OLSEN, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3425 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 January 1917, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Yass, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Westonia, Westonia, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness , 8th Australian General Hospital, Fremantle, Australia,, 19 June 1920 |
| Cemetery: |
Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Roman Catholic Section, Row CC, Grave 623 Commemorated with a plaque in the Garden of Remembrance WA, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3425, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 29 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3425, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3425, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3425, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, Shell shock. Gas shell burst close to him killing 2 others and partly burying Arthur. Evacuated to England on 30 November 1917 | |
| 7 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3425, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Margaret McCage of Westonia, WA
15 February 1918 - returned to Australia on board Lanstephen Castle
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal