Charles (Charlie) OLSON

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Service Number:	1427
Enlisted:	17 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	Dunsterforce
Born:	Port Melbourne, Victoria, 13 June 1890
Home Town:	Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling:	St. Monica's Catholic School
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Malaria, Hamadan, Iran, 6 September 1918, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Tehran War Cemetery Originally interred Hamadan Military Cemetry
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

17 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1427, Melbourne, Victoria
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1427, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
10 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1427, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1917:	Promoted Lance Corporal, 29th Infantry Battalion
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1427, 29th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, Recommended for the Military Medal for Gallantry during the Battle of Polygon Wood
8 Nov 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 29th Infantry Battalion
29 Jan 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, Dunsterforce, Attached to 'Dunsterforce' expeditionary force on 29th January 1918
6 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1427, Dunsterforce

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