William Oliver OLSEN

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OLSEN, William Oliver

Service Number:	1635
Enlisted:	10 August 1915
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	2nd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Eulo, Queensland, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Roma, Maranoa, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Accidental Death, Australia, 14 January 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Location 10-39-10
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World War 1 Service

10 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1635, 2nd Light Horse Regiment
30 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 1635, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
30 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1635, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
14 Jan 1917:	Involvement Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-01-14

Accidently Killed

William was killed in Leichardt St, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane 12 Jan 1917. While cycling around the corner into Leichardt St, William was hit and run over by a car. The car then crashed into a pole and the two people in it were injured and taken to hospital.

Buried: Toowong Cemetery, Toowong, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

BIRTH 14 Mar 1896
Eulo, Paroo Shire, Queensland, Australia
DEATH 14 Jan 1917 (aged 20)
Queensland, Australia
BURIAL
Toowong Cemetery
Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
PLOT 10. 39. 10. N1/476. (GRM/4*)

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