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OLSSON, Douglas Gordon
Personal Details
Service Number: | SX2243 |
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Enlisted: | 1 April 1940, Adelaide, SA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Field Regiment |
Born: | Rose Park, South Australia, Australia, 17 October 1921 |
Home Town: | Prospect (SA), Prospect, South Australia |
Schooling: | Prospect Primary School, Nailsworth High School |
Occupation: | Grocer’s Assistant, Plasterer |
Died: | Natural Causes, Prospect, South Australia, Australia, 5 July 1987, aged 65 years |
Cemetery: |
Dudley Park Cemetery, South Australia Memorial ID - 202081210 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
1 Apr 1940: | Involvement Gunner, SX2243 | |
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1 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
1 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX2243 | |
13 May 1941: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX2243, 2nd/3rd Field Regiment, "Operation Lustre" Greece 1941, Records held by the NAA, Military Service Records - A.I.F. inform us that Army Private - Douglas Gordon Olsson - Gunner, served with the 2/3 Field Regiment and embarked to the Middle East for service in Greece/Crete on 31 March 1941 and returned to the Middle East during May 1941. Private Olsson - suffered a Gunshot Wound to the Left Shoulder. | |
9 Dec 1944: | Discharged | |
9 Dec 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX2243 |
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