Bernard James OLSEN

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Other Name:	McCABE, John - Service Record - Alias
Service Numbers:	524, 2954, VX32147
Enlisted:	24 August 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Yass, New South Wales, Australia , 20 June 1887
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Illness, Australia, 10 April 1943, aged 55 years
Cemetery:	Springvale War Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria Plot - 2.U.D.11.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 524, 10th Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 524, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
28 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 524, 10th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia
18 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2954, 2nd Infantry Battalion
30 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2954, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Jan 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2954, 2nd Infantry Battalion

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Sapper, VX32147
15 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX32147

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Bernard James Olsen

Birth 20 JUN 1887 • Yass, New South Wales, Australia

Death 10 APR 1943 • Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia