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OLSEN, Thomas Munro
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2294 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Yarrabandai, Forbes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia, 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Coonamble Cemetery, NSW Anglican area |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2294, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2294, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2294, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2294, 19th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the head, arm and leg. Embarked for England on 13 May 1917 aboard HS Western Australia | |
| 7 Apr 1918: | Imprisoned Originally accused of being AWOL until his name appeared on a German POW list. Thomas later escaped and return to Australian lines on 10 August 1918 | |
| 14 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2294, 19th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Served as Thomas Munro Olsen.
Son of Olaf Christian Olsen and Elizabeth Fanny Olsen of Yarrabandia, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 19 October 1918 aboard HT Sardinia disembarking on 27 December 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal