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OLSON, Charles Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 14868 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Breaker |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 8 May 1986, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 14868, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Driver, 14868, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Driver, 14868, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 7th Field Company Engineers, In France | |
| 28 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 14868, 7th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Thorbeld Olsen and Elizabeth Olsen nee Roland of Salisbury Street, Deshon Estate, South Brisbane, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 4 June 1919 aboard HT Mahia disembarking on 20 July 1919
Medals: Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal