Eric John OLSEN

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Service Number:	3438
Enlisted:	27 July 1916, Enlisted at Bundaberg, QLD
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 25 January 1893
Home Town:	Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sawyer
Memorials:

27 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3438, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bundaberg, QLD
24 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 3438, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917:	Embarked Private, 3438, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney
16 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3438, 49th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the head
5 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3438, 49th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Son of Eric Olsen and Annie Eliza Olsen nee Bartlett of Bundaberg, QLD.

Husband of Gertrude Mabel Olsen nee Britton of Hanbury Street, North Bundaberg, QLD. Eric and Gerturde married on 13 September 1916 in QLD.

Commenced return 12 July 1919 aboard HT City of Essex disembarking on 26 August 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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