John Peter OLSEN

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Service Number:	7143
Enlisted:	23 September 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Enfield (NSW), Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 30 June 1951, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Anglican, Zone D, Section 16B, Grave 192
Memorials:

23 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7143, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
25 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 7143, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
25 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 7143, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
18 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7143, 13th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left leg
15 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7143, 13th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of Olaus (Oliver) Olsen and Sophia J. Olsen of Brooklyn Street, Enfield, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 19 June 1919 HT Miltiades disembarking on 5 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1922c John married Annie Nickson in Burwood, NSW