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Olaf Ernest NELSON

Regimental number1981
Place of birthClunes Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith's striker
AddressIslington, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinWife, Mrs E E Nelson, 97 Fern Street, Islington, Newcastle, New South Wales
Enlistment date16 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameRailway Unit, Section 5
AWM Embarkation Roll number15/9/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Australian Railway Operating Company
FateReturned to Australia 1 July 1919

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