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Andrew OLSEN

Regimental number736
Place of birthToowong Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarpenter
AddressChelmer via Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth May Olsen, Chelmer via Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date14 December 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A53 Itria on 9 February 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll756
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 21 January 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Date of death4 October 1971

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