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Robert Olof OLSEN

Regimental number2204
Place of birthBrisbane Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressToowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Andrew Olsen, Hill Street, Paddington, Queensland
Enlistment date8 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/7/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 28 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Anzac Battalion, Imperial Camel Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 28 February 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Date of death29 August 1929
Place of burialToowoomba Cemetery

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