Olaf Nielson THORSHEIM

Regimental number3022
Place of birthBergen Norway
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSailor
AddressTumby Bay, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Nils Jorgensen Thorsheim, Hjelmass Post Office, Bergen, Norway
Enlistment date24 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 September 1917
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LXI, Row A, Grave No. I), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal