Regimental number | 46478 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Cornwall, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Driver |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 192 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, H Olds, Chyvenge, Perranwell, Cornwall, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Harold and Mary E.G. Olds, Little Bargus, Perranwell Station, Cornwall, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 17 September 1917, and posted to D Company. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917; now, 15 November 1917, reported 'Wounded and Missing'. Court of Enquiry, 18 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 36 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21382151 |
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