Harold OLDS

Regimental number46478
Date of birth12 August 1886
Place of birthCornwall, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 9"
Weight192 lbs
Next of kinFather, H Olds, Chyvenge, Perranwell, Cornwall, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 December 1916
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne 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
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 36
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21382151

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