Edward OLSEN

Regimental number24/1153
Addressc/o Anders Olsen, Eketahuna
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Anders Olsen, Eketahuna
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
D Company, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, embarked on board five ships: HMNZT 'Mauganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 November 1916
Place of burial'Y' Farm Military Cemetery (Row J, Grave No 2), Bois-Grenier, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mrs S. Olsen, Eketahuna, Wellington, and the late A. Olsen
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/2nd NZRB

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