| Regimental number | 38866 |
| Occupation | Salesman |
| Next of kin | Father, Peter Olsen, 11 Cornwall Road, Lyttelton |
| Rank on embarkation | Company Sergeant Major |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 92 Ruahine on |
| Final rank | Company Sergeant Major |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For marked gallantry and good work. During the attack on 9th October 1918, from Crevecoeur Village, he, although wounded, refused to leave. At Le Quesnoy on 4th November 1918, when his company was held up by machine gun fire, he worked his section round behind the machine gun garrison, rushed in and bombed three
machine gun crews in succession, thus enabling his company to get forward to its objective.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 28 |