Edwin Olliver OLSEN

Regimental number10/441
Date of birth9 January 1890
Place of birthNorsewood
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCarrier
AddressTaihape
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 6"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Olsen, 133 Grey Street, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 16 December 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 27 April 1915 (gunshot wound, right thigh); admitted to No.17 General Hospital, Alexandria, 1 May 1915; discharged, 28 May 1915, and marched into New Zealand and Australia Base Depot, Alexandria, the same day.

Admitted to No.15 General Hospital, Alexandria, 1 June 1915 (gunshot wound,right thigh); proceeded to England, 14 July 1915; admitted to Weir Hospital, Balham, 26 July 1915; discharged to furlough, 26 October 1915; marched into depot, Weymouth, 16 November 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMNZT 'Rotorua', 16 December 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 3 February 1916; discharged, 11 March 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 209 days (of which 1 year 111 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death1 July 1966, Palmerston North
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21382332