Kenneth OLSEN

Regimental number38207
OccupationBushman
Next of kinBrother, J Olsen, 47 Wilson Street, Wanganui
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Navua on 16 February 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 8 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialRibecourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No 5), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Torkel and Andrea Olsen, Norsewood, Hawke's Bay
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 33