Nelson Clyde OLSEN

Regimental number36355
OccupationFireman
Next of kinFather, F C Olsen, 71 Jackson's Road, Lyttelton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 21st Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 19 January 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 25 July 1917
Place of burialLondon Rifle Brigade Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 24), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs F.C.J. Olsen, Lyall Bay, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 13