Regimental number | 30276 |
Place of birth | Norsewood, Hawke's Bay |
Occupation | Labourer |
Next of kin | Father, P C Olsen, South Norsewood, Hawke's Bay |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), F Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Athenic on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | New Zealand Entrenching Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Lille Southern Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 31), France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Paul and Karen Olsen, South Norsewood, Hawke's Bay |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 11 |
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