Corporal

Alfred William Olsen

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Carl and Emma Olsen, of Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/1073
Name:
Alfred William Olsen
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Carl Olsen, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Post-office, Taumarunui, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, 4 Howitzer Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
27 May 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
36
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 December 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
Vessel:
Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Plot 1. Row D. Grave 51.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Alfred William Olsen
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