Corporal

George Hamilton Olsen

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Olsen, of Ashburton, Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/1680
Name:
George Hamilton Olsen
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
John Olsen (father), Melrose Farm, Ashburton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Blenheim, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
19 August 1915
Day of Death:
Thursday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 17
HMNZT 18
HMNZT 19
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
12
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
George Hamilton Olsen
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