Private

Gerald Victor Olsen

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Oscar Albert and Ellen Olsen, of Auckland City, New Zealand; husband of Myrtle Edna Olsen, of Auckland City.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
26418
Name:
Gerald Victor Olsen
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mr O.A. Olsen (father), 9 Roberton Road, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
9 Roberton Road, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Lorry Driver
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
22 July 1942
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXX. E. 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Gerald Victor Olsen
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