Sergeant

William Rodgard Olsen

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Peter and Dorothy Olsen.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/1756
Name:
William Rodgard Olsen
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Dora Olsen (mother), 62 Barrack Street, Cape Town, South Africa|Mrs Dora Olsen (mother), 62 Barrack Street, Cape Town, South Africa
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
22 Clarence Street, Devonport, New Zealand|Unknown address
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Lineman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
14 October 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

3rd Reinforcements
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 17
HMNZT 18
HMNZT 19
Manuka 8 February 1917
Vessels:

Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Manuka
Destinations:

Suez, Egypt
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Sec. 4. 95727A.
Cemetery Location: 
South Africa
William Rodgard Olsen
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