Air Commodore

Edward George Olson

DSO

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Percy George Olson, and of Ellen Olson (nee Sullivan), of New Plymouth, Taranaki; husband of Myrtle Mabel Olson, of Fitzroy, Taranaki.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Name:
Edward George Olson
Rank: 
Air Commodore
Date of Birth:
27 February 1906
Place of Birth: 
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Soldier
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF later Commader of RAF Station Oakington.

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
15 May 1945
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
39
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
As. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Edward George Olson
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