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August OLESEN

Regimental number191
Place of birthOtense Denmark
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWool presser
AddressCharleville, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Olaf Pilekaa Olesen, 27 Queen Street, Otense, Denmark
Enlistment date3 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 26 March 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Row B, Grave No. 23), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
136
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr O.P. and Frederihke OLESEN, 27 Dronningensgade, Odense, Denmark
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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