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Chas Christian OLSEN

Regimental number3898
Place of birthNar Nar Goon Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationSawmill worker
AddressNar nar goon, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Andrew H Olsen, Nar nar goon, Victoria
Enlistment date20 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentActing Corporal
Unit name22nd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Division Ammunition Column
FateKilled in Action 12 June 1917
Place of burialWesthof Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 10), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
21
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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