Private

Albert August Olson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Isaac and Johanna Olson, of Hikurangi, Whangarei, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
42180
Name:
Albert August Olson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
26 July 1881
Place of Birth: 
Normanby, Taranaki, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Johanna Olson (mother), Hikurangi, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
King Street, Hikurangi, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Miner
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion, 17 (Ruahine) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
04 October 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
36
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 April 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 81
Vessel:
Devon
Destination:
England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. E. 18.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Albert August Olson
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