Trooper

Victor Albert Olen

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Edward Germund Olen and Annie Florence Olen, of Taneatua, Bay of Plenty. Native of Blackall, Queensland. Australia.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
13/537
Name:
Victor Albert Olen
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E.G. Olen, Taneatua, Rotorua, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Public Works Department, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 August 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
3
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Victor Albert Olen
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