Time in NZ: 10 years not naturalized.
Age on enlistment: 26 years.
NOK: Mrs C Collier (friend), Piaka, Koputaroa.
Last Employer & Address: F Easton, Koputaroa.
Weight: 12st 7lb. Chest: 35½" - 38".
Hair: Fair. Eyes: Blue.
Height: 5'11". Complexion: Fair.
Any use of this item must be accompanied by the credit “Adopt an Anzac Project”
| Date of birth: | 28 February 1889 |
| Occupation: | Flaxmill Hand |
| Last known residence: | Koputaroa or Palmerston North. |
| Cause of death: | Died of wounds |
| Place of death: | France |
| Buried where: | Estaires Communal Cemetery. III. J. 12 |
| Spouses name: | Unmarried |
| Date of death: | 18 December 1916 |
| Place of birth: | Norway |
| Date of arrival overseas: | 02 May 1916 |
| Theatres of war: | France |
| Place of embarkation: | Wellington |
| Surname: | OLSEN |
| War memorial: | Moutoa Gates, Levin, Weraroa Peace Gates |
| Place enlisted: | Trentham |
| Christian names: | Oliver |
| Place of arrival overseas: | Suez, Egypt |
| Wars: | WW1 |
| Service number: | 26/1672 |
| Religion: | Lutheran |
| Date enlisted: | 22 November 1915 |
| Final rank: | Rifleman |
| Regiment or service: | 2nd Bn 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade |
| Embarkation date: | 01 April 1916 |
| User reference: | 4.16 |
| Awards: | British War Medal, Victory Medal |
