Military Record
Online Cenotaph Record – Jack Gibson Olsen
Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph record 151353 for Jack Gibson Olsen, downloaded 16 October 2026.
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Born
Unknown
Unknown
Died
Unknown
Unknown
Life Events
Helen Jean Olsen was born on 1920 to J.H. Olsen.
Enlisted – World War II
1940
Jack Gibson Olsen enlisted in the Army for World War II, then working as a labourer.
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Online Cenotaph Record – Jack Gibson Olsen
Embarked – World War II
1940
Jack Gibson Olsen embarked with the 27th (Machine Gun) Battalion (Second Echelon).
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Online Cenotaph Record – Jack Gibson Olsen
Death of sister Helen Jean Olsen
Date unknown
Helen Jean Olsen passed away. Buried at Hastings Cemetery and Crematorium, Camberley.
Undated Events
Born
Jack Gibson Olsen was born to J.H. Olsen.
J.H. Olsen passed away.
Passed away
Jack Gibson Olsen passed away.
Funeral
The funeral of Jack Gibson Olsen was held.
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Military Service
Jack Gibson Olsen
Private, 27th (Machine Gun) Battalion
- Service number
- 30294
- Force
- Second NZEF, Second Echelon
- Enlisted
- 1940
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address before enlistment
- 405 Pakowhai Rd., Hastings
- Next of kin
- Mr. J.H. Olsen, 405 Pakowhai Rd., Hastings (father)
- Status at enlistment
- Single
- Embarked
- 1940 Second Echelon
Sources
View on Online Cenotaph ↗- Nominal Roll, Second NZEF No. 2 (to June 1940)
- 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion (Official History of NZ in WWII)