Help please for a friend in Australia
looking for a master of a Danish or Norwegian ship
and his son born about 1879 of the same name
spelling could also be Swedish
Casualty Details
http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/search.aspx
Name: OHLSEN
Initials: G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
Unit Text: 26th Heavy Bty.
Date of Death: 01/05/1918
Service No: 57096
Additional information: Husband of B. Ohlsen, of 52, County St., Totterdown, Bristol
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. E. 26.
Cemetery:Cemetery: ARNEKE BRITISH CEMETERY
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Name: OHLSEN, CHARLES HAROLD
Initials: C H
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Private
Regiment: Australian Infantry
Unit Text: A.I.F. 2/27 Bn.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 23/11/1942
Service No: SX11388
Additional information: Son of Charles Hans and Frances Jane Ohlsen, of Barellan, New South Wales.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: C5. C. 6.
Cemetery:Cemetery: PORT MORESBY (BOMANA) WAR CEMETERY
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Name: OHLSEN
Initials: C A C
Nationality: South African
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: South African Engineer Corps
Date of Death: 17/02/1943
Service No: 213523
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 1. B. 4.
Cemetery:Cemetery: SIDON WAR CEMETERY
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OLSEN
Here are the results of your enquiry. There are 147 records which match your search criteria.
OLSEN S
1 OLSEN, SVERRE Civilian 01/09/1940 27 Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
2 OLSEN, SIGVALD Second Engineer Officer 08/09/1944 57 Merchant Navy United Kingdom Panel 42.
3 OLSEN, SAMUEL A. Gunner 7796 27/05/1917 21 Australian Field Artillery Australian II. G. 2.
4 OLSEN, SOREN BENDIX Captain 20/04/1918 41 Army Service Corps United Kingdom VIII. A. 31.
5 OLSEN, SOREN FRANK Sapper 20960 31/07/1918 Unknown Australian Engineers Australian F. 257.
6 OLSEN, SAMUEL HJALMAR Sailor 19/02/1941 25 Merchant Navy United Kingdom Panel 5.
7 OLSEN, SIGURD WILFRED Second Engineer Officer 25/08/1940 38 Merchant Navy United Kingdom Panel 80.
8 OLSEN-SMITH, SARA Civilian 01/07/1944 30 Civilian War Dead United Kingdom
regards
Hugh W
----- Original Message -----
From: "xxxxx" <xxxxr@yyyyy.com.au>
To: <Bristol_and_Somerset-L@rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 7:44 AM
Subject: what do I do now? - Ohlsen
>
> Hello Listers,
>
> It has been a while since I last sought help, but i'm now at a loss.
>
> Soren Gottfried Ulrich Ohlsen - my gr grandfather.
>
> Married in Spt 1905 to Beatrice May, Bristol
>
> Went to war and died in France 1.5.1918.
>
> I've had the war records searched, of course his info was in the burnt series. the only info avail was the same gleaned from the
Soldiers that died in the great war CD. - (George Ohlsen)
> Apparently born in Fort Parry Australia.
>
> There is no, nor was there ever, a Fort Parry in Australia.
> I've checked the birth indexes in Australia just in case but without luck.
>
> All previous verbal family info has him born in either Norway or Denmark.
> His father going by the marriage cert, was of the same name and was a master mariner.
> Mother - UNK
>
> Where and when was he born? B. c1879 going by marriage cert.
>
> That leads me to Beatrice, she is as much of a problem.
> Father - John May Mother Unk
>
> Both fathers were deceased at the time of their marriage.
>
> It's all too yuk and extremely frustrating.
>
> Please help and feel free to ask any questions that I might have not answered.
I am reposting your message on usenet
http://groups.google.com/groups?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=%22previous+verbal+family+info%22&btnG=Google+Search
Your search - "previous verbal family info" - did not match any documents.
should find it in about six hours time
check it from time to time
Hugh W
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