Arthur Charles Niquet Olden DSO (1881 - 1949)

Born 3 Jul 1881 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Husband of Doris Ruth (Padbury) Olden — married Sep 1922 in Guildford, Western Australia, Australia

Died 5 Oct 1949 at age 68 in Nedlands, Western Australia

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Biography

Arthur Charles Niquet Olden ^[1] (1881-1949), soldier and dentist, was born on 3 July 1881 at Ballarat, Victoria, eighth child of Swedish mining agent Olaf Samuel Olden and his Queensland-born wife Sophia Louisa, née Niquet. Arthur was educated at Ballarat College and went on to study dentistry. In 1904 he was registered by the Dental Board of Western Australia, having been admitted by examination, and set up practice at Narrogin. He joined the West Australian Mounted Infantry, Australian Military Forces, as a second lieutenant in January 1913.

With the outbreak of war in 1914 Olden enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 28 October and in February 1915 embarked for Egypt as lieutenant with 'C' Squadron, 10th Light Horse Regiment. He landed at Anzac on 20 May and was twice wounded—in May and July, missing the charge at The Nek. . . . more . . adb.anu.edu

Marriage registration : (1841-1936) ^[2]
Surname Given Names Sex | Spouse Surname | Given Names Sex | District | Number | Year
Olden Arthur C N Male | Padbury | Doris R Female | Swan | 66 | 1922

He was married and had two daughters Helen and Ruth and two sons.

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• In 1921, Sir Harry Chauvel wrote the Foreward for Lt Colonel Olden's book
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Sources

1. ↑ Ian Jones, Olden, Arthur Charles (1881–1949), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University,
   published first in hardcopy 1988, accessed online 7 November 2018.
2. ↑ Pioneers Index wa.gov format change 1906/1954