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- Harold Vivien Egbert OLSSON (6 Jun 1913 – 8 Dec 1940)Funeral Notice – 12 December 1940. The Kingaroy HeraldFuneral of Late Trooper Olsson – Impressive Military CeremonyThe funeral of the late Trooper Harold Vivien Egbert Olsson, who was laid to rest with military honours in the Taabinga Village Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon, was one of the largest and most impressive witnesses in Kingaroy and was indicative of the great respect and esteem in which the young man and his family are held in the district.The deceased was only 27 years of age and unmarried. He was born at Taabinga Village, was educated at district State Schools, and the Kingaroy High School, and until about four and a half years ago he resided at “Wooden Hut”, the property of his father, Councillor H. Olsson. He spent some time at Gatton College, but on the death of his mother in 1932 he elected to return home.In 1936 he accepted a position in the employ of Mr J Sparkes, of “Lyndley” via Dalby.He was a keen sportsman, and was especially proficient at cricket, tennis and athletics. His gentlemanly bearing, and happy, obliging nature made him very popular among the young people, and won him the regard of all who knew him.He volunteered for home defence training, and went into camp with the Kingaroy Troop of the 5th Light Horse Regiment at Gympie in October. Some weeks ago he took ill, going down first with measles. After a week or so in the Gympie General Hospital his complaint developed, and he was sent to the Brisbane General Hospital. Despite expert care and attention his conditioned worsened, and he died last Sunday morning. During the four weeks in hospital he was haemorrhaging continually, and had four blood transfusions. It was characteristic of his manliness and fighting spirit that during this time he never uttered a word of complaint, but, perfectly aware of the seriousness of his illness, he showed only fortitude and courage.The body was brought to Kingaroy by rail, arriving on Tuesday morning. At Gympie his fellow troopers of the Kingaroy Troop met the Brisbane train and transferred the coffin to the Kingaroy train. They travelled on to Kingaroy, and again on arrival here carried the casket from the train to the waiting hearse.With the men were Captain S.R. Dowling (second-in-command of the 5th L.H. Regiment), representing the Commanding Officer, Lieut-Col R.E. Ellwood, and Lieut W.G. Cant, O.C. Kingaroy Troop.The funeral left St Michael and All Angel’s Church of England at 2pm. Following the service in the church six troopers acted as pall-bearers to the hearse. The Light Horse party formed a guard of honour at the gate, the officers standing at the salute with swords bared and the escort standing at the present.The coffin was draped with the Union Jack, and on top rested the deceased trooper’s plumed hat.The returned men of Kingaroy and district, led by the president of the K-M-K sub-branch (Mr W McGrath) paid their respects by marching in front of the hearse to the corner of Kingaroy and Avoca Streets, where they formed up on each side of the bitumen, making a guard of honour through which the cortege passed.The flags at the Diggers’ Clubrooms, at the church, and on the Patriotic Committee’s pole in the railway yards were flown at half-mast.The Light Horse party again met the cortege a short distance from the cemetery. The escort, with rifles at the slope, took up position in front of the hearse and behind them the bugler Sergeant Ryder; on either side marched the pall-bearers, and behind, in the position of mourners, were the two officers, with swords reversed.On arrival at the cemetery gates the escort stood at the present whilst the coffin was carried through. The mourners halted briefly after moving through the gates and this allowed the escort to move to the front, and, with arms reversed, to lead the cortege to the graveside at a slow march.The escort took up position on each side of the grave and stood at “Rest on your arms reversed” – a beautifully symbolic movement – until the casket was lowered into the grave, when they fixed bayonets and stood at the present.On completion of the burial service by Rev N Michael, Bugler Sergeant Ryder sounded the “Last Post”.The party then moved at quick time out of the cemetery gates, where they waited for the father and family, and paid them the final compliment of present arms.The large crowd at the graveside was most representative of public bodies, and town and business interests. The chairman and members of the shire council attended in a body.Among the beautiful wreaths and floral emblems were those from chairman and members of the shire council, the council staff, Lieut-Col R.E. Ellwood, Kingaroy and Wondai Troops, “C” Squadron, officers and men of the Regiment, the Nursing Staff of the Kingaroy District Hospital, and the Kingaroy Patriotic Committee.
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1913 - 1940 (27 år)
