World War I
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Fallen

County:
Richland

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Lance Corporal

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company C, 11th Platoon, 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Aug. 10, 1918.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as Oliver G Sole.

Information found in Volume 4, page 3033 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Colfax, N. Dak., Sept. 20, 1895, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company C, 11th Platoon, 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles, on Feb. 2, 1916. Wounded at Vimy Ridge, Jan. 13, 1918. Engagements: Vimy Ridge; Arras; Lens; St. Eloi; Ypres; Paschendaele; Hill 60; Bourlon Woods; Amiens. Grade: Lance Corporal.