Oliver Christensen was called up for Military Service in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 9 May 1918. He was married, living near Arnes P.O. Manitoba, working as a farmer. He was assigned to #10 M. D. First Depot, Battalion Manitoba. Rank: Private. He was discharged 9 Jun 1918 and confirmed 2 Jan 1919 Winnipeg, Manitoba.[2]
In 1921 Oliver was 23 yrs. old, married, and they had three children. He worked as a laborer and their faith was Presbyterian. His parents were both Danish.[3] In 1926 Oliver was 28 yrs. old and they now had four children in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[4]
He passed away at about 61 yrs. old in 1959.[5] Oliver was mentioned on a memorial in Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with a death date of 31 January 1959.[6]
Research Notes
birth date and place taken from military records until better source found.
death date and location taken from find a grave profile until better source found.
Sources
↑ "Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records Marriage," online database. Entry for Oliver C Christensen and Brynveig Aralbjorg Einarson; Registration Number: 1917,058003, Bifrost, 28 Oct 1917. Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency (https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php : accessed 2022-10-14).
↑ "Personnel Records of the First World War," database with images, Entry for Oliver Christensen; Regimental Number: 3345344, Date of Birth: 1895-08-20, Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1698 - 37, Item Number: 100261, Record Group: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF). Library and Archives Canada, Military Heritage, First World War (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=100261 : accessed 2022-10-14).
↑ "Census of Canada, 1926," online database with images. Entry for Oliver Christensen, 28 yrs., married, Head, Ethnic origin: Danish; Province: Manitoba, District Name: Winnipeg South Centre, District Number: 17, Sub-District Name: Winnipeg (City), Sub-District Number: 25, Sub-District Description: Comprising Polling Subdivision No. 35, consisting of that portion bounded on the north by Ellice Avenue; on the west by Burnell Street; on the south by Saint Matthews Avenue; and on the east by Toronto Street, Family Number: 126, Page Number: 11, Line Number: 28, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 775784. Scanned image PDF Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1926/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=775784 : accessed 2022-10-14).
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Memorial:
Find a Grave (no image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #111472588 (accessed 14 October 2022)
Memorial page for Oliver Peter Christensen (unknown-31 Jan 1959), citing Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (plot: D5-1463-0); Maintained by Christina (contributor 46772328).
↑ "Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records Birth," online database. Entry for Ole Peter Christensen; Registration Number: 1897,002534, R.M. of North Cypress, 24 Aug 1897, Mother: Marie Casilie Sorrenson. Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency (https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php : accessed 2022-10-14).
↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-ZYZ2 : 16 March 2018), Oliver Christensen in entry for Henry Christensen, 1911; citing Census, Portage la Prairie Sub-Districts 1-51, Manitoba, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,668.
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