Karl Oscar Bjerke

Silhouette of two soldiers walking with helmets, rifles, and heavy packs against a cloudy sky.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

County:
Traill

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Killed in action at Sanctuary Wood, Ypres salient, on June 2, 1916.

Buried at Sanctuary Wood.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 1, page 291 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Christiania, Norway, Dec. 25, 1885. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Canadian Expeditionary Force on May 7, 1915. Served in 44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, to death. Overseas, (dates not given). Engagements, (not given).