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Ingvald Olsen was born in Hoyholm, Helgeland, Norway, in March 1889. Prior to the war he immigrated to Canada and became a naturalized citizen. Olsen was drafted in Vancouver, British Columbia in November, 1917, served overseas with the 29th Battalion and was wounded in June 1918. He returned to Canada at the end of the war. The collection currently consists of one letter (in Norwegian with a translation) written to his brother shortly after the Armistice.

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Letters (1)