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Hogg, Oliver Mowat, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, formerly of Perry Sound, Ontario. Occupation: salesman. Military Service: Private, Reg. No. 475883 (McG1003), 3rd University Co., PPCLI, Attestation Papers. Diary Reference: “Dunc Gray [Gay] died of wounds as [O.M.] Hoggie (since killed at Vimy Ridge) and [D.E.M] Donnelly (since killed at Vimy Ridge) were bringing him out,” 3:4 Jun ’16. According to Hodder-Williams, 207, Pte. O. M. Hogg was killed 24 March 1917 in the Vimy Ridge Sector. This was the day after the 2nd and 3rd Companies of the PPCLI had moved into the trenches on the frontline.
Date of Death 24 March 1917. See casualty details, Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Buried at the Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-Saint-Eloi, Pas de Calais, France. Grave reference: IV.G.17.
