Sergeant-Major William Black MacKissock
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
MacKissock,
William Black
Date of birth: 1888-11-14
Place of birth: Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland
Next of kin: Peter MacKissock, father. 178 Kennedy Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Contractor
Occupation (normalized): Stucco Plasterer
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, VI. D. 16.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 420816
Highest Rank:
Sergeant-Major
(16th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Sergeant-Major, 16th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-03-22 to 1917-04-09
- Warrant Officer II, 16th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-10-08 to 1917-03-22
- Sergeant, 16th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-07-17 to 1916-10-08
- Sergeant, 43rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-12-18 to 1915-07-17
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded June 14, 1916, Wounded April 9, 1917 at Vimy Ridge
Awards
Military Medal
Date of award: 1917-01-06
Source: London Gazette No. 29893, pg. 350
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 65729
LAC ID:
166654
Service file: B7010-S037
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Peter MacKissock (Service No. 2756001) and Annie MacKissock of Scotland
He had served 3 1/2 years with the 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada
Uploader's Research notes:
Battalion Nominal Roll
Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database
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Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-03-22