Bissett, John McKessor (also spelled MacKessor)
Private.
Service Number: 402255
Private John McKessor Bissett was born on July 8, 1892 in Aberdeen, Scotland. He enlisted at Berlin, Ontario on January 30, 1915, at age 22. His occupation was stone cutter.
He was the son of James Macdonnell Bissett and Nellie Bissett, and the husband of Edith Minerva Bissett, of Bridgeport, Ontario.
He was killed in action on August 17, 1918.
Additional information about this soldier can be found in the Grace Schmidt Room of Local History.
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Bisset, John McKessor
Private.
Belonged to 1st Canadian Battalion (formerly of the 34th).
He was killed in action at Amiens August 17, 1918 at the age of twenty-six. Buried in Beaufort Cemetery, France.
He lived in Kitchener.
He was born in U.S.A. His next of kin is Mrs. Nellie Bissett, 8 Dill St., Kitchener or 146 Peter St.
Maude Bowman was born in West Montrose, Ontario, on 16 February 1885. Her father was Leander Bowman. When she attested, she was living at the Kingsley Hotel in London, England. Prior to joining the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Maude had served a year doing military nursing in Egypt under the Imperial Government.
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Bowman, Maude
Nurse.
Enlisted April 20, 1915 with Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service.
Transferred to Canadian Army Medical Corps. and went to France April 1917.
United Brethren.
Born February 16, 1885 two miles south of Winterbourne on the homestead in Woolwich Township.
Graduated from the General and Marine Hospital St. Catherines, Ontario in 1913.
Single.
She served one year in Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe, England.
One year in Alexandria and Port Said, Egypt and two years in France.
She is still with Canadian General Hospital in France.
Private Robert Crichton was born on Sept. 22nd 1888, in Aberdeen, Scotland. Before coming to Canada, he served with the Gordon Highlanders in Scotland.
He came to Canada in March 1911, arriving at New Brunswick. He moved to Branchton in Feb. 1913, and was married to Lily Gordon on April 6th, 1913 in Waterloo. He was Presbyterian.
He enlisted Sept. 15th 1915 at Galt. He served in the 50th Battalion and was killed in action on May 11th, 1917. He has no known grave but is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial in France.
His next of kin are Jane Crichton (mother) and Robert Crichton (father). His brother, William Crichton, was also killed in action.
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Crichton, Robert
Private.
His home was in Branchton, Ontario.
He was killed in action.
Private William Chrichton was born on Sept. 18th 1895, in Aberdeen, Scotland.
His home was in Branchton, Ontario. He was Presbyterian. He enlisted on Sept. 15th at Galt, and served in the 44th Battalion. He took part in the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of the Ancre. He was killed in action on Jan. 2nd 1917, around Estree-Cauchie in France when an enemy shell hit the dugout that he was in. He has no known grave but he is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial in France.
His next of kin are Jane Crichton (mother) and Robert Crichton (father). His brother, Robert Crichton, was also killed in action.
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Crichton, William
Private.
His home was in Branchton, Ontario.
He was killed in action.
