Notes

Upon graduation from law school, Mac joined the Canadian military and, as a re-enforcement officer with the West Nova Scotia Regiment, was wounded while fighting in northern Italy in 1944. According to a note made by Craig on August 12, 1999, "The assault on German positions to the North and failed due to heavy fire (artillery and machine gun) and anti-personnel mines. Our Regiment was forced to withdraw from its advanced position so that flail tanks could be brought up also re-enforcing artillery fire power. I was retreating at the time I was struck. Lieutenant Tom Keefe and I were the last of our co. to withdraw. I had almost reached a position of cover (running and crawling) when struck by a burst of machine gunfire - one serious would left thigh - one slight wound right thigh."After convalescing for 3 months, he returned to England. He was discharged as a Captain in 1946. He was then called to the bar for the Law Society of Upper Canada and began practice in Walkerton, Ontario. In 1952, he relocated his law practice to Owen Sound, and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1958.

Sources & Links

- BCM&CC A2016.045 biographical information