Robert Russell McKessock Image

Name

Robert Russell McKessock

Born

1892-07-07

Birth Place

Holland Township, ON

Occupation

Barrister and Solicitor, Crown Attorney, King's Counsel

Other Residence

Awards

Military Cross






Service Record 1


Highest Rank

Major

Conflict

Battalion

15th Battalion

Enlisted

Valcartier, QC

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1914-09-20

Taken Prisoner of War

1915-04-22

Prisoner of War Camp 1

Crefeld

Discharge Date

1919-02-10

Discharge Cause

Demobilization



Notes

Was also held Prisoner of War at Schwarmstedt Hann; Holzminden; Off Gef Lager Freiburg, Baden; Internment camp in Holland before liberation on December 10, 1918. He was a lawyer in Chesley, ON before moving to Sudbury, ON.




Sources & Links

- The Gazette: Offical Public Record
- Canadian Great War Project, Major Robert Russell McKessock: https://canadiangreatwarproject.com/person.php?pid=82234
- Library & Archives Canada



News Clippings


Paisley Advocate, May 20, 1915
Paisley Advocate, May 20, 1915
Edinburgh Gazette, February 2, 1920
Edinburgh Gazette, February 2, 1920
The Chesley Enterprise, May 20, 1915
The Chesley Enterprise, May 20, 1915