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Son of James Somerville McKessock and Georgina Matheson McKessock; husband of Ellen J. McKessock, of Sudbury, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer William Donald Nelson McKessock
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Donald Nelson McKessock
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Donald Nelson McKessock
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Donald Nelson McKessock
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Donald Nelson McKessock
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Donald Nelson McKessock
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Donald Nelson McKessock
This outdoor plaque is located at the “Old Vic” building, part of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. The decorative motif at the top shows the Victoria University crest, with motto in Latin: “ABEUNT STUDIA IN MORES”. The plaque is inscribed: “THEY WERE VALIANT IN LIFE TRIUMPHANT IN DEATH. ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE STUDENTS OF THIS COLLEGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1939-1945. THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND DEDICATED OCTOBER 13TH, 1953”. There are 79 names inscribed in bas relief. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations, University of Toronto.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Donald Nelson McKessock
From the Owen Sound Sun Times June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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This outdoor plaque is located at the “Old Vic” building, part of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. The decorative motif at the top shows the Victoria University crest, with motto in Latin: “ABEUNT STUDIA IN MORES”. The plaque is inscribed: “THEY WERE VALIANT IN LIFE TRIUMPHANT IN DEATH. ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THE STUDENTS OF THIS COLLEGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1939-1945. THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND DEDICATED OCTOBER 13TH, 1953”. There are 79 names inscribed in bas relief. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations, University of Toronto.
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From the Owen Sound Sun Times June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 388 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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CHESTER (BLACON) CEMETERY Cheshire, United Kingdom
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