A telegram that reads “Sgt. D. R. Mackenzie, SD, Canadian Military Troops, WOUNDED AND MISSING, March 30, 18.”
A telegram that reads “Sgt. D. R. Mackenzie, SD, Canadian Military Troops, WOUNDED AND MISSING, March 30, 18.”
This notice was delivered to the Mackenzie family in 1918. It indicates that Donald Ross Mackenzie was wounded and missing.
He was first believed to have been taken prisoner but was later reported dead. He left his belongings to his father, Donald Ross, in his will.
After Donald Ross’ death, a Memorial Cross was bestowed to his mother.
This medal, instituted in 1919, was intended for the closest female next-of-kin and was nicknamed the Mother’s Cross.
This medal was an award that no one wanted, but throughout the 1920s, almost 60,000 were distributed to Canadian mothers and widows in recognition of the service and sacrifice of their sons and husbands.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 30 (M011.33)
A telegram that reads “Sgt. D. R. Mackenzie, SD, Canadian Military Troops, WOUNDED AND MISSING, March 30, 18.”
A telegram that reads “Sgt. D. R. Mackenzie, SD, Canadian Military Troops, WOUNDED AND MISSING, March 30, 18.”
This notice was delivered to the Mackenzie family in 1918. It indicates that Donald Ross Mackenzie was wounded and missing.
He was first believed to have been taken prisoner but was later reported dead. He left his belongings to his father, Donald Ross, in his will.
After Donald Ross’ death, a Memorial Cross was bestowed to his mother.
This medal, instituted in 1919, was intended for the closest female next-of-kin and was nicknamed the Mother’s Cross.
This medal was an award that no one wanted, but throughout the 1920s, almost 60,000 were distributed to Canadian mothers and widows in recognition of the service and sacrifice of their sons and husbands.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 30 (M011.33)