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William Henry Mackney
Information
supplied by Peter Gower
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Sep 16, 1891
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Born at Kingston Ontario
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Nov 11, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion at
Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 59623 (temporary number 1065)
Ø Stated to be single and Next of Kin given as Walter Mackney (father)
of Smiths Falls Ontario
Ø Occupation given as “Piano Maker” with the Wormwith Piano
Company
Ø Previous military experience given as 5 years in the 14th
Regiment
Ø Religion given as “Church of England”
Ø Assigned to the Depot Company
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Feb 20, 1915
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Separation Allowance was authorized to his
wife, Mrs Nettie Irene Mackney of 142 York Street. This
was later changed to 197 Colborne St., then to 111 York St., and then to 299 Division St.,
all in Kingston Ontario.
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May 1, 1915
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Pay assignment of $20 per month authorized to
his wife, Mrs Nettie Mackney of 299 Division Street Kingston
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the SS Metagama at Montreal for
England
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in England and proceeded to West
Sandling Camp
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Aug 28, 1915
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Transferred from Depot Company to No 1 Company
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked for France
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Jun 1, 1917
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Admitted to No 13 Canadian Field Ambulance
with Influenza
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Jun 15, 1917
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Noted as suffering from general malaise and
weakness
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Jun 27, 1917
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Administered Cod Liver Oil emulsion
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Jul 2, 1917
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Transferred to No 22 General Hospital at
Camiers, Ward C2, with Tubercular lung
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Jul 3, 1917
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Tested positive for TB
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Jul 7, 1917
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Transferred to Tooting Military Hospital,
Church Lane, Tooting SW
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Aug 16, 1917
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Transferred to Ontario Military Hospital at
Orpington, Ward 20, with TB
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Oct 17, 1917
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Invalided to Canada with TB and embarked the
Hospital Ship Araguaya at Liverpool for Canada
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Oct 25, 1917
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Disembarked the HS Araguaya in Canada
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Oct 28, 1917
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Medical Board Report at Halifax Nova Scotia
Discharge Depot
Ø Cause of disability determined to be Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Ø Complains of pains in chest, shortness of breath, has a marked cough,
and weakness
Ø Patient is anemic and poorly nourished
Ø Disability was caused by his war service and determined to be 100%
Ø Disability is determined to last indefinitely
Ø Admission to a Sanitarium is recommended
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Nov 3, 1917
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Admitted to the Mowatt Memorial Hospital in
Kingston Ontario with TB (Tuberculosis)
Case History Report states:
Ø Patient’s Pulmonary Tuberculosis was far advanced on admission
and progressed rapidly. Shortly after
admission he went absent without leave and was returned by the military police. After being returned by the military police on
further occasions, it was decided to allow him to remain at home.
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Jul 9, 1918
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Died at 9.30 pm in hospital and is buried in
Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston ON.
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Jan 7, 1921
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Memorial Cross and Plaque sent to mother, Mrs
Anna Dutton, 156 Raglan Rd Kingston Ontario
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May 7, 1921
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Memorial Cross, Plaque and Scroll sent to
wife, Mrs Nettie Mackney, 527 Sherbourne St., Toronto Ontario
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Jun 21, 1923
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British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to
156 Raglan Road Kingston
Note he
was eligible for the 1914-15 Star, but no mention of when it was sent
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2010
For the 7
nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected
onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At
the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across
Belgium and Canada. The image above shows
the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below is the
name of William Mackney being broadcast to the schools.
Each name appeared for 25 seconds and each night 9,700 names were shown.
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