Lieutenant Gordon King MacKendrick Plaque

Lieutenant Gordon King MacKendrick Plaque

Type

Lieutenant Gordon King MacKendrick Plaque

Toronto, Ontario

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A carved alabaster and marble plaque in memory of Lieutenant Gordon King MacKendrick was donated by his father, Colonel W.G. MacKendrick, and unveiled on September 19, 1928, on the west transept at St. Paul's Anglican Church. Lieutenant MacKendrick was killed in action on October 8, 1916, while serving with the 58th Battalion. 

Inscription

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
GORDON KING MACKENDRICK
LIEUT IN THE 58th BATTALION
C.E.F. ELDEST SON OF LIEUT-
COLONEL W.G. AND CORINNE
KING MACKENDRICK KILLED IN
THE STORMING OF REGINA
TRENCH IN FRONT OF COURCE-
LETTE ON THE SOMME FRANCE
8th OCT 1916 AGED 22 YEARS
HIS BODY WAS NEVER FOUND

"So he passed over and all the trumpets
sounded for him on the other side."
PILGRIM'S PROGRESS

Location
Lieutenant Gordon King MacKendrick Plaque

227 Bloor Street East
Toronto
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 43.6714297
Long. -79.38147