Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Alexander and Celestine MacAlister. Husband of Jeannine MacAlister, of Paris, France.
Captain MacAlister, an alumni of the University of Toronto was honoured on September 15, 2004 at a wreath-laying at a small garden dedicated to him and his fellow Special Operations Executive agent, Captain Frank Pickersgill at the foot of the University's Soldiers Tower.
The ceremony was attended by members of the 2 Intelligence Company, the Toronto-based reserve army intelligence unit, along with veterans and University of Toronto officials.
Digital gallery of Captain John Kenneth Macalister
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Photo of John MacAlister
"AT THE TOP OF THE J.K. MACALISTER FILE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF Toronto Archives is a clipping from an April 1945 edition of the Guelph Mercury - 'Notification has been received from the British War Office by A.M. Macalister, editor of The Mercury, and Mrs. Macalister of the death of their son Capt. John Kenneth Macalister on September 14, 1944. The parents had been notified previously that their only son had been missing in June.' -
Memorial
Memorial Plaque for John Kenneth MacAlister at Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute, the high school of which he was part of the 1933 graduating class. Located in Valour Hall. -
Newspaper clipping
Newspaper clipping from The Guelph Mercury May 8th, 1995. Two articles about John Kenneth MacAlister. Newspaper clipping accessed via the "Guelph: Military History" archive compiled by the Library Learning Commons of Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute. -
Group Photo
Group photo of University of Toronto Moot Court members from Torontonensis yearbook for 1937. Alfred James Henderson in front row at photo left and John Kenneth Macalister in front row centre would both be killed in the war. -
Biography
Entry from Torontonensis, University of Toronto's yearbook for 1937, lists Macalister's numerous interests and activities. Macalister graduated from University College. -
Group Photo
Group photo of University College Men's 3T7 Executive from Torontonensis yearbook for 1937. (The designation "3T7" stands for graduation year 1937.) Alfred James Henderson and John Kenneth Macalister would both be killed in the war. -
Group Photo
Group photo of University College Literary and Athletic Society members shows John Kenneth Macalister standing beside Paul Clark McGillicuddy in the back row. Both would lose their lives in the Second World War. From Torontonensis yearbook, 1937. -
Memorial
Memorial Garden University of Toronto Ontario. Plaque inscription - "This garden is in memory of those who gave their lives for peace and freedom. It was originally dedicated to the memory of Captain John Kenneth Macalister (Universit y College BA 1936) and Captain Frank Herbert Dedrick Pickersgill (University College MA 1938)". Garden memorial inspired by Douglas LePan, author verse "Macalister", Dying in Darkness. -
Brookwood Memorial
Digital gallery of
Captain John Kenneth Macalister
Digital gallery of
Captain John Kenneth Macalister
Digital gallery of
Captain John Kenneth Macalister
Digital gallery of
Captain John Kenneth Macalister
Digital gallery of
Captain John Kenneth Macalister
Digital gallery of
Captain John Kenneth Macalister
Digital gallery of
Captain John Kenneth Macalister
Digital gallery of
Captain John Kenneth Macalister
Digital gallery of
Captain John Kenneth Macalister
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 370 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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