Private John Mackeesor Bissett

1892 - 1918  (26 years)

• Name	John Mackeesor Bissett
  Prefix	Private
  Born	8 Jul 1892	Williamstown, Orange, Vermont, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1 - 1st Canadian Battalion  [3]
  		Bissett,JohnMic-WW1.jpg
  Immigration	1901	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Granite Cutter, Monument Works
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, 34th Battalion / 48th Regiment Highlanders / 108th regiment
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Private, 1st Canadian Battalion
  Residence	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	8 Dill St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	Abt 1916	8 Dill St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-176806P
  Died	17 Aug 1918	, France   [3, 4, 5]
  Buried	Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery, Somme, , Centre, France
  Person ID	I176806	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	James MacDonnell Bissett,   b. Abt 1867, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. Bef 1911  (Age ~ 43 years)
  Mother	Nellie Walker,   b. 15 Apr 1864, Aberdeen, , Aberdeen, Scotland ,   d. 22 Aug 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F175604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 25 1911 Pg. 9. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S1891] Military - Peace Souvenir - Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914-1918. BISSETT, J. Mc., Private, Kitchener, Enlisted, 2-2-15, 34th., Transferred to 1st., Killed in Action 17-8-18 in France [S2443] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948. John MacKeesor Bissett Death Date: 17 Aug 1918 Rank: Private Unit: 1st Battalion Service number: A2255 Cemetery: Beaufort British Cemetery Cemetery Location: 8 Miles East of Moreuil, France Burial Place: Moreuil, France "Killed in Action" This soldier was sitting in trench on the immediate outskirts of FOLIES, when the enemy placed numerous heavy shells in the vicinity, instantly killing Private Bissett and two others.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Jul 1892 - Williamstown, Orange, Vermont, United States Immigration - 1901 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Granite Cutter, Monument Works - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - 8 Dill St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Abt 1916 - 8 Dill St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Aug 1918 - , France Buried - - Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery, Somme, , Centre, France  = Link to Google Earth