William Gordon Mackendrick
William Gordon Mackendrick | |
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 Lt.-Col. William Gordon Mackendrick. | |
| Nickname(s) | The Roadbuilder |
| Born | 23 August 1864 Galt, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 22 September 1959 (aged 95) Oakville, Ontario Canada |
| Allegiance | Canada/British Empire |
| Service/ | Canadian Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-colonel |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Jerusalem |
William Gordon Mackendrick (23 August 1864 – 22 September 1959) was a Canadian soldier and author.
Biography[]
Mackendrick was born in Galt, Ontario. He served in the First World War with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. In 1916 he was seconded to the British 5th army and promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in charge of roads.[1] He served with Sir. Edmund Allenby in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign against the Ottoman Empire.
With the pen name "The Roadbuilder", he wrote religious themed books on British Israelism. He died in Oakville, Ontario in 1959.[1]
Publications[]
- The Destiny of Britain and America, (1921)
- The Freedom of the Seas, (1929)
- God's Commonwealths, British and American, (1930)
- God's Economic Plan, (1932)
- This is Armageddon, (1942)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c McKay, William Angus, ed. (1963). Macmillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography (3 ed.). London, England: Macmillan Publishers. p. 464.
External links[]
- Works by William Gordon Mackendrick at Faded Page (Canada)
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