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Pte. John A MacCallum
Canadian Army 13th (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish) Btn.
from:Burnstown, Ontario
John MacCallum was with the first group of the Lanark and Renfrew Regiment to enter Germany, having been captured near Ypres.
Uncle Jack was reported missing and was held as a prisoner of war at Giessen. He was taken prisoner and sent to the salt mines. After three unsuccessful escape attempts, he was sent to a farm in Germany. He was prisoner for three and a half years. He was beaten with a rifle butt and during one escape attempt, he was crawling through a furrowed field and had the pack on his back shot off. He received a handwritten letter from George V for those who served in the prison camps for the duration.
Jack re-enlisted in the 48th Highlanders and worked as a barber at Camp Borden, Ontario. He passed away in 1957, he was my grandmother's brother.