Dominion Lands and a Member of Parliament. He was appointed to the Senate in 1918.

Kisbey’s cousins were Hon John Evans Adam- son, a lawyer, Justice of the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench and later Chief Justice of Manito- ba, and his brother, Manitoba lawyer Christo- pher Arthur Adamson.

Kisbey studied Arts and Law at the University of in .

Kisbey served with Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. In April of 1915, Kisbey enlisted as a Private with the 38th (Ottawa) Battalion, 1st University Company. He was taken on strength LCPL PERCY DENNINGTON KISBEY with PPCLI in July of 1915 and promoted to Lance Corporal in April of 1916. 2 Oct 1895-2 Jun 1916

PERCY DENNINGTON KISBEY was born on 2 October 1895 in Manor, Saskatchewan to Rich- ard Claudius and Annie Logie “Lizie” (Turriff) Kisbey. He had four sisters: Irene Ethel, Lily Kathleen, Norah Logie and Dorothy Eveline.

Richard Kisbey immigrated to from Ire- land in 1881 with a number of his siblings and settled in what became Saskatchewan. Kisbey Sr was a homesteader. To encourage settlement in Western Canada, the government offered par- cels of land to individuals who were prepared to live on and farm the land for a fixed period of time.

The village of Kisbey, Saskatchewan is named for Kisbey Sr.

Kisbey’s paternal grandfather, Judge William Henry Ferdinand Kisbey, QC, was an Irish law- yer, author and newspaper editor who served as a County Court Judge in Ireland. Judge Kisbey authored the legal text The Law and Practice Re- lating to Bankruptcy in Ireland. Attestation Papers Kisbey’s uncle, Hon John Gillanders Turriff, was Kisbey was killed in action on 2 June 1916, at a Member of the North West Council and the Sanctuary Wood. On 2 June 1916, the German North West Legislature, the Commissioner of Army launched a surprise attack that was in- Kisbey, PD…2 tended to take positions on the high ground ewan’s WWI Memorial, but is identified in the near Ypres, Belgium that were being held by the University of Saskatchewan’s records as being a 3rd Canadian Division. The attack kicked off at law student when he enlisted. about 0830 with an artillery attack. Then, after pounding the Canadian positions for hours the Kisbey’s cousin, Private Robert Sifton Turriff, Germans detonated four mines just short of the was killed on 15 September 1916. The young Canadian trenches at Mont Sorrel at 1300. The men enlisted with the 38th Battalion shortly after German Army then advanced in waves and each other and served together with PPCLI. took the high ground. The 3rd Division was devastated, but PPCLI held the flank or 24 hours under heavy enemy fire before being forced with withdraw. Kisbey and fellow Saskatche- wan law student Private Lawrence Homer were among the 150 members of PPCLI that were lost at Sanctuary Wood.

Circumstances of Casualty Card The Commander of the 3rd Division, Ontario lawyer Major General Malcolm Smith Mercer, CB, was among the Canadians killed during the Battle of Mont Sorrel.

Kisbey has no known grave and he is commem- orated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in Belgium. He was 20 years old when he died.

Menin Gate Memorial Kisbey is not listed on Law Society of Saskatch-