Jan 23, 1897

Born at Sydney Nova Scotia Canada

May 28, 1917

Attested into the Divisional Signalling Company at Fort William Ontario 

Ø      Number 2265579

Ø      Next of kin given as Mrs I MacMillan (mother) of 202 North Harold St., Fort William Ontario

Ø      Previous occupation given as Student

o       Later stated to be Clerk

Ø      No previous military experience given

Ø      Religion given as Roman Catholic

Jun 5, 1917

Particulars of Family Form filed: 

Ø      Father alive – Mr DV MacMillan of 202 North Harold St., Fort William Ontario

Ø      Mother alive – I MacMillan of 202 North Harold St., Fort William Ontario

Ø      Single

Ø      No children

Nov 24, 1917

Embarked the SS Megantic at Halifax Nova Scotia

Dec 7, 1917

Disembarked at Liverpool England

Dec 8, 1917

TOS (Taken On Strength) the CETD (Canadian Engineers Training Depot) at Seaford

Dec 19, 1917

TOS 7^th Reserve Battalion at Seaford

Feb 15, 1918

TOS 6^th Reserve Battalion at Seaford

Apr 11, 1918

Posted to the PPCLI

Apr 12, 1918

Arrived at 3^rd CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in France and TOS PPCLI

Apr 15, 1918

Arrived at CCRC (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) at Le Havre

Jun 5, 1918

Transferred to 21^st Battalion

Jun 8, 1918

Joined 21^st Battalion in the field 

The following is from the 21^st Battalion War Diary:

 “A draft of twenty Other Ranks arrived from the 3^rd Divisional Wing, CCRC.  These Other Ranks had been despatched from England as reinforcements for Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.” 

Aug 28, 1918

Suffered effects of gas shell and admitted to 8 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) then transferred to the CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)

Aug 30, 1918

Transferred to No 3 Canadian General Hospital at Boulogne

Sep 21, 1918

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Cambrai

Admitted to 3^rd Western General Hospital at Cardiff England 

Posted to EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot)

while in hospital

Oct 7, 1918

Transferred to Woodcote Park Military Hospital at Epsom

Oct 16, 1918

Discharged and placed On Command to 1^st CCD (Canadian Casualty Depot)

Nov 14, 1918

Ceases to be attached and proceeded to 6^th Reserve Battalion and is TOS

Dec 3, 1918

On Command to MD (Military District) No 10 at Kimmel Park pending return to Canada

Dec 12, 1918

Embarked the SS Regina at Liverpool

TOS #10 MD

Dec 20, 1918

Disembarked at Halifax Nova Scotia and granted 14 days leave with subsistence prior to proceeding to MD #10 Sub Depot at Port Arthur Ontario

Jan 31, 1919

Discharged at Port Arthur Ontario 

Ø      Proposed residence on discharge – 202 North Harold St., Fort William Ontario

Sep 28, 1921

British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to 202 North Harold St., Fort William Ontario 

Note that the medals card lists his unit as PPCLI and I assume that is the unit inscribed on the medals