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Jan 23, 1897
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Born at Sydney Nova Scotia Canada
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May 28, 1917
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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
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Jun 5, 1917
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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
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Nov 24, 1917
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Embarked the SS Megantic at Halifax Nova
Scotia
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Dec 7, 1917
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Disembarked at Liverpool England
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Dec 8, 1917
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TOS (Taken On Strength) the CETD (Canadian
Engineers Training Depot) at Seaford
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Dec 19, 1917
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TOS 7th Reserve Battalion at
Seaford
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Feb 15, 1918
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TOS 6th Reserve Battalion at
Seaford
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Apr 11, 1918
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Posted to the PPCLI
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Apr 12, 1918
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Arrived at 3rd CBD (Canadian Base
Depot) in France and TOS PPCLI
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Apr 15, 1918
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Arrived at CCRC (Canadian Corps Reinforcement
Camp) at Le Havre
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Jun 5, 1918
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Transferred to 21st Battalion
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Jun 8, 1918
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Joined 21st Battalion in the field
The following is
from the 21st Battalion War Diary:
“A
draft of twenty Other Ranks arrived from the 3rd Divisional Wing, CCRC. These Other Ranks had been despatched from England
as reinforcements for Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.”
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Aug 28, 1918
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Suffered effects of gas shell and admitted to
8 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) then transferred to the CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)
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Aug 30, 1918
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Transferred to No 3 Canadian General Hospital
at Boulogne
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Sep 21, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Cambrai
Admitted to 3rd Western General
Hospital at Cardiff England
Posted to EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot)
while in hospital
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Oct 7, 1918
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Transferred to Woodcote Park Military Hospital
at Epsom
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Oct 16, 1918
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Discharged and placed On Command to 1st
CCD (Canadian Casualty Depot)
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Nov 14, 1918
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Ceases to be attached and proceeded to 6th
Reserve Battalion and is TOS
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Dec 3, 1918
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On Command to MD (Military District) No 10 at
Kimmel Park pending return to Canada
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Dec 12, 1918
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Embarked the SS Regina at Liverpool
TOS #10 MD
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Dec 20, 1918
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Disembarked at Halifax Nova Scotia and granted
14 days leave with subsistence prior to proceeding to MD #10 Sub Depot at Port Arthur
Ontario
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Jan 31, 1919
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Discharged at Port Arthur Ontario
Ø Proposed residence on discharge – 202 North Harold St., Fort
William Ontario
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Sep 28, 1921
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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
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