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Sep 25, 1894
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Born in Liverpool, England
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Nov 7, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59736 (temporary number 209)
Ø Next of kin given as Peter McMillan, father, Salisbury St.,
Liverpool, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Fireman
o Later noted as Machinist
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Posted to “B” Company
o This was later reorganized into “A” Company
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport, England and the
battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue
training
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Jun 4, 1915
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks Hospital in
Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
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Jun 7, 1915
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Transferred to the St. Martins Plain Tent
Hospital
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Jun 28, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jul 3, 1915
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Forfeited 3 days pay for being absent
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Jul 4, 1915
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Admitted to the St. Martins Plain Tent Hospital
for additional treatment for his Gonorrhea infection
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Jul 12, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jul 20, 1915
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Admitted to hospital Admitted to the St. Martins
Plain Tent Hospital for additional treatment for his Gonorrhea infection
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Aug 31, 1915
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for being absent
Discharged to duty from hospital
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Sep 2, 1915
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Posted to the Depot Company
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the battalion
proceeded to St. Omer
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Oct 15, 1915
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Sentenced to 5 days Field Punishment No. 2 for
being absent from the 1:45 pm parade.
It should be pointed out that the battalion was forming up in La
Clytte, Belgium to march into the trenches to relieve the 20th
Battalion at the front. There were 21
other men absent at the same time and received the same punishment
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Nov 14, 1915
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Rheumatism with Sciatica.
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Nov 15, 1915
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He was moved into the No. 6 Canadian Field
Ambulance Division Rest Station at Loker, Belgium
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Nov 21, 1915
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Discharged to duty from the rest station
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Nov 28, 1915
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While in the front line trench south of Ypres,
Belgium, the battalion came under an artillery barrage and Private McMillan
suffered a concussion from the explosion of one of those shells and he was admitted
to the No. 6 Canadian Field Ambulance for first aid before being transported
to the nearby casualty clearing station while still unconscious. His right ear drum had been ruptured and
was bleeding.
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Nov 29, 1915
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Transferred via the No. 1 AT (Ambulance Train) and admitted to
the No. 13 General Hospital in Boulogne, France
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Dec 12, 1915
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St.
Denis
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Duchess of Connaught Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Taplow
Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion for pay purposes while in hospital
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Dec 31, 1915
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Transferred to the Hillingdon House Convalescent
Hospital in Uxbridge
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Jan 3, 1916
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Transferred to the West Cliff Canadian Eye and
Ear Hospital in Folkestone
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Jan 8, 1916
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Discharged to duty, but to continue treatment as
an Out-Patient for 2 weeks
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Jan 25, 1916
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Admitted to the Shorncliffe Military Hospital for
additional treatment of his Gonorrhea infection
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Jan 29, 1916
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Transferred to the Barnwell Military Hospital in
Cambridge
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Mar 2, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Apr 10, 1916
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Sentenced to 2 days Field Punishment No. 2 for
committing a nuisance by giving the wrong name to Military Police and
forfeited 2 day’s pay
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May 6, 1916
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Admitted to the Cherry Hinton Military Hospital
in Cambridge for additional treatment of his Gonorrhea infection
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Jun 1, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jun 20, 1916
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Transferred to the CCAC (Casualty Assembly
Centre) and remained attached to the 6th Reserve Battalion for
permanent Base Duty.
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Jan 4, 1917
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Transferred to the newly formed 6th
Reserve Battalion in West Sandling.
Shortly after the formation of the battalion, it was moved to Seaford
to train reinforcements for the front
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Mar 10, 1917
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Transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot but remained attached to the 6th Reserve Battalion in
Seaford
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Nov 20, 1917
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Ceased to be attached to the reserve battalion on
being admitted to the Connaught Hospital in Aldershot for additional treatment
of his Gonorrhea infection
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Jan 8, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and posted to the Depot
Company of the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in Seaford
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Feb 8, 1918
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Attached to the 6th Reserve Battalion
in Seaford
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Mar 7, 1918
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in
Buxton pending return to Canada
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Apr 8, 1918
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Embarked the SS Mauritania in Liverpool
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Apr 15, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario
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Apr 22, 1918
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Taken On Strength the Military District No. 3
Casualty Company at Fort Henry, Kingston, Ontario
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May 16, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 3 Battalion Canadian
Garrison Regiment in Kingston
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May 28, 1918
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Transferred to the #3 AMC (Army Medical Corps)
Training Depot in Kingston
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Jun 15, 1918
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Transferred to the Petawawa Camp
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Aug 6, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Perth, Ontario
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Oct 16, 1918
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Harry McMillan died in Deloro, Ontario of
Influenza and was buried in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Marmora, Ontario
Following the end of the war, the Plaque (Dead
Man’s Penny), Scroll, 1914-15 Star, British War Memorial and Victory Medals
were sent to Miss Kathleen McCaffrey, RR No. 2, Perth, Ontario
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