Harry McMillan


Sep 25, 1894

Born in Liverpool, England

 

Nov 7, 1914

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.

 

May 6, 1915

Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec

 

 

May 15, 1915

Disembarked in Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training

 

Jun 4, 1915

Admitted to the Moore Barracks Hospital in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)

 

Jun 7, 1915

Transferred to the St. Martins Plain Tent Hospital

 

Jun 28, 1915

Discharged to duty from hospital

 

Jul 3, 1915

Forfeited 3 days pay for being absent

 

Jul 4, 1915

Admitted to the St. Martins Plain Tent Hospital for additional treatment for his Gonorrhea infection

 

Jul 12, 1915

Discharged to duty from hospital

 

Jul 20, 1915

Admitted to hospital Admitted to the St. Martins Plain Tent Hospital for additional treatment for his Gonorrhea infection

 

Aug 31, 1915

Forfeited 1 day’s pay for being absent

Discharged to duty from hospital

 

Sep 2, 1915

Posted to the Depot Company

 

Sep 14, 1915

Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone

 

 

Sep 15, 1915

Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer

 

Oct 15, 1915

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

 

Nov 14, 1915

Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Rheumatism with Sciatica. 

 

Nov 15, 1915

He was moved into the No. 6 Canadian Field Ambulance Division Rest Station at Loker, Belgium

 

Nov 21, 1915

Discharged to duty from the rest station

 

Nov 28, 1915

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.

 

Nov 29, 1915

Transferred via the No. 1 AT (Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 13 General Hospital in Boulogne, France

 

Dec 12, 1915

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

 

Dec 31, 1915

Transferred to the Hillingdon House Convalescent Hospital in Uxbridge

 

Jan 3, 1916

Transferred to the West Cliff Canadian Eye and Ear Hospital in Folkestone

 

Jan 8, 1916

Discharged to duty, but to continue treatment as an Out-Patient for 2 weeks

 

Jan 25, 1916

Admitted to the Shorncliffe Military Hospital for additional treatment of his Gonorrhea infection

 

Jan 29, 1916

Transferred to the Barnwell Military Hospital in Cambridge

 

Mar 2, 1916

Discharged to duty from hospital

 

Apr 10, 1916

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

 

May 6, 1916

Admitted to the Cherry Hinton Military Hospital in Cambridge for additional treatment of his Gonorrhea infection

 

Jun 1, 1916

Discharged to duty from hospital

 

Jun 20, 1916

Transferred to the CCAC (Casualty Assembly Centre) and remained attached to the 6th Reserve Battalion for permanent Base Duty. 

 

Jan 4, 1917

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

 

Mar 10, 1917

Transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot but remained attached to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford

 

Nov 20, 1917

Ceased to be attached to the reserve battalion on being admitted to the Connaught Hospital in Aldershot for additional treatment of his Gonorrhea infection

 

Jan 8, 1918

Discharged from hospital and posted to the Depot Company of the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in Seaford

 

Feb 8, 1918

Attached to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford

 

Mar 7, 1918

Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada

 

Apr 8, 1918

Embarked the SS Mauritania in Liverpool

 

 

Apr 15, 1918

Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario

 

Apr 22, 1918

Taken On Strength the Military District No. 3 Casualty Company at Fort Henry, Kingston, Ontario

 

May 16, 1918

Transferred to the No. 3 Battalion Canadian Garrison Regiment in Kingston

 

May 28, 1918

Transferred to the #3 AMC (Army Medical Corps) Training Depot in Kingston

 

Jun 15, 1918

Transferred to the Petawawa Camp

 

Aug 6, 1918

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

 

Oct 16, 1918

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

 


Return to Tribute list

Home

Contact