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Aug 10, 1885
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Born in Ayr, Scotland to Samuel and Isabella (nee
Shaw) Milby
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Apr 2, 1910
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Embarked the SS Hesperian in Glasgow
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Apr 11, 1910
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 30, 1911
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Married to Lillian “Lilly” Watson in
Peterborough, Ontario
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Nov 16, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59659 (temporary number 449)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Lillian Milby, wife, Clarady Post
Office, McGill St., Peterborough, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Telegraphist
Ø Previous military experience given as 3rd Dragoons in
Peterborough, 4 years in the Cameron Highlanders, and 4 years in the 6th
Mounted Rifles with service in South Africa
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to “D” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Dec 1, 1914
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Appointed as the provisional Corporal in the
Signals Section
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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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Jul 1, 1915
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Confirmed in the rank of Corporal with effect
December 1, 1914
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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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Mar 20, 1916
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Granted 9 days leave
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Apr 6, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 1 Northumberland Field
Ambulance with an accidental abrasion to his Left Knee and discharged the
same day after being treated
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Jun 20, 1916
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Promoted to the rank of Sergeant
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Nov 7, 1916
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While putting up telephone wire in an area west of Lens, France,
Sergeant Milby fell on his back and was evacuated to a nearby field ambulance
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Nov 9, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 6 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) with a bruised
spine and 2 broken ribs that were a result of an accidental fall
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Nov 14, 1916
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Transferred via the No. 26 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 4 General Hospital in Camiers, France and the
diagnosis was changed to read Subluxation of the Chondral Margin and crushed
ribs
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Nov 24, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Newhaven
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the 3rd
Australian General Hospital in Brighton
Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jan 8, 1917
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Transferred to the Hillingdon House Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Uxbridge
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Mar 10, 1917
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Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regiment
Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
He remained in hospital and employed as an
assistant Gym Instructor in a light duty capacity
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Apr 13, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and attached to the 3rd
CCD (Canadian Command Depot) for physical conditioning at the St. Leonard’s
Hospital
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Jun 14, 1917
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Discharged from St. Leonard’s Hospital and
transferred to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Jul 7, 1917
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Transferred to the CETD (Canadian Engineering Training
Depot) in Crowborough
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Nov 22, 1917
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Transferred to the CSS (Canadian School of
Signals) in Seaford
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Jul 8, 1918
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Admitted to the Canadian Hospital in Etchinghill,
Lyminge with a diagnosis that reads VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
Transferred to the Canadian Engineers Regimental
Depot for pay purposes while in hospital
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Nov 21, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and transferred to the
Canadian School of Signals in Seaford
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Dec 16, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 1 CERB Canadian Engineers
Reserve Battalion) in Seaford
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Feb 8, 1919
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Transferred to the Military District No. 3 Wing
in Kinmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada
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Feb 20, 1919
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Embarked the SS Lapland in Liverpool
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Mar 1, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario and Taken On Strength the No. 3 District Depot
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Mar 5, 1919
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Granted leave until March 18, 1919
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Mar 23, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Sergeant
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 90936
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Braidwood Ave., Peterborough, Ontario
Following his discharge, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him c/o the Clarady Post
Office, Peterborough, Ontario
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Apr 9, 1940
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James Milby died in his home at 212 Park St. S.,
Peterborough, Ontario of Cancer of the Larynx and was buried in the Little
Lake Cemetery, Peterborough
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James Milby is
remembered on the Peterborough, Ontario Memorial Wall
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