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Mar 17, 1892
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Born in Scarborough, Tobago, British West Indies
(now Trinadad, Tobago)
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Nov 23, 1916
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Attested into the 254th Battalion CEF
in Belleville, Ontario
Ø Number 1093039
Ø Next of kin given as Mary
Miller, mother, Cinnamon Hill, Tobago, British West Indies
Ø Previous occupation given as
Street Car Conductor
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
The battalion trained in the Belleville, Ontario
area
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Mar 15, 1917
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Medical Board in Belleville states that
Ø His only identification marks
stated as “Colored”
Ø Has deficient chest expansion
Ø Seems to be a man who would be
subject to Tuberculosis, although in good health at present
Ø He is not likely to stand the
strain of service
Ø The board recommends that he
be discharged
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May 16, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in Belleville, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Acting
Sergeant
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 123 Denison Ave., Toronto, Ontario
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May 17, 1917
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Attested into the 254th Battalion CEF
in Belleville, Ontario
Ø Number 1093431
Ø Next of kin given as Mary
Miller, mother, Cinnamon Hill, Tobago, British West Indies
Ø Previous occupation given as
Bookkeeper
Ø Previous military experience
given as 6 months in 254th Battalion CEF
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Appointed to the rank of
Acting Sergeant
Ø Posted to the Headquarters
Section to be employed as Orderly Room Sergeant
Noted on his medical as “Coloured”
The battalion trained in the Belleville, Ontario
area
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May 29, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the 6th
Reserve Battalion to continue training.
He was reduced to the rank of Private and posted
to “G” Company
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Jun 14, 1917
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Medical exam in Seaford notes that he has an
“excitable heart”
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Nov 14, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Nov 17, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Calonne Ricouart, France
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Nov 24, 1917
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Miller joined the 21st Battalion east of Vimy Ridge, France
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Dec 1, 1917
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Attached to the 182nd Company, Royal
Engineers for duty
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Dec 21, 1917
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Rejoined the 21st Battalion in Auchy
au Bois, France from the Royal Engineers
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Mar 4, 1918
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Ebenezer Horatio Miller was killed when the Germans mounted a
raid on the front line on the outskirts of Lens, France and was buried in the
Aix Noulette Communal Cemetery, Aix Noulette, France
Following the end of the war, the British War Medal, Victory
Medal, Memorial Cross, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) ands Scroll were sent to his
mother, Mrs. Mary A. Miller, Cinnamon Hill, St. Georges, Tobago, British West
Indies
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