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Jul 28, 1894
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Born in Hennigar, Nova Scotia to Hennigar and
Mary Ann (nee Kenty) Miller
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Sep 3, 1915
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Attested into the 64th Battalion CEF
in Sussex, New Brunswick
Ø Number 469899
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
Annie Miller, mother, Hennigar, Nova Scotia
Ø Previous occupation given as
Cap Cutter
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
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Jan 10, 1916
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Appointed to the provisional rank of
Corporal. This was later changed to
read Acting Corporal
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Mar 2, 1916
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Admitted to the Station Hospital in Halifax with
a diagnosis that reads Pediculosis, a Lice infestation
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Mar 4, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Mar 31, 1916
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Embarked the SS Adriatic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Apr 9, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to the East Sandling camp
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Jul 6, 1916
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Transferred to the 40th Reserve
Battalion in Shorncliffe to continue training
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Jul 12, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Jul 14, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 76 reinforcements from
England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
Reverted to the rank of Private on arrival
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Aug 8, 1916
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After leaving the base depot he joined the 2nd
Canadian Entrenching Battalion in the Halifax Camp near Brandhoek, Belgium
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Aug 22, 1916
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After leaving the entrenching battalion, Private
Miller joined the 21st Battalion resting in the Quebec Camp near
Poperinge, Belgium
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Sep 15, 1916
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During the 21st Battalion’s capture of
the sugar factory south of Courcelette, France, Private Miller received a
wound to his left foot when an artillery shell exploded nearby and a piece of
the shell casing hit him. He was
evacuated to a nearby field ambulance for first aid before being transported
to a casualty clearing station where surgery was performed to remove shell
fragments
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Sep 16, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 9 General Hospital in
Rouen
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Sep 17, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Maheno
On arrival in England he was admitted to the No.
2 Southern General Hospital in Bristol where additional surgery was performed
to remove bone and leather fragments from the wound
Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Dec 19, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Bear Wood, Wokingham
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Feb 2, 1917
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Embarked the SS Missanabie in Liverpool
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Feb 11, 1917
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Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick
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Feb 12, 1917
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Medical Board in Saint John, New Brunswick notes
Ø Note is made of the shrapnel
injury and previous treatment
Ø Patient is unable to bear
weight on the ball of his left foot on account of pain
Ø Limited movement of toes of
left foot
Ø Disability is considered
permanent
Ø Board recommends he be sent
home with sick leave for 1 month then be re-examined
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Mar 22, 1917
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Medical Board at the Halifax Military Hospital
notes
Ø Patient has not fully
recovered from the wound to his left foot
Ø There is limited flexing of
toes and man walks with a limp
Ø Board recommends a 2 month
extension to his sick leave
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Jul 1, 1917
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Taken On Strength “B” Unit, MHCC (Military
Hospital Commission of Canada) in Halifax
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Sep 28, 1917
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Admitted to the Pine Hill Military Convalescent
Hospital in Halifax
Notes on admission
Ø Patient suffers from shrapnel
wound to left foot and Chronic Otitis Media, a middle ear infection
Ø There is some limitation of
movement of left foot
Ø Man walks with a slight limp
Ø Both ear drums are perforated
and draining
Ø Disability determined to be
20% and permanent
Ø No further treatment is
recommended
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Dec 6, 1917
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To be treated as an out patient of the Pine Hill
Hospital pending discharge from the service
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Dec 31, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ø Rank on discharge Corporal
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø No address on discharge given
Following the end of the war, the British War
Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Hennigar, Nova Scotia
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Apr 13, 1954
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Wentworth Chauncy Miller died and was buried in
the Maplewood Cemetery, Windsor, Nova Scotia
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