Sergeant Hugh Millar
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1899-02-23
Place of birth: Rothsay Scotland
Next of kin: William Millar, Father, 3 Hopeton Street, Gourock, Scotland.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Miner.
Address:
Cobalt, Ontario.
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-08-07
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 501111
Highest Rank:
Sergeant
(9th Battalion, Canadian Engineers)
Rank detail
- Sapper (Army). 1915-11-08 ?
- Sergeant, 9th Battalion, Canadian Engineers, Canadian Engineers (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Gourock War Memorial, Gourock, Scotland.
Awards
Military Medal
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 587107
LAC ID:
187743
Service file: B6185-S033
Uploader's Notes:
This man had previously served for 1 year in the 12th York Rangers.
There is no actual account or mention of this man's death but the battalion were working in the vicinity of Boves at the start of August preparing the way for an allied push eastwards towards Hangard. Boves is situated about 6 miles south east of Amiens. While the work was going on the engineers were being shelled by the enemy who were quite close by.
believed to be Commemorated as "H. Miller" on cenotaph, Cobalt, Ontario
Uploader's Research notes: Info from the attestation papers and this man is also on the CWGC site. Info also from 9th battalion Canadian Engineers war diary. [Sapper Army Canadian Engineers No. 1 Tunnelling Company Sergeant Army Canadian Engineers 9th Battalion, Canadian Engineers Military Medal ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2011-04-20