Private Alexander John Millar
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Millar,
Alexander John
Date of birth: 1893-09-18
Place of birth: Todmorden Ontario Canada
Next of kin: John Brown Millar, father. Clayburn, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Brickmaker
Address:
Clayburn, British Columbia
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-10-29
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Nine Elms British Cemetery (Belgium), VII. F. 4.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 791109
Highest Rank:
Private
(47th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Passchendaele
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 137152
LAC ID:
192155
Service file: B6172-S009
Uploader's Notes:
Son of John Brown Millar and Elizabeth Helen Millar of Clayburn, British Columbia
previous service-104th Regt
Date of death and burial in Nine Elms Cemetery indicate he was killed during the Battle of Passchendaele. Both he and his parents lived in Clayburn not Mission City. Local history books and his Attestation Paper confirm this. (PWS 2016 11 18)
Uploader's Research notes: 131st Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 131st Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-05-25