Milligan, Henry Linton: Major (Distinguished Service Order, MID)

Digitized Service Record

Source: War Diary.

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Distinguished Service Order per London Gazette no. 29886, January 1, 1917. Mentioned in Dispatches per London Gazette no. 29890, January 4, 1917.

During World War One he was promoted to Lt. Colonel and was one of the commanders of the 18th. Battalion. He died in London on July 1, 1941.

Mrs. H.L. Milligan, wife of Lieut.-Colonel Milligan, in command of the 18th Battalion at the front, died at Victoria Hospital, London, Ont., following an operation.

Summary of Service for Lt.-Col Henry Linton Milligan, DSO, MID.

Date	Event	Remarks
April 8, 1872	Born	Dumfries, Scotland.
October 19, 1914	Enlists	Enlists with the 18th Battalion CEF. He is the rank of Major and has 17-years total military experience. 7-years with the 7th Fusiliers (Great Britain?) and 8-years with the 26th Regiment, Canadian Militia. He is married to Mrs. Ellie M. Milligan who is residing at 865 Waterloo Street, London, Ontario. He is an accountant by profession. The attestation papers, as for all officers of the 18th, are completed at West Sandling Camp, Kent, England.   He is 43-years old. He stands 5’8.5” tall and weighs 170 pounds.   It is noted that he worked for the McClary Manufacturing Company before the war.   He is the executive officer (2 IC) of the Battalion.
December 1914	Separations Allowance	Separation Allowance of $50.00 per month to wife and later to 2 surviving children held in trust after his wife dies September 21, 1916.
April 1915	Assigns Pay	Assigns pay of $50.00 per month to his wife. This is later changed to in trust to H.L. Milligan held at The London Western Trust Company.
April 18, 1915	Unit Sails	18th Battalion sails from Halifax, Nova Scotia for England.
April 29, 1915	Unit Arrives	Unit arrives Avonmouth and entrains for West Sandling Camp, arriving this date. Begins training for active duty.
September 15, 1915	Arrives in France	Arrives in France with 18th Battalion.
January 17, 1916	Granted Leave	Granted 8-days leave.
May 19, 1916	Granted Leave	Granted 8-days leave to Scotland.
July 8, 1916	Appointed	Appointed temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and becomes officer commanding the 18th Battalion.
September 21, 1916	Wife Dies	His wife had been ill for some time and had an operation for her condition, but she died from shock.
September 28, 1916	Wounded	Wounded slightly and remained on duty from this date until October 3, 1916.
October 9, 1916	Transferred	Transferred to H.Q. Canadian Training Division, Shorncliffe for the purpose of being granted leave to Canada.
October 10, 1916	Granted Leave	Granted leave to England and permission to proceed to Canada without public expense.
October 14, 1916	Leave to Canada
December 14, 1916	Was to Return from Leave
January 1, 1917	Awarded DSO	Per London Gazette no. 29886, January 1, 1917.
January 4, 1917	MID	MID per London Gazette no. 29890, January 4, 1917
February 14, 1917	Leave Extended
March 30, 1917	Leave Extended
May 9, 1917	SOS	SOS and retained in Canada.
May 7, 1918	Appointed	Appointed OC of the 1st Battalion Canadian Garrison Regiment.
March 29, 1919	Attached	Attached to Clearing Service Command.
July 28, 1919	TOS	TOS to No. 1 MD, London, Ontario.
August 1, 1919	Discharged	Discharged at London, Ontario. He is shown to have served, “…with the 18th Battalion., General List., H.Q. Canadian Training Division., 1st Battalion, Canadian Garrison Regiment, and Clearing Services Command.
May 30, 1928	Address Card Update	Latest address reported as 22 Arthur Street, Brantford, Ontario.
July 1, 1941	Deceased	Place of burial unknown.

Acronyms

AWL	Absent Without Leave: Generally, a soldier would be deducted 1-days pay for every day absent. In some cases, the soldier would be confined to barracks. Sometimes it was a combination of both.
A Classification	Medical Board Classification that determined your fitness for duty. A1, A2, A3 and A4 were assigned to different units with the expectation that these men would be able to serve with active combat units. See this link for more information.
B Classification	Medical Board Classification that determined your fitness for duty. B1, B2, and B3 were assigned to different service units such as railway and forestry corps. See this link for more information.
D Classification	See this link for more information.
CAMC	Canadian Army Medical Corp
CB	Confined to Barracks: a punishment for minor infractions.
CCD	Casualty Convalescent Depot: a depot at a base where men, in their final stages of convalescing, would be prepared for duty depending on their rating.
CCH	Casualty Clearing Hospital
CCRC	Canadian Corps Reserve Camp
CCS	Casualty Clearing Station: this facility was attached to rail transportation from the front to hospitals on the coast of France
CDC	Canadian Dispatch Camp
CFA	Canadian Field Ambulance/Canadian Field Artillery. Most common usage would be Canadian Field Ambulance.
DAH	Disorderly Action of the Heart
DRS	Divisional Rest Station
DSO	Distinguished Service Order
GSW	Gun Shot Wound – this was a generic term for all projectile penetrating wounds.
In the Field	This term relates to a soldier arriving at an active-duty unit after transporting from England, to France, and then to his duty assignment. The routing varied from soldier to soldier and could take 2-3 days to several months.
MD	Military District
PUO	Pyrexia of Unknown Origin: This was a term used for any illness that could not clearly be identified and typically was related to influenza symptoms.
SOS	Struck Off Strength
TOS	Taken On Strength
CAMC	Canadian Army Medical Corp
CCH	Casualty Clearing Hospital
CFA	Canadian Field Ambulance
DRS	Divisional Rest Station
GSW	Gun Shot Wound – this was a generic term for all projectile penetrating wounds.
MID	Mentioned in Despatches
MD	Military District
PUO	Pyrexia of Unknown Origin
SOS	Struck Off Strength
TOS	Taken On Strength
WORD	Western Ontario Regimental Depot

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