Soldier Record
Andrew McMillan
Contributed by: George Reid, on 2008-11-04
| Rank | |
|---|---|
| First Name | Andrew |
| Surname | McMillan |
| Year of Birth | 1882 |
| Year of Death | 1959 |
| Regiment | Seaforth Highlanders |
| Place of Wartime Residence | Bonnybridge, Stirling and Falkirk |
Andrew's Story
My Grandfather served with 1st Seaforths (8428 Pte) in India and trained as Mounted Infantry at Bangalore in 1903.
Served with Mounted Infantry in Somaliland 1903 - 1904.
Discharged from 2nd Seaforths at Edinburgh in September 1908.
Recalled to 2nd Seaforths 23 August 1914.
He was at the Somme in 1916. Transferred to Royal Engineers (156462) 1 June 1916 and served with 252 Tunneling Coy for rest of war which he survived.
My first memories of him were when I was about 4 at beginning of WW2 when he was Head Air Raid Warden in our village and he taught me aircraft recognition in the wardens headquarters!
No additional memories have been submitted