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Military service
Service number:
R/209012
Age:
19
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
115 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Death:
April 19, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
48. G. 10.
Additional information
Son of James and Catherine Macmillan, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Digital gallery of Sergeant William James MacMillan
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Grave marker
Photo provided by The Commonwealth Roll Of Honour Project. Volunteers Mike and Dale Symmonds -
Newspaper Clipping
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial Plaque
The memorial at De La Salle College (Oaklands) Toronto to the former students killed in the Second World War -
Photo of William James MacMillan
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Service Book
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Correspondence
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Attestation paper
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Correspondence
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Attestation paper
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Photo of William James MacMillan
Photograph of Sgt. McMillan discovered at a yard sale by cousin Neil McCarney Jr, Gananoque. -
Memorial
Sergeant William James MacMillan is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Sergeant William James MacMillan is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Gananoque Remembers
Gananoque, Ontario is a small town situated on the St. Lawrence River in the heart of 1,000 Islands. It is one of hundreds of communities throughout Canada with war memorials which commemorate more than 110,000 men and women who lost their lives during both world wars. Over a thousand citizens from Gananoque and surounding areas served in the navy, army, or air force: 83 lost their lives in parts of Canada, and in the battlefields of Europe. Among the dead of Gananoque include a 15 year old solider, a father of ten, four sets of brothers and a Victoria Cross winner. <P> Today the town cenotaph lists the names of those who died and few citizens are aware of their family backgrounds or their circumstances of their deaths. Geraldine Chase of Gannaoque and Bill Beswetherick of Kingston believed it was necessary to collect this information and perpetuate their sacrifices.<P> Gananoque Remembers book is a tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom.<P> -
Memorial Page
William J. MacMillan is honoured on page 165 and 166 of the <i>Gananoque Remembers</i> booklet, published on January 31, 2005. -
Memorial Page 2
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Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram April 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James MacMillan
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James MacMillan
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James MacMillan
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James MacMillan
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James MacMillan
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James MacMillan
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James MacMillan
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James MacMillan
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William James MacMillan
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 375 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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