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Murdoch Ryan MacMillan

In memory of:

Private Murdoch Ryan MacMillan

June 22, 1954
Inverness, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Military Service


Service Number:

SF-58908

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Royal Canadian Regiment

Citation(s):

War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (Korea), Korea Medal and United Nations Service Medal Korea

Additional Information


Born:

January 1, 1926
Marble Mountain, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

September 27, 1944
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Son of Robert William and Hilda Ann (née Dowsey) MacMillan. Husband of Barbara (née MacInnis) MacMillan of Marble Mountain, Nova Scotia. Father of Murdoch, LeRoy, Murlaine and Diane and Gordon.

Brother of Walter, Alex, Angus, Ida, Elsie, Ruth and Private Robert Gordon MacMillan, who died while serving with the Royal Canadian Regiment.

Commemorated on the Wall of Remembrance.

Commemorated on Page 45 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

MALAGAWATCH CEMETERY
Nova Scotia, Canada

Grave Reference:

Section 1954, South Grave, Lot 3

Location:

Malagawatch, South Side River, Denys, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Digital Collection

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  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Photo of Murdoch MacMillian
  • Memorial Plaque– Memorial plaques for Private Murdoch Ryan MacMillan, Corporal Neil Thorold Macleod, Private Harry Blake MacEachron and Private Leonard Francis MacDougall on the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario.
  • Memorial– A section of the Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton, Ontario. The memorial consists of a central section and 13 other sections containing memorial plaques for each of the 516 Canadian service men who died while serving with the Canadian Forces in the United Nations operations in Korea. It was erected by the Korea Veterans Association of Canada and was dedicated on July 27, 1997.
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Left Part
  • Inscription– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Centre Part
  • Memorial– Central Section of Korea Veterans National Wall of Remembrance Right Part

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