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Alexander Miln

In memory of:

Major Alexander Miln

November 18, 1916

Military Service

Age:

38

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

75th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

December 11, 1877
Glasgow, Scotland

Enlistment:

July 23, 1915
Toronto, Ontario

Commemorated on Page 136 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

I. H. 28.

Location:

Miraumont is a village about 14.5 kilometres north-north-east of Albert and the Cemetery is some 3 kilometres south of the village on the east side of the road to Courcelette (D107). The ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY is signposted in the centre of Miraumont.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– The Golden Book : The Military Institute, 1927 (Toronto : University of Toronto Press);

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    Memorial – The Golden Book : The Military Institute, 1927 (Toronto : University of Toronto Press);
  • Memorial– The Golden Book : The Military Institute, 1927 (Toronto : University of Toronto Press);

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    Memorial
    Memorial – The Golden Book : The Military Institute, 1927 (Toronto : University of Toronto Press);
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram December 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– From the Toronto Telegram June 1919. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – From the Toronto Telegram June 1919. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Circumstances of death registers– Canada War Graves Registration File image capture of entry for Alexander Miln explaining circumstances of death

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    Circumstances of death registers
    Circumstances of death registers – Canada War Graves Registration File image capture of entry for Alexander Miln explaining circumstances of death
  • Photo of Alexander Miln

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    Photo of Alexander Miln
    Photo of Alexander Miln
  • Photo of Alexander Miln

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    Photo of Alexander Miln
    Photo of Alexander Miln
  • Newspaper Clipping

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    Newspaper Clipping
  • St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church– Front Entrance of St. Andrew's Presbyterian

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    St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
    St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church – Front Entrance of St. Andrew's Presbyterian
  • Memorial Plaque– Memorial Plaque located inside St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, King Street West at Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – Memorial Plaque located inside St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, King Street West at Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario
  • Royal Canadian Yacht Club Memorial– The Royal Canadian Yacht Club World War One Memorial, Toronto, Ontario. Images of the 1926 unveiling ceremony and the names listed on the side panels of the sun dial memorial. This unveiling and the photographs were presented in a special edition booklet entitled "In Memoriam 1914-1918".

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    Royal Canadian Yacht Club Memorial
    Royal Canadian Yacht Club Memorial – The Royal Canadian Yacht Club World War One Memorial, Toronto, Ontario. Images of the 1926 unveiling ceremony and the names listed on the side panels of the sun dial memorial. This unveiling and the photographs were presented in a special edition booklet entitled "In Memoriam 1914-1918".
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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