The First World War
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Captain Rupert Murray Millett, M.C.
Soldiers of the First World War database entry - R.M. Millett
Lieut. Rupert Murray Millett, M.C.
Captain Rupert Murray Millett, M.C. (1918)
Service:
- Prior service:
- 75th Regiment, 1 year
- C.O.T.C., 4 weeks
- Royal School of Infantry (Halifax), 6 months
- Attested for service as a Private with the 4th University Company, C.E.F., on 20 Oct 1915, regimental number 475482
- Lieutenant's Course, Royal School of Infantry, Halifax, 6 Sept to 16 Oct 1915
- Gazetted, 25 Jan 1916
- Arrived in France, 8 May 1916
- With 8th Canadian Infantry Battalion until 18 May 1916
- Wounded Ypres, 18 May 1916
- Courses:
- C.M.S. Shorncliffe, 3 months; Passed distinguished in 5 of 7 subjects, Apr 1916
- Bombing Course, C.M.S., Aug 1916
- 3 days Gas Course, Div. School Bramshott
- 10 days Field Engineering Course, Div. School Bramshott
- 2 weeks Machine Gun Tactics Course, Mar 1917
- 1st Army School, Jul-Aug 1917
- Joined The R.C.R., 1 May 1917
- Assistant Adjutant, The R.C.R., 1917
- SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 17 MAY, 1918; Nova Scotia Regt. - Temp. Lt. R. M. Millett to be Adjt., 28 Feb. 1918.
- Relinquished appointment of Adjutant, 5 Jun 1918
- 14 days leave to U.K., 27 Aug 1918
- SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 30 JULY, 1919; Nova Scotia Regt.- Temp. Lt. R.M. Millett, M.C., to be temp. Capt. 7 Mar. 1918.
Date of Birth - 8 Oct 1893
M.C. Citation
SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 11 JANUARY, 1919.
Lt. Rupert Murray Millett, R. Can. Regt., Nova Scotia Regt. - He commanded a company with conspicuous success throughout eight days operations. During a night attack he commanded the left front line company, and it was largely due to his carefully formed dispositions, leadership, dash and initiative that the objective was taken and consolidated, and communications established with the left flank within two hours of jumping off. Throughout he showed himself regardless of personal danger under enemy fire. His reliability greatly facilitated the work of his battalion commander.
A studio photograph of the three Millett brothers, all serving in The Royal Canadian Regiment: Lieut. Rupert Murray Millett, MC, Lieut. Frederick Brenton Millett, MC, and Lieut. John Stanley Millett.
(RCR Museum photo.)
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