Kitchener Public Library Digital Collections
Miller, Armond
Description
Media Type
Text
Item Type
Cards
Description
A white index card containing the name, rank and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a red slash.
Date of Original
1919
Date Of Event
1915-1919
Subject(s)
Military life
Soldiers
World War One, 1914-1918
Vimy Ridge
Passchendael
118th Battalion
Soldiers -- Wounds and injuries
64th Battalion
Personal Name(s)
Miller, Armond ; Miller, Adam ; Miller, Adam (Mrs.)
Local identifier
WW1_M_207
Collection
Kitchener Public Library
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Place of military training:
    Kitchener
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.4501 Longitude: -80.48299
  • Place of military training:
    Base des Forces canadiennes Borden
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 44.26821 Longitude: -79.91136
  • Place of military service:
    Guelph
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.5501 Longitude: -80.24967
  • Place of military training:
    Salisbury Plain
    England, United Kingdom
    Latitude: 51.21667 Longitude: -1.83333
  • Place of military training:
    Shorncliffe Camp
    England, United Kingdom
    Latitude: 51.08333 Longitude: 1.15
  • Place of military service:
    Passendale
    Flanders, Belgium
    Latitude: 50.89979 Longitude: 3.02133
  • Place of military service and wounding:
    Vimy
    Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
    Latitude: 50.36667 Longitude: 2.81667
  • Place of military service:
    Winchester
    England, United Kingdom
    Latitude: 51.06513 Longitude: -1.3187
  • Place of residence:
    Canada
    Canada, Canada
    Latitude: 60 Longitude: -96
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
Recommended Citation
Kitchener Public Library – Soldier Information Card Collection – World War One
Terms of Use
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Contact
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Full Text

Miller, Armond

Private.

Pte. Armond Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Miller, St. Jacobs, enlisted as a private in the 118th Battalion Oct. 6th 1915.

He trained at Kitchener and Camp Borden, and transferred to the 64th Battalion at Guelph in Oct. 1916 and left for overseas on the Olympic, Jan. 12th 1917.

He trained in England at Shorncliffe and Salisbury Plain and crossed to France on Sept. 15th 1917.

He saw active service at Passchendaele and Vimy Ridge, where he was wounded on April 14th 1918 by a gunshot in the left arm.

He was transferred to various hospitals in England and was at Winchester on Armistice Day 1918.

He returned to Canada on the Olympic the 28th of June, and received his discharge Feb. 10th, 1919.

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Miller, Armond


A white index card containing the name, rank and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a red slash.