Geboortedatum:

6 januari 1897 (Bangalore/Koninkrijk Mysore, India)

Overlijdensdatum:

21 januari 1986 (Langbank/Renfrewshire, Schotland)

Dienstnummer:

5880

Nationaliteit:

Britse (1801-heden, Koninkrijk)

MacMillan was een van de slechts 168 soldaten die in de Eerste Wereldoorlog het Military Cross (MC) en twee Bars ontvingen.

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4 june 1944 WO 171/474 - 15 Reconnaissance Regiment
The Div Comdr, Maj. General G.H.A. Macmillan, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., visited the Regt and talked to each Sqn regarding forthcoming ops. He lunched with R.H.Q. Mess afterwards. During this period the whole Regt was employed feverishly waterproofing vehs, teams being run as under:- 'A' Vehs - Lieut P.C. Kerridge – (Cars). 'A' Vehs – Lieut R.H. Fleet - (Carriers). 'B' Vehs - Lieut W.H. Rogers. By this date practically all stores were complete and the Regt could have moved at short notice.

3 july 1944 WO 171/1297 - 2 Glasgow Highlanders
Divisional Commander Maj General G.H.A. Macmillan D.S.O. visited and addressed the Bn. Capt J. Lewis taken on strength from 32 R.H.U.

19 july 1944 WO 171/1297 - 2 Glasgow Highlanders
The Divisional Commander MAJ/GEN G.H.A. Macmillan addressed the BN. Intermittent mortar fire throughout day.

3 august 1944 WO 171/466 - 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division
Maj Gen GHA Macmillan, CBE, DSO, MC, wounded.

16 august 1944 WO 171/474 - 15 Reconnaissance Regiment
Maj.Gen C.M. BARBER, DSO, who took over the Division on 8 Aug when Gen Macmillan was wounded, visited the Regiment and spoke to each Sqn to introduce himself, not that this was necessary as he had previously commanded 46 Bde, and to say that he felt that perhaps the Regiment was not always given credit for the work that was done by Senior Commanders who normally visited the Inf Bdes after the Division had done well in battle.

• - Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Britse staatsburgers voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
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  - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13877/page/1957
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  - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37521/supplement/1672
  - Recommendation for Award for MacMillan, Gordon Holmes Alexander Rank: Lieutenant... | The National Archives