William MacMillan was born on 17 April 1825 at Dumfries He worked first on a farm, then as a tea dealer, before, in 1848 at Taunton, he enlisted with the Coldstream Guards. He was described as being 5ft 9 inches tall with grey eyes and dark brown hair. In 1853 a he was one of a group of Guards visiting the School of Musketry, where it seems likely he met Barbara Elgar.He left for the Crimea the next year and was promoted corporal in 1854 and sergeant in 1856. He was discharged as unfit with paralysis of the left leg caused by service in the Crimea in 1869 but his paralysis gradually became total. He died 1893 in Hythe. His diary describes the appalling conditions of the ordinary soldier during the Crimean War.
William MacMillan was born on 17 April 1825 at Dumfries He worked first on a farm, then as a tea dealer, before, in 1848 at Taunton, he enlisted with the Coldstream Guards. He was described as being 5ft 9 inches tall with grey eyes and dark brown hair. In 1853 a he was one of a group of Guards visiting the School of Musketry, where it seems likely he met Barbara Elgar.He left for the Crimea the next year and was promoted corporal in 1854 and sergeant in 1856. He was discharged as unfit with paralysis of the left leg caused by service in the Crimea in 1869 but his paralysis gradually became total. He died 1893 in Hythe. His diary describes the appalling conditions of the ordinary soldier during the Crimean War.
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(illegible) memory/Osmond John Macmillan
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Barbara Ann MacMillan/widow of the above/who died January 4th 1900/in her 77th year
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NB It is assumed that William Macmillan is buried in this plot, since his widow's epitaph refers to him, and a photograph of his grave (in better condition) appears in the edited version of his diaries.
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