MILLYARD, Reuben de Lemme
NAME: MILLYARD Rueben de Lemme RANK: Lieutenant 487280 UNIT:: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 7th Infantry Brigade 3rd Canadian Infantry Division BORN: September 22, 1893 - St Thomas - Ontario - Township of Yarmouth - County of Elgin DIED: September 30, 1918 25 years CEMETERY: Canada Cemetery - Tilloy-les-Cambrai - Nord - France 1 A 1 Religion: Methodist Brothers: Joseph, William, Malcolm and Wiley
Reuben was born in St. Thomas - Ontario. His father Reuben Sr. was a Methodist minister. At some point the family moved to Exeter where his father was the minister at the Main Street Methodist Church. In 1911 at the age of 18 Reuben was living in East Oxford with his uncle who was a farmer. Reuben's mother Reuben graduated from the University of Toronto in 1915. He attended Victoria College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Physics. He was the President of the Mathematical and Physical Society. Growing up he learned to play the piano. Reuben was employed as an actuary compiling and analyzes statistics and uses them to calculate insurance risks and premiums.
When he enlisted on November 20, 1915 Reuben was 5' 8" with a dark complexion and had Blue eyes and brown hair. Following his training he was posted to Halifax and on April 1, 1916 he embarked for overseas onboard the S.S. Olympic and arrived in Liverpool, England on April 11, 1916. The following day he was Taken on Strength with the 11th Reserve Battalion based at West Sandling - Kent and given the rank of Corporal. Near the end of April Corporal Millyard transferred to the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry based at East Sandling - Kent. From the end of May until July 6, 1916 he was on Command to the Canadian Military Staff based at Shorncliffe - Kent. While there he qualified as an assistant instructor in physical training and bayonet fighting. He then received the rank of acting Sergeant in October. At the beginning of 1917, Sergeant Millyard transferred to the 7th Canadian Reserve Battalion based at Seaford - East Sussex and then a month later was on command to the Canadian Military Staff based at Crowborough - East Sussex. Sergeant Millyard then earned the rank of Lieutenant at the end of April.
Lieutenant Millyard was posted overseas on August 16 and assigned to the 38th Battalion (Ottawa) of the 12th Infantry Brigade - 4th Canadian Division. On August 31, 1917, he was wounded during the Battle of Passchendaele and his wounds were to his left forearm and he was admitted to No. 3 General Hospital located at Le Treport - Seine Maritime - France. on November 11th he was invalided to England on board the hospital ship Grantully Castle and admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital located in Marylebone - London - England and was then discharged in mid January of 1918. He was then granted a 2 month leave to Canada from January 11 until mid March 1918. While in Canada he was granted a one month extension and then an additional 11 day extension on his leave. He departed Canada on board the SS Lapland and arrived in Liverpool on April 19. He was then posted to the 6th Reserve Battalion and while there was declared fit for duty in the field. From June 17 - July 6 he was posted to Chelsea for a On Command general course. On September 7, he was posted to the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and the following day arrived overseas in France and went to the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp. On September 13, he joined his unit already in the field.
On September 30, 1918 while attached to No. 2 Company, Lieutenant Millyard, while crossing a railway embankment during an advance upon Tilloy was struck and killed instantly from enemy fire.
Lieutenant Millyard's brother Malcolm received the Victory and British War Medal awarded to Reuben as well as the scrolls and plaque.
