Captain Harold Francis Miller

Harold Francis Miller was born at Almonte, Ontario, on 26 June 1909. His birth certificate records the name Harold Francis Burns Miller, although he later formally declared that Harold Francis Miller and Harold Francis Burns Miller were the same person and that he had always been known as Harold Francis Miller. He completed Senior Matriculation, undertook medical studies at Queen's University and received additional medical-technology training in Montreal and at the Northwest Institute of Medical Technology in Minneapolis. He married Verna Marie Thibado at Northwood, Iowa, on 24 September 1938; they had three children, Kenneth, William and Mary. Working as a Medical X-Ray Technician and living at Huntingdon, Quebec, Miller enlisted at Montreal on 23 September 1939. He had previous militia service with the Grenville Regiment and initially served with the Royal Montreal Regiment (M.G.). He went overseas in December 1939 and served in the United Kingdom, where his medical knowledge was used in regimental aid-post, chiropody and related duties. He was appointed Acting Corporal in December 1941 and confirmed Corporal in March 1942. After returning to Canada in October 1943 he was reallocated to the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps and qualified in increasingly senior medical-laboratory trades. Miller remained in the postwar Regular Army. He completed a Queen's University B.A. by extra-mural study, majoring in biology and chemistry, and continued advanced laboratory and instructional training. From 1957 to 1958 he attended the Advanced Medical Laboratory Procedures Course at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, graduating with honours. He rose through Staff Sergeant, Warrant Officer Class II and Warrant Officer Class I before receiving a classified commission as Captain in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps effective 1 May 1963. After being offered civilian laboratory employment in 1964 he requested release from the Regular Army. His formal release took effect at Ottawa on 16 November 1964 under the compulsory-age provision, and he transferred to the Supplementary Reserve. After retirement he worked as chief laboratory technician at Lennox and Addington County Hospital in Napanee. Harold Francis Miller died at Kingston General Hospital on 10 November 1966 and was buried in Cataraqui Cemetery.

1909-06-26 — Born.
1909-06-26 — Born.
1928-06-01 to 1929-08-31 — Served in the Grenville Regiment at Kemptville as Sergeant; later sworn declaration says no known regimental number and no discharge certificate was issued.
1938-09-24 — Married Verna.
1938-09-24 — Married Verna Marie Thibado at Northwood, Iowa.
1939-06-23 — Joined the Royal Montreal Regiment (M.G.) on appointment before active-service enlistment.
1939-09-23 — Enlisted in the Canadian Army (Active).
1939-12 — Proceeded overseas to the United Kingdom.
1939-12-08 — Embarked for overseas service.
1939-12-08 — Last day of initial Canadian wartime service period before overseas service.
1939-12-09 — United Kingdom qualifying service period began.
1939-12-18 — Arrived/disembarked overseas.
1939-12-18 — Disembarked in Scotland.
1940-02-17 — Attended School of Hygiene.
1940-02-17 — Attended the School of Hygiene.
1940-02-17 — Commenced Canadian Army School of Hygiene course.
1940-03-12 — Reported retained needle in the hypothenar eminence of the left hand, introduced about three months earlier; intermittent pain and tenderness; X-ray localized a foreign body near the fifth metacarpal.
1940-03-13 — Medical case sheet recorded retained sewing-needle fragments in the left hand; X-ray showed two needles and he was transferred for removal.
1940-03-13 — Admitted to Cambridge Hospital for retained foreign bodies in the left hand.
1940-03-13 — Admitted to Cambridge Hospital for excision of the retained foreign body in the left hand; X-ray examination undertaken.
1940-03-14 — Admitted for retained foreign bodies (sewing-needle fragments) in the left hand.
1940-03-15 — Admitted for foreign body in the hand; retained sewing-needle fragments were demonstrated by X-ray.
1940-03-15 — Transferred from Cambridge Hospital to Park Prewett Hospital.
1940-03-15 — Transferred from Cambridge Hospital to Park Prewett Hospital for treatment of the retained foreign body in the left hand.
1940-03-16 — X-ray confirmed two needle fragments in the left hand; transferred for surgical treatment.
1940-03-20 — Discharged following treatment of retained foreign bodies in the hand.
1940-03-21 — Underwent operation under general anaesthesia for retained needle fragments in the left hand; needle fragments removed through an ulnar-surface incision.
1940-03-21 — Needle surgically removed from the left hypothenar region under general anaesthesia; hypothenar muscles divided transversely, needle removed, muscle sheath closed with catgut and skin with interrupted silk; no drainage.
1940-03-30 — Discharged from Park Prewett Hospital.
1940-03-30 — Discharged from Park Prewett Hospital after treatment for retained needle in left hand; returned to surveillance/light duty.
1940-05-07 — Executed a service will while serving with the Canadian Army.
1940-05-12 — Fractured left carpal scaphoid while moving quartermaster stores.
1940-05-12 — While loading ammunition boxes onto a lorry in the Royal Montreal Regiment quartermaster stores, his left wrist was jammed between two cases, fracturing the left scaphoid.
1940-05-12 — While serving with the Royal Montreal Regiment (MG) at Albuhera Barracks, his left wrist was jammed between ammunition boxes while loading them onto a lorry in Quartermaster Stores, fracturing the wrist bone.
1940-07-10 — Medical inspection for persistent swelling, pain and weakness of the left wrist; referred for AP/lateral X-ray.
1940-07-10 to 1940-09-16 — Treated in plaster for left wrist fracture.
1940-10-01 — Admitted to 15 General Hospital for ununited fracture of the left carpal scaphoid.
1940-10-01 — Struck off strength Royal Montreal Regiment and admitted to 15 General Hospital for the left scaphoid fracture.
1940-10-01 — Admitted with non-union fracture of the left carpal scaphoid.
1940-10-04 — Admitted to hospital during treatment for the left scaphoid fracture/non-union.
1940-10-05 — Underwent bone graft for non-union of left scaphoid fracture.
1940-10-05 — Underwent bone-graft operation for non-union fracture of the left carpal scaphoid; fracture fragments drilled and graft inserted.
1940-10-05 — Underwent bone-graft operation for non-union of the left carpal scaphoid.
1940-10-09 — Transferred for hospital treatment; later underwent operative treatment for the wrist injury.
1940-10-17 — Discharged to duty following treatment and bone graft for the left scaphoid fracture.
1940-10-17 — Discharged from 15 General Hospital following wrist treatment.
1940-10-17 — Discharged after scaphoid bone graft to holding unit for light duties; cast to be protected and reviewed every two weeks.
1940-11-07 — Admitted to No. 1 Canadian M.G. Holding Unit at Bordon.
1940-11-08 — Transferred through Canadian convalescent/holding establishment.
1941-01-03 — Transferred through Canadian medical/holding units at Bordon.
1941-03-21 — Conduct sheet records AWOL for 11 days 23 hours 15 minutes under Army Act section 15(1); awarded 14 days confined to barracks and forfeited 12 days pay.
1941-03-21 to 1941-04-04 — Granted leave; reboarded/returned to unit following medical period.
1941-03-22 — Surgical and radiological review found persistent non-union of the left carpal scaphoid after the 5 October 1940 bone graft; clinical result was considered excellent and no further surgery was recommended.
1941-03-24 — Medical History of an Invalid recorded persistent consequences of the 1940 left scaphoid fracture; home and NOK address recorded as 280 University Avenue, Kingston.
1941-03-24 — Medical History of an Invalid recorded continuing left-wrist weakness and pain but free movement and fair grip; he remained fit for full military duties.
1941-04-04 — Medical Board retained him in service in category C2.
1941-04-04 — Medical Board found persistent non-union approximately ten months after the wrist injury, categorized him C2 for two months and ordered re-boarding for possible recategorization; discharge was not recommended.
1941-08-20 — Follow-up X-ray showed deformity compatible with old left-scaphoid fracture, no visible fracture line and substantial callus formation.
1941-11-05 — Posted from Royal Montreal Regiment to 1 Canadian M.G. Reinforcement Unit.
1941-12-27 — Appointed Acting Corporal with pay.
1941-12-27 — Appointed Acting Corporal with pay.
1942 — Corporal appointment confirmed.
1942-03-24 — Confirmed in the rank of Corporal.
1942-03-27 — Confirmed in the rank of Corporal.
1942-05-27 — Confirmed in the rank of Corporal.
1942-07-11 — Proceeded on chiropody course / attached for chiropody duties.
1942-08-08 — Returned from chiropody course and rejoined unit.
1943-01-04 — Admitted to No. 3 Canadian Medical Centre.
1943-01-04 — Reprimanded for an offence under Army Act section 11.
1943-01-09 — Discharged from No. 3 Canadian Medical Centre.
1943-01-25 to 1943-01-27 — Passed individual training tests in rifle, anti-tank rifle, Bren LMG, grenade, Vickers machine gun and anti-gas subjects.
1943-01-31 — Posted from reinforcement establishment and struck off strength on posting to 4 Canadian Infantry Reinforcement Unit.
1943-02-01 — Taken on strength from 1 Canadian General Reinforcement Unit and posted to 4 Canadian Infantry Reinforcement Unit.
1943-02-01 — Taken on strength 4 Canadian Infantry Reinforcement Unit.
1943-03-18 — Struck off strength to 4 Service Battalion; later returned through reinforcement units.
1943-03-18 — Struck off strength on posting from 4 Canadian Infantry Reinforcement Unit.
1943-03-30 — Taken on strength at reinforcement establishment following posting.
1943-04-17 — Orthopaedic follow-up concluded he could return to duty; no complaints recorded at discharge.
1943-06-22 — Completed Occupational History Form: Cpl, 1 M.G.R.U.; Medical Technician; Grade 13; English/French; pre-enlistment assistant to Dr E.C. MacKenzie at Fort Frances; ambition to finish medical course.
1943-06-22 — Completed Occupational History Form: Grade 13; Medical Technician; English and French; pre-enlistment assistant to Dr. B. C. MacKenzie at Fort Frances for one year; wished to finish his medical course.
1943-09-08 — Posted to No. 1 Non-Effective Transit Depot.
1943-09-29 — Last day of United Kingdom qualifying service according to War Service Medals verification.
1943-09-30 — Canadian qualifying service resumed after return from overseas and continued through 30 Sep 1946.
1943-10-06 — Returned to Canada from overseas.
1943-10-06 — Returned to Canada after overseas service.
1943-10-26 — Personnel Selection Record interview documented education, medical-technology training, occupational history and wartime medical employment.
1944 — Second World War service documented in Canadian Army records; wartime medical/laboratory duties require date-by-date reconciliation.
1944 — Continued laboratory/medical service; service sheets record repeated attachments and postings in Canada and the United Kingdom.
1944-01-20 — Reallocated to the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps.
1944-03-26 to 1944-03-31 — Specialist review of old left scaphoid fracture found union with minimal arthritic change; U grading raised/recommended from U4 to U2.
1944-06-26 — Struck off strength to Camp Borden Military Hospital.
1944-06-27 — Taken on strength Camp Borden Military Hospital from No. 3 District Depot.
1944-07-01 — War Service Grant record later confirms wartime service.
1944-07-02 — Son William Harrison Miller born.
1944-08-29 — Ophthalmology examination diagnosed refractive error and right-upper-lid chalazion; glasses prescribed.
1944-08-30 — Qualified Laboratory Assistant, Group B.
1944-08-31 — Completed the Camp Borden phase of medical-technology/laboratory-assistant training; further laboratory instruction under the Department of Public Health in Toronto was recommended before responsible laboratory appointment.
1944-09-01 — Planned movement of laboratory-assistant trainees, including Miller, from Camp Borden for the next phase of training in Toronto.
1944-10 — Next-of-kin address changed from Huntingdon, Quebec, to Stephen, Minnesota, U.S.A.
1944-11-24 to 1944-11-28 — Attached between No. 3 Army District Depot and No. 2 Vocational Training School; rank shown as Corporal.
1944-11-28 — Next-of-kin address changed to 280 University Avenue, Kingston, Ontario; authorized Laboratory Technician Group B trades pay.
1945-03-27 — Radiological examination of nasal sinuses found all sinuses clear.
1945-03-30 — Qualified Laboratory Technician, Group A.
1945-07-02 — Medical assessment for longstanding dyspepsia; barium X-ray found no stomach or duodenal abnormality.
1945-07-06 — Gastrointestinal radiological series was normal, with no evidence of peptic ulcer or gastric carcinoma.
1945-11-09 — Accepted for interim service; rank still shown as Corporal.
1945-11-19 — Accepted for the Interim Force as Corporal/Acting Sergeant.
1946-06-14 — Army Examiner recommended continued employment in the Interim Force, preferably as Laboratory Technician Group A.
1946-07-22 — War Service Badge, General Service Class, issued; rank shown as Sergeant.
1946-09-18 — Reassessment of old left scaphoid fracture found no current pain, tenderness or limitation of movement.
1946-09-30 — Completed Canadian Army (Active) service.
1946-10-01 — Commenced Canadian Army (Regular) service.
1946-10-01 — Taken on strength Canadian Army Active Force at agreed rank of Sergeant; Toronto Military Hospital, RCAMC.
1946-10-01 — Commenced Canadian Army Active/Regular Force engagement at rank Sergeant.
1946-10-01 — Commenced three-year engagement in Canadian Army Active Force (Regular) as Sergeant.
1947-02-27 — Posted to the RCAMC School as chiropodist and assistant instructor.
1947-04-18 — Completed the RCAMC School 2nd A&T Staff course. Final assessment recommended military-hospital laboratory employment and annual attachment to the school during chiropody courses as assistant instructor.
1947-05-13 — Admitted with marked right deviated nasal septum.
1947-05-13 — ENT/eye consultation at RCAMC School diagnosed myopic astigmatism; fit for duty.
1947-05-13 — Eye consultation diagnosed myopic astigmatism; existing glasses corrected vision to 20/20 and he was fit for duty. Referral also noted longstanding partial nasal obstruction from deviated septum.
1947-05-14 — Underwent submucous resection for deviated nasal septum.
1947-05-20 — Discharged healed to duty following septal surgery.
1947-06-12 — Personal-history form recorded temporary residence at Angus, Ontario; five years medicine at Queen's; civilian occupation Laboratory Technician; Chiropodist Group A Jul42 and Laboratory Technician Group A Aug44.
1947-06-25 — Elected for pension purposes under Canadian Forces service arrangements.
1947-06-25 — Elected Canadian Army (Active) service from 23 September 1939 to 30 September 1946 for pension contribution purposes.
1947-07-16 — Cross-posting affected the RCAMC School chiropodist vacancy while Miller was associated with the school; later correspondence sought to preserve his chiropodist trades pay.
1947-07-16 — Posted from the RCAMC School to Kingston Military Hospital; remained attached back to the school for chiropody/COCT duties while the trades-pay issue was resolved.
1947-10-10 — Date proposed by Central Command as the effective end of Miller's RCAMC School strength/trades-pay period before Kingston Military Hospital posting.
1947-10-28 — Tuberculosis-prevention annual examination while employed on hospital duties; 1.0 mg tuberculin test positive.
1947-10-28 — Tuberculosis-prevention screening while employed on hospital duties: 1.0 mg tuberculin test positive.
1948-01-22 — Authority granted to transport Miller's dependents and household effects from Camp Borden to Kingston.
1948-04-01 — Proceeded from Kingston Military Hospital to the RCAMC School to assist in assessment of American laboratory-assistant qualifications.
1948-09-29 — Left-wrist X-ray described the old bone-grafted carpal-navicular fracture as well united, with no definite bony evidence of arthritic change.
1948-10-27 — Paranasal-sinus X-rays essentially clear; left frontal sinus rudimentary.
1948-12-31 — Completed reporting period as Sergeant/Laboratory Technician at Kingston Military Hospital; report emphasized technical laboratory employment and recommended further technical courses.
1949-01-05 — Began Red Cross blood-typing course in Toronto.
1949-01-31 — Completed Red Cross blood-typing course.
1949-03-25 — Postwar Regular Army correspondence concerning RCAMC laboratory training/posting.
1949-05-31 — Gall-bladder series showed good function, no calculi and satisfactory emptying.
1949-08-24 — Sustained a chip fracture of the head of the right fifth metacarpal while playing ball; injury was not on duty and did not require hospital admission.
1949-08-24 — Sustained chip fracture of head of right fifth metacarpal when struck by a batted ball during organized intra-unit softball competition; participation pursuant to verbal orders.
1949-10-01 — Commenced five-year Regular Army re-engagement as Sergeant.
1949-10-01 — Re-engaged in the Active Force for a further five years as Sergeant.
1949-10-04 — Admitted with recurrent upper-abdominal symptoms; final diagnosis gastritis.
1949-10-04 — Admitted with recurrent abdominal symptoms following infectious hepatitis; final diagnosis hepatitis.
1949-10-05 — Discharged under hospital surveillance following hepatitis assessment.
1949-10-13 — Performance report described him as technically qualified to supervise and operate a hospital laboratory; administrative training/experience recommended for advancement outside his specialized field.
1949-10-13 — Annual report rated trade and instructional employment Very Good; technically qualified to supervise and operate any hospital laboratory, with administrative training recommended for advancement outside his specialty.
1950-09-15 — Left-wrist X-ray showed scaphoid sclerosis and evidence of osteoarthritis of the wrist joint.
1950-12-14 — Performance report rated trade employment excellent, stated he was ready for promotion and suggested specialized employment, possibly as an instructor.
1951-04-13 — Administrative correspondence concerning Miller's service and posting.
1951-04-29 — While cleaning laboratory walls on military duty, fell from a ladder and fractured the base of the left fifth proximal phalanx; not hospitalized.
1951-04-30 — X-ray of the left hand confirmed a fracture at the base of the proximal phalanx of the little finger without appreciable displacement.
1951-05-22 — Admitted with recurrent dyspeptic/gastric symptoms.
1951-05-22 — Admitted for flatulence, nausea and dull epigastric ache; diagnosed dyspepsia.
1951-05-22 — Admitted with dyspepsia; treatment and clinical observation begun.
1951-05-28 — Gastrointestinal series was negative, with normal passage of barium through the stomach and small bowel.
1951-05-31 — Discharged following treatment of recurrent gastric symptoms.
1951-05-31 — Discharged recovered; no organic disease demonstrated.
1951-05-31 — Discharged following dyspepsia admission.
1951-06-13 — Sinus radiology found the sinuses clear.
1951-07-20 — Staff Sergeant service begins according to Miller's signed Canadian Forces Decoration application.
1951-07-20 — Promoted Staff Sergeant; certified 1964 Statement of Service gives this exact effective date.
1951-08-08 — RCAMC School requested Miller be attached for a 90-day assessment and explicitly asked that he not be promoted to Staff Sergeant before the assessment was completed.
1951-10-08 — Dispatched on posting as Staff Sergeant; by this point correspondence consistently identifies him in that rank.
1952 — Obtained B.A. from Queen's University by extra-mural study, majoring in biology and chemistry.
1952-02-06 — Confidential report recommended military-hospital laboratory employment and an advanced bacteriology course at Naval Medical School, Bethesda, Maryland, after completion of his Queen's B.A.
1952-02-06 — Confidential report assessed him as competent Laboratory Assistant Group III but poorly suited to instructional work; recommended military-hospital laboratory employment and advanced bacteriology at the Naval Medical School, Bethesda, after completion of his B.A.
1952-02-12 — Requested special leave from 31 Jul to 20 Aug 1952 to attend Queen's summer school; two remaining subjects were Psychology IV and Economics II.
1952-05-12 — Commenced Enteric Bacteriology course while on temporary duty in Ottawa.
1952-07-02 — Began Queen's University summer-school courses needed to complete B.A. requirements.
1952-07-31 — Commenced requested 21-day special leave in conjunction with annual leave to complete final Queen's B.A. credits.
1952-08 — Completed courses required for B.A. degree at Queen's University, majoring in chemistry and biology.
1952-08-20 — Completed the planned Queen's University summer-school period.
1952-08-25 — Began approximately three weeks of temporary duty following completion of the Queen's summer-school course.
1952-09-11 — Queen's University certified that Miller had completed all requirements for the B.A. (Pass); certificate stated he would be laureated in May 1953.
1952-10-03 — Attached from the RCAMC School to Kingston Military Hospital for temporary duty.
1952-11-10 — Completed temporary-duty attachment at Kingston Military Hospital.
1953-02-09 — Posted from the RCAMC School to Kingston Military Hospital in rank.
1953-02-10 — Appointed NCO i/c Laboratory at Kingston Military Hospital; later reports describe him as an excellent laboratory technician and recommend promotion and senior laboratory employment.
1953-03-31 — Applied for Technical Assistant (Medical) Group IV trades pay, citing Queen's B.A., chemistry/biology major, Northwest Institute laboratory course, twelve years as laboratory technician and wartime chiropodist qualification.
1953-04-08 — Eastern Ontario Area recommended appointment to Technical Assistant (Medical) Group IV, citing technical and academic qualifications and excellent service.
1953-04-08 — Effective date of qualification as Technical Assistant (Medical) Group 4.
1953-05 — Formally laureated for the Queen's University B.A. after having completed all requirements in 1952.
1953-06-01 — Was scheduled to begin a Warrant Officer Assessment Course but had requested removal and did not attend.
1953-06-18 — Ophthalmology review diagnosed refractive error; found fit for duty.
1953-07-11 — Scheduled end date of the Warrant Officer Assessment Course he did not attend.
1953-11-20 — Lumbosacral-spine radiology found no definite abnormality.
1953-12-23 — Selected to attend Prospective Warrant Officer's Assessment Course at RCAMC School beginning 15 Feb 1954.
1954-02-15 — Began Warrant Officer Assessment Course as Staff Sergeant.
1954-03-27 — Completed Warrant Officer Assessment Course; ratings included Above Average regimental duties and Below Average instructional duties.
1954-03-27 — Completed Prospective Warrant Officer Assessment course; direct course report confirms end date 27 Mar 1954.
1954-06-18 — Right-elbow radiology showed no fracture.
1954-08-31 — Routine chest radiology was negative.
1954-10-02 — Commenced three-year Regular Army re-engagement as Staff Sergeant.
1954-10-02 — Re-engaged in the Canadian Army Regular for three years as Staff Sergeant.
1955-01-10 — Confirmed as Staff Sergeant and attached from Kingston Military Hospital to Toronto Military Hospital for assessment as a laboratory assistant, for a period not to exceed six weeks.
1955-01-10 — Attached from Kingston Military Hospital to Toronto Military Hospital for assessment as a laboratory assistant.
1955-03-14 — Attached from Kingston Military Hospital to Toronto Military Hospital for laboratory-assistant duty.
1955-03-17 — Laboratory-assistant assessment reviewed at Toronto Military Hospital; technical performance generally good but further training recommended in some phases.
1955-03-17 — Laboratory assessment recorded strong practical/theoretical results across bacteriology, blood bank, haematology, chemistry and urinalysis; further training recommended before trade/rank advancement.
1955-03-22 — Certified that he had been single throughout his Grenville Regiment service from 1 June 1928 to 31 August 1929.
1955-03-23 — Investigated for right supraspinatus tendinitis; shoulder X-ray negative.
1955-04-01 — Completed laboratory-assistant attachment at Toronto Military Hospital.
1955-05-01 — On strength of Toronto Military Hospital, where he served as an NCO and laboratory tradesman.
1955-10-21 — Made statutory declaration that Harold Francis Miller and Harold Francis Burns Miller were the same person and that he had always been known as Harold Francis Miller.
1956 — Serving as Staff Sergeant in laboratory/instructional duties.
1956-01-16 — ENT consultation for painless lump near right thyroid cartilage; probable lymph-gland enlargement, observation recommended.
1956-01-23 — ENT recheck found neck mass slightly smaller, soft and non-tender; cervical lymphadenopathy NYD.
1956-01-23 — ENT recheck found the neck lump slightly smaller, painless and non-tender; diagnosed cervical lymph adenopathy NYD and planned further review.
1956-02-01 — Sunnybrook laboratory assessment described Miller as thorough, accurate, intelligent, systematic and highly dependable; further chemistry-laboratory training planned during February.
1956-02-01 — Laboratory assessment described Miller as above average in output, thorough, accurate, dependable and resourceful; advanced chemistry-laboratory training planned.
1956-02-21 — Army Headquarters acknowledged Miller's request for selection for the U.S. Medical Laboratory Procedures Advanced Course and placed him on the list for future consideration.
1956-05-28 — Commenced Medical Assistant Group 1 course at the RCAMC School.
1956-05-28 — Began Medical Assistant Group I course at RCAMC School.
1956-06-18 — Army Headquarters reviewed his suitability for WO II laboratory-assistant/instructor employment, noting seniority in trade and conflicting assessments of instructional aptitude.
1956-06-26 — RCAMC School recommended Miller fill a warrant-officer instructor vacancy after successful completion of Senior Instructors Training-of-Instructors course.
1956-08-03 — Completed Medical Assistant Group 1 course.
1956-08-03 — Completed Medical Assistant Group I course; passed.
1956-09-24 — Commenced Senior Instructors Training-of-Instructors course.
1956-09-24 — Began Senior Instructor, Methods of Instruction course.
1956-10-12 — Completed Senior Instructors Training-of-Instructors course.
1956-10-12 — Completed Senior Instructor, Methods of Instruction course; passed with final grade C and recommended for instructional employment in corps subjects.
1956-10-31 — Right-shoulder X-ray was negative, with no evidence of calcific deposit in the soft tissues.
1956-11 — Staff Sergeant Miller selected/recommended for promotion and posting to RCAMC School.
1956-11-22 — Posting/promotion authority requested Staff Sergeant Miller's transfer from Kingston Military Hospital to the RCAMC School and promotion to substantive WO II effective 7 Jan 1957.
1957-01 — Promoted/serving as Warrant Officer Class II and posted to RCAMC School.
1957-01-07 — Posted from Kingston Military Hospital to RCAMC School to cover laboratory-assistant position.
1957-01-07 — Promoted substantive Warrant Officer Class II and posted to the RCAMC School as Laboratory Assistant.
1957-01-07 to 1957-07-08 — Served as QMC WO2 at the RCAMC School; responsible for discipline, security and instruction in the Laboratory Training Company and sought advanced laboratory training in the United States.
1957-01-26 — Admitted following weakness, dizziness and palpitations; diagnosed paroxysmal auricular fibrillation.
1957-01-29 — Follow-up ECG during the cardiac admission showed sinus rhythm at 75 and was read as within normal limits.
1957-02-01 — Chest X-ray obtained under provisional diagnosis of probable coronary thrombosis showed normal cardiac silhouette and no pathological lung change.
1957-02-05 — Discharged after paroxysmal auricular fibrillation; rhythm had reverted to normal and he was advised to reduce weight.
1957-03-05 — Army Headquarters approved his nomination for the U.S. Medical Laboratory Procedures Advanced course for 1957-58.
1957-04-05 — Commandant, RCAMC School certified Miller proficient in all laboratory-assistant functions and recommended Laboratory Assistant Group 4 qualification/pay without the normal qualifying course.
1957-04-05 — RCAMC School recommended WO II Miller for Laboratory Assistant Group 4 without the normal qualifying course, citing his civilian/military training and proficiency; he was described as the senior laboratory assistant in the Corps.
1957-05-31 — Routine cardiac review after January episode of auricular fibrillation; no recurrent symptoms reported.
1957-06-04 — Routine ECG interpreted as normal.
1957-07-15 — Left-wrist X-ray showed the old healed carpal-navicular fracture with slight increased density and minor arthritic change.
1957-07-19 — Army requested passports for wife Verna Marie Miller and son Kenneth John Ray Miller in preparation for the family's U.S. move during Miller's course.
1957-07-25 — Passports/United States permits forwarded for Verna M. Miller and Kenneth John R. Miller.
1957-07-29 — Passports were issued for Miller's wife and one son to accompany him to the United States for his forthcoming course.
1957-08-15 — Approximate planned departure of Verna Miller and the three children for the United States to accompany Miller during his Fort Sam Houston course.
1957-09-06 — Advanced Medical Laboratory Procedures course commenced at Brooke Army Medical Center.
1957-09-06 — Commenced Advanced Medical Laboratory Procedures course at Brooke Army Medical Center.
1957-09-09 — Commenced Advanced Medical Laboratory Procedures Course at Brooke Army Medical Center.
1957-10-01 — Commenced three-year Regular Army re-engagement as Warrant Officer Class II.
1957-10-01 — Re-engaged in the Canadian Army Regular for three years as Warrant Officer II.
1958-03-31 — Left-wrist X-ray showed old navicular fracture with proximal-half aseptic necrosis and mild-to-moderate osteoarthritic changes, without nonunion.
1958-05-12 — ECG showed sinus rhythm at 60 and was judged probably within normal limits with delayed intraventricular conduction.
1958-08-29 — Formal training, final examinations and didactic portion of the Advanced Medical Laboratory Procedures Course concluded.
1958-09-02 — Completed additional laboratory work preparing standardized biochemical reagents and cleared the post.
1958-09-04 — Departed San Antonio after completing personal business; held Canadian route authority for return to Camp Borden.
1958-09-10 — Reported to Camp Borden after return from the United States course.
1958-09-12 — Completed Advanced Medical Laboratory Procedures course; academic report described high aptitude and performance.
1958-09-12 — Completed Advanced Medical Laboratory Procedures course.
1958-09-12 — Successfully completed Advanced Medical Laboratory Procedures Course as honour graduate with 96% overall average.
1958-09-12 — Graduated from Medical Laboratory Procedures (Advanced), Course 8-R-931.2 Class 1, after training from 9 Sep 1957.
1958-09-22 — Recommended for promotion to Warrant Officer Class I.
1958-09-22 — Promoted Warrant Officer Class I.
1958-09-22 — Promoted Warrant Officer Class I; promotion recommendation cited senior laboratory experience and outstanding course performance.
1958-09-22 — Promoted Warrant Officer I retroactive to this date; independently stated in the superior-officer review of his 1958-59 confidential report.
1959 — Served as WO I instructor at the RCAMC School; responsible for discipline, security, stores and instruction in the Laboratory Training Company.
1959-09-14 to 1959-11-20 — Served as course commander of the Group 4 Laboratory Assistant Course while Training Company Warrant Officer and senior instructor.
1959-11-08 — Neurology consultation for recurrent stabbing right-sided facial pain diagnosed tic douloureux; attacks had worsened during the preceding week and procaine/Prostiqal B12 injections were prescribed, with immediate referral to Dr. Greenidge.
1959-11-23 — Admitted with recurrent severe right facial pain.
1959-11-23 — Sunnybrook Hospital observation/admission period began for recurrent right-sided facial pain/tic douloureux; laboratory and CSF investigations were undertaken.
1959-11-25 — ENT consultation for right facial pain diagnosed tic douloureux affecting the second division of the right trigeminal nerve; no significant clinical sinus disease found.
1959-11-25 — ENT assessment diagnosed tic douloureux involving the right second division of the trigeminal nerve and found no significant sinus disease. Skull and sinus films were essentially negative; cervical-spine films showed C5-6/C6-7 degenerative change with foraminal osteophyte encroachment.
1959-12-04 — Consultant assessed recurrent unilateral facial pain as a facial form of cluster headache rather than trigeminal neuralgia.
1959-12-08 — Sunnybrook observation chart documents continued stable/afebrile course through this date during the facial-pain admission.
1959-12-09 — Discharged following investigation; final diagnosis cluster headache, a variant of migraine headache.
1960-01-15 — Follow-up after Nov-Dec 1959 headache admission: no headaches for more than a month; small painless cystic lesion noted left of midline near cricoid cartilage and ENT review suggested if persistent.
1960-01-22 — Surgical review of small left-neck mass: had been larger in 1956 but then almost impalpable; thyroid-related tests normal.
1960-08-16 — Signed that he did not wish to elect his additional NPAM/Reserve service from 1 June 1928 to 31 August 1929 for pension purposes.
1960-08-23 — Recurrent left-neck swelling near thyroid cartilage with intermittent hoarseness; admission to Toronto Military Hospital recommended.
1960-08-24 — Admitted for investigation of a longstanding small left neck mass.
1960-08-30 — Discharged to duty after neck-mass investigation; final diagnosis no appreciable disease.
1960-09 to 1961-03 — Performed haematological procedures at Ottawa General Hospital during advanced instruction in haematological techniques.
1960-09-02 — Medical Board proceedings approved a revised PULHEMS profile.
1960-09-02 — Medical Board proceedings approved a change in PULHEMS profile from 1111111 to 11111N1.
1960-09-06 — Posted from Canadian Forces Medical Service Training Centre to Holding List, 13 Personnel Depot; selected for later NDMC posting and further civilian-hospital specialist training.
1960-09-06 — Struck off strength Canadian Forces Medical Service Training Centre to Holding List, No.13 Personnel Depot, Ottawa.
1960-09-29 — Furniture and effects ordered moved from 16-14th Street, Camp Borden, to 94 Donald Street, Ottawa.
1960-09-29 — Furniture and effects moved from 16-14th Street, Camp Borden, to 94 Donald Street, Ottawa; carrier invoice records 5,840 lb moved 295 miles.
1960-10-01 — Commenced three-year Regular Army re-engagement as Warrant Officer Class I.
1960-10-01 — Re-engaged in the Canadian Army Regular for three years as Warrant Officer I.
1960-10-01 to 1960-10-31 — Granted waiver of higher supporting-assignment requirement after separated-family allowance ceased.
1961-03 to 1961-11 — Employed at Canadian Forces Hospital Rockcliffe supervising the haematology section, preparing laboratory-store stock cards and acting as liaison for organization and transfer of equipment to NDMC.
1961-10-02 — Applied for first clasp to the Canadian Forces Decoration after 22 years qualifying service from 23 Sep 1939.
1961-10-31 — Ceased to block Canadian Forces Medical Service Training Centre Laboratory Assistant WO I position 433-02-09 and was struck off the No.13 Personnel Depot Holding List for posting to NDMC.
1961-11 to 1962-03-31 — Served at NDMC as senior technologist i/c haematology and blood bank and prepared duty rosters for laboratory technologists.
1961-11-01 — Posted to National Defence Medical Centre to cover position 433-02-09, Laboratory Assistant WO I.
1961-12-13 — Acknowledged receipt of the First Clasp to the Canadian Forces Decoration.
1962 — Served at NDMC as supervising technologist in the haematology and blood-bank sections; annual report recommended him as suitable for commissioned rank as a Laboratory Technical Officer.
1962-01-26 — Requested a terminal posting to the Tri-Service Hospital at Kingston for Jul/Aug 1962, stating he expected pre-discharge leave in Dec 1963 and intended to retire in Kingston.
1962-02-21 — Army Personnel advised that his requested posting to Canadian Forces Hospital Kingston to facilitate rehabilitation to civilian life could not be accommodated because no WO I vacancy was expected in 1962 or 1963; noted entitlement to more than four months rehabilitation leave.
1962-09 — By the 1962-63 reporting period, employed at NDMC as supervising technologist in haematology and blood bank and responsible for laboratory duty rosters.
1962-11-13 — Consultation for intermittent post-prandial right upper abdominal/epigastric discomfort after fatty meals; mild epigastric tenderness, observation advised.
1962-11-13 — Orthopaedic review for increasing pain from old left scaphoid fracture with osteoarthritis; symptoms not severe enough for wrist fusion.
1963-01 — Annual report rated his trade and instructional ability Very Good and recommended consideration for commissioned technical-officer rank.
1963-02-15 — Personnel memorandum recommended Miller for classified commission as Officer in Charge of Laboratory Training at NDMC, describing him as a well-qualified technician and experienced instructor with M Score 171 and education above B.A. standing.
1963-03-15 — Major W.H. Lamb nominated for Hospital Administration training at Brooke Army Medical Center; Miller proposed for commissioned rank to replace him in instructional duties at NDMC.
1963-03-18 — Surgeon General recommended that WO I Miller receive a classified commission as Captain.
1963-03-25 — Army Personnel asked that the classified-commission recommendation be reconsidered because Miller was close to retirement age.
1963-04-02 — Signed agreement that, if promoted to Captain to cover the Director of the Laboratory Technologist School while Major Lamb trained at Brooke Army Medical Center, he would remain in service until 30 Jun 1964 and take discharge leave afterward.
1963-04-02 — Surgeon General recommended classified commission as a special case despite imminent retirement, citing Miller's qualification to head the NDMC instructional laboratory and willingness to serve until Major Lamb returned 1 Jul64.
1963-04-17 — Detailed classified-commission review concluded that Miller was the only suitably qualified candidate available to assume Officer i/c Laboratory Training at NDMC; Captain effective 1 May 1963 recommended.
1963-04-19 — Authority granted for classified Group 'A' commission as Captain effective 1 May 1963; new service number ZD 10631 allotted.
1963-04-22 — ENT assessment recorded enlargement of longstanding neck cyst and recent hoarseness; excision recommended.
1963-05-01 — Received classified commission as Captain, RCAMC.
1963-05-01 — Commission as Captain became effective; ceased WO I NDMC position and was posted to Canadian Forces Medical Service Training Centre position.
1963-05-01 — Re-engaged in Canadian Army Regular as Captain from effective date of commission.
1963-05-01 — Appointed from WO I SD 76415 to Lieutenant and Captain (Classified Officer (A)), service number ZD 10631, effective this date.
1963-05-01 — Classified Commission Group A authority promoted WO I SD 76415 Harold F. Miller to Captain (non-medical), service number ZD 10631, effective this date; associated establishment action made him supernumerary NDMC and assigned a bacteriology position at the Canadian Forces Medical Service Training Centre.
1963-05-01 — Re-engaged in the Canadian Army Regular as Captain for an indefinite period.
1963-05-06 — Admitted with thyroglossal cyst of the neck.
1963-05-06 — Admitted to NDMC for thyroglossal cyst; pre-operative ECG within normal limits.
1963-05-07 — Thyroglossal cyst excised.
1963-05-07 — Underwent removal of thyroglossal cyst under general anaesthesia.
1963-05-10 — Discharged after uncomplicated cyst excision with ten days sick leave.
1963-05-13 — Pathology report confirmed thyroglossal cyst of the neck.
1963-06 — Retirement submission considered continuation of service to 26 Jun 1964 and recorded special, annual and 148 days rehabilitation leave.
1963-06-21 — Army Personnel confirmed that regulations permitted Miller to continue serving until 26 Jun 1964 despite having reached the normal compulsory-release age for his rank in 1956.
1963-06-23 to 1963-06-27 — Temporary duty in Halifax to attend the annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Laboratory Technologists.
1963-08-28 — NDMC establishment position change took effect, placing Capt Miller in the NDMC position vice Major W.H. Lamb.
1963-09-18 — Authorized up to six days temporary duty at the Red Cross Central Laboratory to examine advanced blood-bank techniques for possible incorporation into Laboratory Assistant Group 4 training.
1963-12-09 — Granted Secret security clearance.
1964-01-20 — Assessed for large thrombosed external haemorrhoid/pile; incision and drainage recommended.
1964-03-16 — Offered the civilian position of Chief Technician at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, with the position available from 1 April.
1964-03-16 — Offered civilian position as Chief Technician at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, starting at $425 per month with review after six months and anticipated increase to $500.
1964-03-23 — Requested early release from the Canadian Army for personal reasons.
1964-03-23 — Requested release from the Regular Army so he could accept the Vernon Jubilee Hospital position; asked that release be considered for 24 Apr 1964.
1964-03-23 — Submitted personal request for early release; later CFHQ ruling explicitly states release proceedings resulted from this personal request rather than service exigencies or force reduction.
1964-03-23 — Requested release on 24 Apr 1964 after receiving the Vernon Jubilee Hospital position; stated he would turn 55 on 26 Jun and no laboratory-school courses were scheduled before June.
1964-03-25 — Authority granted for movement of dependants, furniture and effects from Ottawa to Vernon, his selected place of residence on retirement.
1964-04-06 — NDMC concurred with Miller's release request and advised that a replacement was not required before June 1964.
1964-04-08 — Personnel memorandum amended earlier retirement-planning dates from 26/27 June 1964 to 21/22 April 1964.
1964-04-24 — Date initially requested by Miller for early release; final administrative release occurred later in 1964.
1964-05-11 — Movement order issued for approximately 6,500 lb of furniture/effects from 732 Rainsford Avenue, Ottawa to Vernon, British Columbia.
1964-05-11 — Furniture-movement order prepared for release, authorizing movement of effects from 732 Ramsford Avenue, Ottawa, to Vernon, British Columbia.
1964-05-20 — Certified Statement of Service prepared, summarizing active and Regular Army service and rank progression.
1964-07-20 — Movers invoiced cartage/packing of 5,620 lb from 732 Rainsford Avenue, Ottawa to Vernon, British Columbia.
1964-08-18 — Underwent refraction examination and received new spectacle prescription.
1964-10-05 — Service Pension Board certified retirement as having reached retirement age, for a reason other than disability or misconduct.
1964-11-16 — Released from the Regular Army and transferred to the Supplementary Reserve.
1964-11-16 — Honourably released from the Canadian Army Regular Force under QR(Army) 15.01 item 5(a).
1964-11-16 — Released as Captain under QR 15.01 Item 5(a), compulsory release age, having reached the compulsory age limit prescribed for his rank.
1964-11-17 — Transferred from the Canadian Army (Regular) to the Supplementary Reserve.
1964-11-17 — Transferred from the Canadian Army (Regular) to the Supplementary Reserve following release the previous day.
1964-11-17 — Retirement annuity commenced at $3,244.91 annually; pensionable service calculated as 25 years 55 days.
1964-11-23 — Canadian Forces returned Miller's service will dated 7 May 1940, advising that release did not revoke or cancel it.
1964-11-27 — Supplementary-death-benefit certificate issued after release; recorded residence 3203-17th Street, Vernon, and a $5,000 benefit.
1965-01-06 — CFHQ denied rent-liability reimbursement, ruling that Miller's release had resulted from his personal request rather than service exigencies or force reduction.
1966-11 — Buried.
1966-11-10 — Died at Kingston General Hospital.
1967-01-26 — Posthumously released from the Supplementary Reserve under QR&O 15.01 item 5(d); administrative reserve disposition after death.
1967-02-02 — Widow Verna Marie Miller forwarded Harold's death certificate, her own birth certificate and daughter Mary's birth certificate to Canadian Forces Headquarters and confirmed residence at 76 Robinson Street.
1970-01-05 — Canadian Forces Headquarters sought confirmation of Mary Emily Miller's continued attendance at Napanee District Secondary School for continuation of her educational annual allowance.