Soldier Seriously Hurt By Explosion
(P.A.) BLENHEIM. This Day. Severe injuries necessitating the amputation of a foot were sustained by Lance-Corporal C. W. McMillan as the result of an explosion at a military camp last night. Lance-Corporal McMillan, whose condition is serious was on picket duty when he was injured by the explosion of a plug of gelignite. A military inquiry is being held. Lance-Corporal McMillan belongs to Collingwood. His next-of-kin is his sister, Mrs. Herbert Mayo, Strathmore, near Stratford.
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Northern Advocate, 23 July 1943, Page 2
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