127201 Captain Evan William MACMILLAN, MBE, 133 Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps: POW

Army Number: 127201
Rank: Captain
Name: Evan William MACMILLAN, MBE, MB
Unit: 133 Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps


London Gazette : 24 April 1940
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34836/supplement/2446/data.pdf
ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS.
The undermentioned to be Lts.: —
8th Mar. 1940:—
Evan William MACMILLAN, M.B. (127201).

London Gazette : 20 December 1945
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37396/supplement/6188/data.pdf
The KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, in recognition of gallant and distinguished services while prisoners of war:—
To be Additional Members of the Military Division of the said Most Excellent Order:—
Captain Evan William MACMILLAN, M B. (127201), Royal Army Medical Corps (Invergordon).

 

Name: Evan William MacMillan . Date of Birth: 22/05/1912 . Place of Birth:... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 416/241/81
Name: Evan William MacMillan.
Date of Birth: 22/05/1912.
Place of Birth: Invergordon, Ross-shire.
Service: British Army.
Rank: Captain.
Regiment/Unit/Squadron: Royal Army Medical Corps.
Service Number: 127201.
Date of Capture: [unspecified].
Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
Camp Name/Number: Oflag VIIC.
PoW number: 827.
Date of Death: [unspecified].
Number of Photographs: 0.
Number of Fingerprints: 0.
Number of X-rays: 0.
Number of Cards: 5.
Date: [1939-1945]

 

PART I.
GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE FOR BRITISH/AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR.

1. No. - 12701
RANK - Capt.
SURNAME - MACMILAN
CHRISTIAN NAMES - EVAN WILLIAM
DECORATIONS -

2. UNIT (ARMY) - R.A.M.C. 133 Field Ambulance, B.E.F.

3. DIVISION (ARMY) - 44th DIV. B.E.F.

4. DATE OF BIRTH - 22/5/12

5. DATE OF ENLISTMENT - 8/3/40

6. CIVILIAN TRADE OR PROFESSION - Medical Practitioner

7. PRIVATE ADDRESS - "WESTWINDS", INVERGORDON, ROSS-SHIRE, SCOTLAND

8. PLACE AND DATE OF ORIGINAL CAPTURE - 28.5.40 (nr ?)


9. WERE YOU WOUNDED WHEN CAPTURED? No

10. MAIN CAMPS OR HOSPITALS IN WHICH IMPRISONED
Camp No. / Location / From / Till
OFLAG VIIC Laufen, Bavaria 18/6/40 - 24/7/40
STALAG XXA THORN Thorn 26/7/40 - 22/4/44
STALAG 357 Thorn 22/4/44 - 6/8/44
STALAG 357 Fallingbostel nr Celle 8/8/44 - 15/12/44
STALAG IVD Torgau 25/12/44 - 13/4/45


11. WERE YOU IN A WORKING CAMP?
Location / From/ Till / Nature of Work
Working Party AK E105E STALAG IVD (Eisleben) 20/12/44 - 13/4/45 Medical Officer


12. DID YOU SUFFER FROM ANY SERIOUS ILLNESSES WHILE A P/W?
Nature of Illness / Cause / Duration
Diphtheria Exposure to Contacts 3 months a Carrier

12 b. DID YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT?
Yes


GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET

1. No. - 12701
RANK - Capt.
SURNAME - MACMILLAN
CHRISTIAN NAMES - EVAN WILLIAM


2. LECTURES before Capture:
( a ) Were you lectured in your unit on how to behave the event of capture? (State where, when and by whom).
No
( b ) Were you lectured on escape and evasion? (State where, when and by whom).
No

3. INTERROGATION after capture:
Were you specially interrogated by the enemy? (State where, when and methods employed by enemy).
No

4. ESCAPES attempted:
Did you make any attempted or partly successful escapes? (Give details of each attempt accurately, stating where, when, method employed, names of your companions, wherein when recaptured and by whom. Were you physically fit? What happened to your companions?)
No

5. SABOTAGE
Did you do any sabotage or destruction of enemy factory plant, war material, communications, etc, when employed on working-parties or during escape? (Give details, places and dates.)
No

6. COLLABORATION with enemy:
Do you know of any British or American personnel who collaborated with the enemy or in any way helped the enemy agains other Allied Prisoners of War? (Give details, names of persons concerned, camps, dates and nature of collaboration or help given to enemy).
No

7. WAR CRIMES
If you have any information or evidence of bad treatment by the enemy to yourself or to others, or knowledge of any enemy violation of Geneva Convention you should ask for a copy of "Form Q" on which to make your statement.
(NOTE: Form Q is a separate form inviting information on "War Crimes" and describes the kind of offences coming under this title.)



GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE PART II TOP SECRET
(continued)

8. Have you any other matter of any kind you wish to bring to notice?
1) Unprofessional Behaviour of WEIDERMAN, Senior German Medical Officer STALAG XXA
2) Bad conditions in Lager? STALAG 4b, - MOEGLICH, German Medical Officer responsible
3) Medial Arrangements in STALAG IVD area E. - Otto German Medical Officer responsible.
4) Shooting Incidents in E? STALAG IVD
5) Anything else that comes to my mind later.



SECURITY UNDERTAKING
I fully realise that all information relating the matters covered by the questions in Part II. are of a highly secret and official nature.

I have had explained to me and fully understand that under Defence Regulations or U.S.A.R. 380-5 I am forbidden to publish or communicate any information concerning these matters.

Date 17/4/45
Signature EW Macmillan

 

Recommendation for Award for MacMillan, E W Rank: Captain Service No: ... | The National Archives
Reference: WO 373/87/297
Name MacMillan, E W
Rank: Captain
Service No: 127201
Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
Theatre of Combat or Operation: Services While Prisoners of War
Award: Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Date of announcement in London Gazette: 20 December 1945

 

See also:

• P20413 Lieutenant-Colonel John Chiene MACKAY, OBE, MC, TD, 155 Field Ambulance, RAMC: POW
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  8. Have you any other matter of any kind you wish to bring to notice?
  Yes. While working as Senior British Officer (Medical) in O.R.s Camps, I had close contact with camp leaders and men of confidence and would desire to make recommendation for some recognition of good work performed by them, also by British M.O., on behalf of Prisoners of War.
  ...
  I also recommend that the services to PsOW of Captain E. W. MACMILLAN, R.A.M.C. be also recognised. He was the first British Medical Officer to be posted to STALAG XXA in July 1940. He worked there as surgeon in the Stalag Hospital, first of all with Polish and later with French Medical Officers. Until my arrival in that hospital in Jan 1941 he had [OVER]
  been the only British Medical Officer in the hospital. Not only had he performed his medical duties most effectively under difficult circumstances but also had maintained discipline and morale under great difficulties. He continued his work in the Hospital until April 1944 when he was transferred by the German Authorities to STALAG 357 owing to his persistent maintenance of the rights of conditions which should be afforded to sick British PsOW. He subsequently worked continuously as a Medical Officer in STALAG 357 and STALG IVD until his recapture on April 1945. He has a very fine record of service rendered to British and Allied PsOW over a continuous period of 4 years and 9 months and I have personal knowledge not only of that but also of his persistent firm attitude in dealing with the German Authorities.
  JC MacKAY Lieut Col. R.A.M.C. 17 Apr 1945
  
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