Ku dhammee weedhan soo socota: Intii lagu jiray Dagaalkii Labaad ee Adduunka, MacMillan wuxuu markii hore ka soo shaqeeyay England, isagoo dejinaya istiraatiijiyado difaac oo ka dhan ah duulaan suurtagal ah oo Jarmalka ah. Waxaa loo magacaabay Brigadier General Staff IX Corps bishii Diseembar 1941, isagoo ku sii jiray jagadan inta lagu gudajiray hawlgalkii Tooshka ee ka dhacay Waqooyiga Afrika iyo illaa hoos u dhaca Tunis bishii Maajo 1943. Waxaa la siiyay taliyaha Guutada 152-aad bishii Juun 1943 wuxuuna hogaaminayay inta lagu gudajiray guushii Guutada 152-aad.
Dagaalkii Sicily. Markii uu ku soo laabtay Britain, waxaa loo xilsaaray inuu hoggaamiyo qeybta 15aad (Scottish) wuxuuna hogaamiyay qaab dhismeedka inta lagu gudajiray Dagaalkii Normandy, Howlgalkii Epsom iyo Howlgalkii Bluecoat, dhamaadkii kaas oo uu ku dhaawacmay. Markii la soo kabsaday, bishii Nofeembar 1944, wuxuu ku laabtay qaaradda Yurub isagoo ahaa GOC 49th (West Riding) Division oo u dhow Nijmegen. Markii uu geeriyooday Major-General Thomas Rennie, wuxuu la wareegay amarkii Qaybta 51aad (Highland) isla markiiba ka dib markii laga gudbay Rhine 23-kii Maarso 1945.