Miell, Harold Edward
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Harold Edward |
Surname | Miell |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herman J. Miell and Ruby B. Miell, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG363 |
Markings | BQ-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. C. 14. |
Epitaph | AND WHILE HE LIES IN PEACEFUL SLEEP HIS MEMORY WE SHALL ALWAYS KEEP |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 73 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/95395 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
The German authorities buried the seven dead crew in Graves 1-7, Plot 135 within Munich West Cemetery |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-01-1945 |
End Date | 08-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Munchen |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft was shot down by a night fighter (Obfw. Heinrich Schmidt, 2./NJG 6) and crashed at Moosham bei Egling, 30 km S of München. |