Millar, John Martin Smith
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Martin Smith |
Surname | Millar |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hugh and Jean Martin Millar, of Dumbarton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1085 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dumbarton Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Extn. 5. Bank 15. Grave 19. |
Epitaph | DEARLY LOVED AND SADLY MISSED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 74 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1126135 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13470 (P367813/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-04-1942 |
End Date | 14-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | T/O for a cross-country sortie during which a propeller came off. At 1531, while banking steeply to port, the Wellington stalled and crashed at Wollerton, 1 mile SW off Turn Hill Airfield, Shropshire. |