Millar, Leonard George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Leonard George |
Surname | Millar |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of L. George and Alice Millar. Husband of Margaret Rose Millar, of Cheadle, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5737 |
Markings | QR-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Vrizy Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave. |
Epitaph | MAY PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEE. EVER LOVINGLY REMEMBERED BY ALL |
Ribbon Stone | 1711 (Block 109, Column 13, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 74 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1380205 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Sgt Leonard G. Millar, Killed 20 July 1942, Thank You Len |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/577/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-07-1942 |
End Date | 30-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Saarbrucken |
Reason for Loss | Likely night fighter victim, crashing at Vrizy in the Ardennes |