Mills, David Guy
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | David Guy |
Surname | Mills |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alan Bailey Mills and Helen Muriel Mills, of Cambridge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND413 |
Markings | HW-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Grimsby (Scartho Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 116. Row L. Grave 13. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 74 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 54364 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-07-1944 |
End Date | 21-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Courtrai |
Reason for Loss | Take off: 2355 to bomb railway facilities in Coutrai, in tactical support of the Normandy Battle Area. On return home, ND413 emerged from low cloud, and crashed, 0330 21Jul at Aylesby Lincolnshire, 6 miles W of Cleethorpes on return. Four crew killed, three injured |