Adams, Andrew Mill
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Andrew Mill |
Surname | Adams |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 25-06-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel and Jessie R. M. Adams, of Davidson's Mains, Edinburgh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA259 |
Markings | EX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wells-Next-The-Sea Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 376. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2218925 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 199 |
Squadron Motto | Let tyrants tremble |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF North Creake |
Miscellaneous Information
Rescue efforts were hampered because the emergency services had to be lowered to the foot of the cliffs on ropes |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-06-1945 |
End Date | 25-06-1945 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Seen flying low over the sea and then turning inland at Cromer. Crashed at the foot of some cliffs just moments later and burst into flames. |