Millar, Kenneth Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Charles |
Surname | Millar |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Charles and Margaret Lizzie Millar, of Wimborne, Dorsetshire (married 1910 at St. Lukes, Chelsea). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND387 |
Markings | BS-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15163. |
Epitaph | HE LIVES FOR EVER IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO LOVED HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 212 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 55408 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1651 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, West Wickham, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll & RoH |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who were killed while serving at RAF West Wickham / Wratting Common during WW2 |
Location | Weston Woods Farm, Wratting Common, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Slate Tablet & Information Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who were killed while serving at RAF Wratting Common during WW2, including 1651 HCU |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 1923 in Chelsea. His father John was from Falkirk and was a butler and his mother Margaret was from Northamptonshire. Kenneth had an elder brother Ernest J., born 1911 and was a minister of religion. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-03-1945 |
End Date | 04-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Woolfox Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Diversionary raid comprising 95 aircraft in support of main operations. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by an intruder, crashing near its home airfield |