Millar, Robert William
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Robert William |
Surname | Millar |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Ferdinand Millar, and of Ada Millar, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB786 |
Markings | VR-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 5A. L. 6-9. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM (Laurence Binyon - For the Fallen) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 212 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/27560 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-03-1945 |
End Date | 21-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (52% moon) |
Operation | Heide- to bomb an oil refinery |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and presumed crashed at Odderade, ESE of Hemmingstedt. F/S J W Aitken, the rear-gunner was thrown clear by the explosion |