Milliken, Robert Clifton
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert Clifton |
Surname | Milliken |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Herbert Milliken and Olive Milliken (née Gammon), of Ayr, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Lockheed Ventura I |
Serial Number | AE715 |
Markings | YH-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 186. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 212 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/111746 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Miscellaneous Information
One of four 21 Squadron Venturas lost on this operation |
Robert was born on 30 September 1915 at Ayr, Ontario. His father was born at Maberly, Ontario and worked as a Roadmaster for C.P. R. and his mother was born in Ayr, Ontario. He had a brother William and sisters Doris and Laura. A sister Helen died in 1926. The schools he attended were Perth Public 1923-1930 and Perth Collegiate 1930-1939 (Matric and 1 year Vocational). Robert enjoyed playing golf, tennis and rugby and also liked to go hunting. He worked as a waiter and clerk at the Hotel Perth from 1935 until joining the RCAF. He enlisted on 22 July 1941. Robert was a Lance Corporal between 10 August 1940 and 8 April 1941 in the Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment . |
After training he embarked for the U.K. and arrived at 3 PRC on 11 November 1942. He then went to 21 Squadron on 16 December 1942. Sadly he lost his life the following year on 5 April 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/264/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/264/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-04-1943 |
End Date | 05-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Portreath |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Operation Ramrod 63- to bomb an oil tanker in Brest. The ship was not hit but port installations were. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by fighters (Fw 190s) when leaving the target area |