Milne, Frank Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank Alexander |
Surname | Milne |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George J. Milne and Bertha J. Milne, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB701 |
Markings | BR-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row C. Grave 14. |
Epitaph | TO ALL THE WORLD HE WAS ONLY ONE BUT ALL THE WORLD TO US OUR SON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 213 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/199345 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 27/1823/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-05-1944 |
End Date | 16-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (44% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed onto high ground near Helmsley Moor, in what is now the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, probably as a result of attempting to emerge from cloud to establish their position. |