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Leading Aircraftman Thomas Millard Jr.

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Leading Aircraftman Thomas Millard Jr.

Birth
Liverpool, Queens County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death
24 Aug 1943 (aged 18)
Gravelbourg, Assiniboia Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
Burial
Liverpool, Queens County, Nova Scotia, Canada Add to Map
Plot
Family's Plot.
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Leading Aircraftman Millard was under training when he was killed in the crash of #2 Bombing and Gunnery School's Anson (#7431) aircraft, while flying on a routine bombing exercise. His instructor, Sergeant Bertram George WARREN, also perished in the accident. Two other airmen survived the crash.

From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial-
Military Service:-
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Trade: Bomb Aimer
Service Number: R/183105
Age: 18
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: #2 Bombing and Gunnery School (Mossbank, Saskatchewan)

A student, residing in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, he enlisted in the RCAF on 15 Oct 1942 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Son of Thomas Millard of Yarmouth and son of the late Pauline (née Mulhall) Millard [father born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia; mother born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA]; step-son of Gladys Irene (née Gibson) Millard; brother of George Duncan Millard.

Leading Aircraftman Thomas Millard is commemorated on Page 194 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Leading Aircraftman Millard was under training when he was killed in the crash of #2 Bombing and Gunnery School's Anson (#7431) aircraft, while flying on a routine bombing exercise. His instructor, Sergeant Bertram George WARREN, also perished in the accident. Two other airmen survived the crash.

From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial-
Military Service:-
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Trade: Bomb Aimer
Service Number: R/183105
Age: 18
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: #2 Bombing and Gunnery School (Mossbank, Saskatchewan)

A student, residing in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, he enlisted in the RCAF on 15 Oct 1942 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Son of Thomas Millard of Yarmouth and son of the late Pauline (née Mulhall) Millard [father born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia; mother born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA]; step-son of Gladys Irene (née Gibson) Millard; brother of George Duncan Millard.

Leading Aircraftman Thomas Millard is commemorated on Page 194 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.


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  • Created by: SJB Hearn
  • Added: Dec 7, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139701811/thomas-millard: accessed ), memorial page for Leading Aircraftman Thomas Millard Jr. (14 Mar 1925–24 Aug 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139701811, citing Liverpool United Baptist Church Cemetery, Liverpool, Queens County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by SJB Hearn (contributor 46864594).