Frank Reid Miller

Flying Officer

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of George Greyling Miller and Edith Lillian Miller, of Christchurch, Canterbury; husband of Edith May Miller, of Christchurch.

References:

CWGC

Martyn (1999)

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Flying an Oxford 1, from RAF Halfpenny Green in Staffordshire, England, with instructor Flt Lt Worswick, they encountered snow at 1000 ft and while climbing to 2800 ft both engines cut out due to carburettor icing. Attempting to land in zero visibility, the Oxford hit trees and crashed at Wassel Wood, near Kidderminster, Worcestershire. His remains were cremated at Harrogate, Yorkshire and returned to New Zealand by his brother. It was later revealed that pre-heater muffs had been ordered for the carburettors, but not delivered.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Volume 2, Page 316]

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Casualty

Service Number:

2409

Name:

Frank Reid Miller

Rank:

Flying Officer

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Air Accident

Date of Death:

19 January 1945

Day of Death:

Friday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Christchurch (Bromley) Crematorium

Cemetery Reference:

14. 2G.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand