Douglas Ross Mills

Able Seaman

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Harry James and Linda Myra Mills, of Remuera, Auckland.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

On the night of the 4th August 1940, the HMT Oswaldian, a trawler converted for minesweeping, hit a German mine in the Bristol Channel. NZ'er. Douglas Mills was killed. His remains were not found and he is remembered on the New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport, Auckland.

Another New Zealander, Peter Wass was reported missing, believed drowned. His remains were later recovered, and he is buried at Pawlett in the UK.

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Casualty

Service Number:

A/1785

Name:

Douglas Ross Mills

Rank:

Able Seaman

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMT Oswaldian

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Lost at sea

Date of Death:

04 August 1940

Day of Death:

Sunday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport, Auckland

Cemetery Reference:

Panel 11.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand