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Son of William Anderson and Catherine Gracey (nee Whitla) Millar, of Edmonton, Alberta. Brother of Donald Millar, Lieutenant James Lea Millar, and Lieutenant William Anderson Millar, who died on July 15, 1944, while serving with the Royal Canadian Engineers.
1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defense Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Posthumously awarded RCAF Operational Wings in recognition of gallant service in action against the enemy, the 5 July 1946.
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Flying Officer John Whitla Millar
From the Edmonton Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Whitla Millar
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Whitla Millar
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Whitla Millar
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Whitla Millar
Mr. & Mrs. Millar had three sons in the Armed Forces. One was captured in the Dieppe raid of 19 Aug 42, Jack was in the RCAF, and the other was in the Middle East with the Army. The letter is self explanatory.
Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
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Flying Officer John Whitla Millar
This letter is from the RCAF HQ in Britain to the third son in the Artillery in the Middle East. His father received a letter from a son named 'Jack'. F/O JW Millar was 'Jack' but he died in February 43. This letter asks if the third son sent it since the second son is now a POW.
Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
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Flying Officer John Whitla Millar
By February of 1944, they still have no reply from the remaining son. The truth is that this man, Lt. Millar is nicknamed 'Jack'. He sent the telegram to his father. The parents had hoped it was F/O JW Millar and that he was a POW.
F/O JW Millar is unfortunately, dead. The other two brothers seem to have survived the war.
Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
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Flying Officer John Whitla Millar
By 1946, the MREUnits of the RAF have located most of the graves of missing airmen. In Denmark the check the cemetery records and find and grave with an Allied flier in it named J. M. Miller. They check to find out if he is Canadian. The answer is no.
Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
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Flying Officer John Whitla Millar
This letter from the RCAF says that he isn't Canadian because the initials(J M) and the spelling of the name "Miller" in the cemetery registry are incorrect. Is he an RAF flier? If the RAF say he isn't, then just leave the grave marked as MILLAR, JW.
Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
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Flying Officer John Whitla Millar
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Whitla Millar
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer John Whitla Millar
Flying Officer John Whitla Millar is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Whitla Millar
Flying Officer John Whitla Millar is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Whitla Millar
Air Ministry Letter 3 July 51<BR>
This letter ends with the statement that the RCAF and RAF agree that the body in this grave is not that of John W. Millar. <P>
Source: Library and Archives Canada via Robert W Whitehouse
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Flying Officer John Whitla Millar
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Whitla Millar
From the Edmonton Bulletin February 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Whitla Millar
From the Edmonton Bulletin October 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer John Whitla Millar
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Edmonton Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Mr. & Mrs. Millar had three sons in the Armed Forces. One was captured in the Dieppe raid of 19 Aug 42, Jack was in the RCAF, and the other was in the Middle East with the Army. The letter is self explanatory. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
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This letter is from the RCAF HQ in Britain to the third son in the Artillery in the Middle East. His father received a letter from a son named 'Jack'. F/O JW Millar was 'Jack' but he died in February 43. This letter asks if the third son sent it since the second son is now a POW. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
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By February of 1944, they still have no reply from the remaining son. The truth is that this man, Lt. Millar is nicknamed 'Jack'. He sent the telegram to his father. The parents had hoped it was F/O JW Millar and that he was a POW. F/O JW Millar is unfortunately, dead. The other two brothers seem to have survived the war. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
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By 1946, the MREUnits of the RAF have located most of the graves of missing airmen. In Denmark the check the cemetery records and find and grave with an Allied flier in it named J. M. Miller. They check to find out if he is Canadian. The answer is no. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
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This letter from the RCAF says that he isn't Canadian because the initials(J M) and the spelling of the name "Miller" in the cemetery registry are incorrect. Is he an RAF flier? If the RAF say he isn't, then just leave the grave marked as MILLAR, JW. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer John Whitla Millar is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer John Whitla Millar is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Air Ministry Letter 3 July 51<BR> This letter ends with the statement that the RCAF and RAF agree that the body in this grave is not that of John W. Millar. <P> Source: Library and Archives Canada via Robert W Whitehouse
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Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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From the Edmonton Bulletin February 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Edmonton Bulletin October 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Surrey, United Kingdom
During the Second World War more than 116,000 men and women of the Air Forces of the British Commonwealth gave their lives in service. More than 17,000 of these were members of the Royal Canadian Air Force, or Canadians serving with the Royal Air Force. Approximately one-third of all who died have no known grave. Of these, 20,450 are commemorated by name on the Runnymede Memorial, which is situated at Englefield Green, near Egham, 32 kilometers by road west of London.
The design of the Runnymede Memorial is original and striking. On the crest of Cooper's Hill, overlooking the Thames, a square tower dominates a cloister, in the centre of which rests the Stone of Remembrance. The cloistered walks terminate in two lookouts, one facing towards Windsor, and the other towards London Airport at Heathrow. The names of the dead are inscribed on the stone reveals of the narrow windows in the cloisters and the lookouts. They include those of 3,050 Canadian airmen. Above the three-arched entrance to the cloister is a great stone eagle with the Royal Air Force motto, Per Ardua ad Astra". On each side is the inscription:
IN THIS CLOISTER ARE RECORDED THE NAMES OF TWENTY THOUSAND AIRMEN WHO HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE. THEY DIED FOR FREEDOM IN RAID AND SORTIE OVER THE BRITISH ISLES AND THE LANDS AND SEAS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN EUROPE
In the tower a vaulted shrine, which provides a quiet place for contemplation, contains illuminated verses by Paul H. Scott."
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