LEST WE FORGET
Sergeant Donald Andrew MILLER
Service No: 416124
Born: Adelaide SA, 15 June 1921
Enlisted in the RAAF: 29 March 1941
Unit: No. 2 Squadron, Darwin NT
Died: Injuries from Air Operations (No. 2 Squadron Hudson aircraft A16-156), over Koepang, Timor, 14 April 1942, Aged 20 Years
Buried: Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT
CWGC Additional Information: Son of William Charles and Ellen Grace Miller, of Goodwood Park, South Australia
Roll of Honour: Adelaide SA
Remembered: Panel 98, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
On 14 April 1942, Sergeant Miller in Hudson A16-156 was wounded by enemy fire while on operations over Koepang Timor and subsequently died. The crew members of A16-156 which returned from the mission were:
Pilot Officer (later Flight Lieutenant) Leslie Angel (406708) (Second Pilot) Discharged from the RAAF: 26 November 1945
Sergeant (later Flight Lieutenant) Clyde Lloyd Davies Edwards (8816) (Wireless Air Gunner) Discharged from the RAAF: 22 January 1946
Flight Lieutenant (later Wing Commander) Clive Campbell Foreman (290487) (Pilot) Discharged from the RAAF: 1 July 1947
Sergeant Donald Andrew Miller (416124) (Wireless Air Gunner)
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 163/144/161
Bibliography:
Bennett, J. (John) Highest Traditions: The History of No. 2 Squadron RAAF, AGPS Canberra, 1995
Wilson, S. (Stewart) Anson, Hudson and Sunderland in Australian Service, Aerospace Publications Weston Creek ACT 2611, 1992