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Name: J W McMILLAN
Rank: Temp Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Observer
Service/attached: RNVR
Squadron: 789 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Malagas, Wingfield, South Africa
Date of death: 1942-11-13
Aircraft: Swordfish W 5975
Place of death: Brooklyn, South Africa
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: CAPE TOWN (MAITLAND) CEMETERY - Western Cape
Commemoration details: Military Allotment, Grave 96786C
Family details: Son of William Hunter and Gladys McMillan, of Swinton, Manchester
Rank: Temp Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Observer
Service/attached: RNVR
Squadron: 789 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Malagas, Wingfield, South Africa
Date of death: 1942-11-13
Aircraft: Swordfish W 5975
Place of death: Brooklyn, South Africa
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: CAPE TOWN (MAITLAND) CEMETERY - Western Cape
Commemoration details: Military Allotment, Grave 96786C
Family details: Son of William Hunter and Gladys McMillan, of Swinton, Manchester
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