Unearthed 1945 Funeral Photograph at the Habbaniya War Cemetery

On the 18th September 1945, Flight Lieutenant David William Millard of the Royal Air Force (VR) 680 Squadron (134 MU) was a passenger in a test flight of a Mosquito that encountered an unknown problem five miles north of Fallujah, Iraq. The pilot ejected to safety but Flt/Lt Millard died in the crash. He was buried at the Habbaniya War Cemetery in Plot 6 Row C Grave 5. The attached photograph taken of his burial is taken from the RAF Habbaniya Association archives and is reproduced here with the kind permission of Dr Christopher Morris.

Burial of Flt Lt David William Millard of 680 Squadron RAF VR at the Habbaniya War Cemetery, Iraq, 18/09/1945

Headstone of Flt Lt D W Millard of 680 Squadron RAF (VR) who died 18/09/1945

Grave of Flt Lt D W Millard of 680 Squadron RAF (VR) who was buried in Pplot 6 at the Habbaniya War Cemetery, Iraq