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NZ2451 Flight Lieutenant Leonard MILLER (surname underlined)
Father : Mr. T.A.E. Miller of AUCKLAND. (city underlined)
Mother : Mrs. S.L. Miller of AUCKLAND (city underlined) (now in United Kingdom).

Leonard Miller was born at Ayrshire, Scotland on the 21st April, 1918. He received his secondary education at the Takapuna Grammar School and matriculated in 1934. He afterwards attended the Seddon Memorial Technical College and studied Electrical Engineering. While at school he represented his school at Rugby and boxing and played cricket for the 2nd XI.

Leonard Miller was accepted for a Short Service Commission with the Royal Air Force in July 1937, and embarked on the Rangitane at Auckland on the 23rd September 1937 for training in the United Kingdom.

Flight Lieutenant Miller was posted to the De Havilland School of flying at White Waltham, Berkshire on the 25th October 1937 and trained on Tiger Moth aircraft. He completed his elementary flying training early in June 1938 and spent a fortnight at the Training Dept. at Uxbridge, Middlesex before posting on the 25th January to No. 6 Flying Training School Netheravon, Wiltshire where he trained on Anson aircraft. Here on the 7th May 1938 he was awarded the flying badge and on the 20th August completed his service flying training and was confirmed in the rank of Pilot Officer. On the 1st September he commenced a navigation course at the Navigation School, Manston, Keng and completed the course on the 9th December when he was posted to No. 102 (B) Squadron, Driffield, Yorkshire. With this Squadron he converted to Whitley bomber aircraft, and continued training until the outbreak of war. With this squadron a pilot of Whitley bombers he took part in eight operational flights being reconnaissance of Wilhelmshaven and Schilling Roads, Borkuim and Sylt (3) and two flights in Troudheim in Norway.

Flight Lieutenant Miller was the pilot of a Whitley bomber aircraft engaged on an operational flight over Germany on the 19th May 1940. The aircraft failed to return to its base and all the crew including Flight Lieutenant Miller were classified as missing.