"RAAF No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron" - cover verso.

A collection of poems by Australian poet, John Millett who served in the RAF during WWII. Millett was publisher/editor of POETRY AUSTRALIA for almost three decades and received the Order of Australia for Literature for his dedication to promoting poetry in Australia.

The many poems in the volume are about his experiences in WWII.






John Antill Millett was born at Woollhara, New South Wales on the 3 February 1921. He attended Walcha Public School, NSW, and after receiving his Intermediate Certificate worked as a junior Audit Clerk with Thomas Davis and Co., Chartered Accountant at Tamworth, NSW. He enlisted in the Australian Army on the 22 May 1941, serving as a Signalman, and was discharged on 7 December 1942; he then enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force on the 9 December 1942, serving in No. 10 RAAF Squadron, Plymouth, England, and was discharged 17 April 1946. After the war he worked in the Repatriation Department, 1946-1947, he then studied law at Sydney University, 1948-1952, and graduated with an LLB in 1952.

For much of his career a practising lawyer and part-time writer, Millett has published several poetry collections, a verse novella, short stories, and a play with Grace Perry. His poetry has been published in numerous Australian and international journals.

Millett was the managing editor of Poetry Australia from 1967, and editor, 1988-1992. In 1999 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), for service to literature as editor of the journal.

References:
Who's who in the world, 18th ed., Marquis-Who's Who, New Providence, N.J., 2000, p. 1457
Millett's curriculum vitae
AustLit : the resource for Australian literature, 2006.