Sergeant [Pilot]

Douglas Owen Stanley

Battle of Britain Clasp

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William John and Annie Stanley, of Matamata, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
39944
Name:
Douglas Owen Stanley
Rank: 
Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
12 July 1916
Place of Birth: 
Tirau, Waikato, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 151 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in an aircraft accident
Date of Death:
27 October 1940
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Embarkment Date:
12 July 1940
Vessel:
Rangitane
Destination:
Liverpool, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Row 2. Grave 33.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Douglas Owen Stanley
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