Pilot Officer [Pilot]

John Sinclair Priestley

Battle of Britain Clasp

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Josiah Oswald and Margaret Moore Priestley, of Plimmerton, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
39934
Name:
John Sinclair Priestley
Rank: 
Pilot Officer
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
15 August 1913
Place of Birth: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 235 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
30 August 1940
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Embarkation Place:
New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 May 1940
Vessel:
Mataroa
Destination:
United Kingdom

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Plot 1. Row 1. Grave 9.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
John Sinclair Priestley
Images
More information
  • Files must be less than 100 MB.
  • Allowed file types: png gif jpg jpeg.
Files
More information
  • Files must be less than 100 MB.
  • Allowed file types: txt pdf doc.