Douglas Owen Stanley

Forenames

Douglas Owen AWMM

Surname

Stanley AWMM

Service number

• NZ39944 AWMM
• WWII 39944 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

12 Jul 1916 AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs W. J. Stanley, Tui street, Matamata AWMM

Relationship status

• Single/WWII AWMM
• Pre 12 Jul 1940 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

1940 AWMM Battle of Britain AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ39944 AWMM
• WWII 39944 AWMM

Military service

• Royal New Zealand Air Force attached to Royal Air Force AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 6 Operational Training Unit, Sutton Bridge AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 151 Squadron AWMM

Medals and Awards

• 1939-45 Star (Battle of Britain clasp) AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM

Military training

• Ground Training School, Weraroa AWMM
• 2 EFTS, New Plymouth AWMM
• No. 2 SFTS, Woodbourne AWMM
• RAF, Uxbridge AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 20 Oct 1939 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Rangitane AWMM Sergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed in an aircraft accident AWMM

Last rank

Sergeant (Pilot) AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 151 Squadron AWMM

Death

26 Oct 1940 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Air Accident AWMM

Cemetery

Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Lincolnshire, England AWMM Row 2. Grave 33. AWMM

Memorial name

• Memorial seat, Achilles Point, Auckland AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Battle of Britain, a website.
  http://web.archive.org/web/20060403113135/http://www.raf.mod.uk/bob1940/bobhome.html
  Further Reference
• Battle of Britain Historical Society, a website.
  http://www.battleofbritain1940.net/
  Further Reference
• 'Roll of honour' (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 10-Apr-2015
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/battle-of-britain/roll-of-honour
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2358962
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Sm- Ty. Archives New Zealand (R17845616)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845616
  Sources Used
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845744
  Sources Used
• See a list of New Zealanders awarded the Battle of Britain Clasp here (PDF). Compiled with the assistance of Errol Martyn and linked from the NZHistory page produced by Manatū Taonga, Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/sites/default/files/documents/nz-battle-of-britain-list.pdf
  Further Reference
• Battle of Britain: Allied Pilots, Aircrew Remembered
  https://aircrewremembered.com/BattleOfBritainDatabase/battlebritain-alpha-list.html
  Further Reference
• Avaition Safety Network:
  https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/241006
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 1 June 2026 - Internet research
• Aircrew Remembered:
  https://aircrewremembered.com/stanley-douglas-owen.html
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 1 June 2026 - Internet research

References

• Wynn, K. (1989). Men of the Battle of Britain. Norwich, England: Gliddon Books.
• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• Wynn, K. (1981). A clasp for "The Few". Auckland. N.Z.: Author.
  Wynn, K. (1981). p. 370-371
• Ministry for Culture and Heritage. (2012). New Zealanders serving with RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain, 10 July – 31 October 1940. [A list compiled by Ministry for Culture and Heritage with Errol Martyn].
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Sm- Ty. Archives New Zealand (R17845616) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• Please note that the 11 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions.
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [(New Zealanders Attached to R.A.F. [Royal Air Force]) (Officers), (Europe) - Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.