Douglas Owen Stanley
I whānau mai i te 12 Jul 1916 - I mate atu i te 26 Oct 1940
- Nama Hōia
- NZ39944 AWMM
- WWII 39944 AWMM
- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Sergeant (Pilot) AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 151 Squadron AWMM
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
E pā ana ki
- Taitara
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- Ngā ingoa tuatahi
- Douglas Owen AWMM
- Ingoa whānau
- Stanley AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Nama Hōia
- NZ39944 AWMM
- WWII 39944 AWMM
- Ira tangata
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Pono
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Mātātuhi
Ngā tuhinga
Te whānautanga
- Whānautanga mai
- 12 Jul 1916 AWMM
- Rā i whānau mai ai
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- Wāhi Whānau
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- Tuhinga mō te whānautanga
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- Wāhi noho i mua i te whakaurunga
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- Mahi whai muri i te pakanga
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- Uri kiritahi
- WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs W. J. Stanley, Tui street, Matamata AWMM
- Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna
- Single/WWII AWMM
- Pre 12 Jul 1940 AWMM Single AWMM
Ngā pakanga me ngā whawhai
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Kauhanga riri
- 1940 AWMM Battle of Britain AWMM
- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Nama Hōia
- NZ39944 AWMM
- WWII 39944 AWMM
- Urunga ki te ope taua
- Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga
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Ngā tohu taumata rau ope taua
- Mētara me ngā Tohu
Te Whakangungu me te Urunga atu
- Whakangungu ope taua
- Ground Training School, Weraroa AWMM
- 2 EFTS, New Plymouth AWMM
- No. 2 SFTS, Woodbourne AWMM
- RAF, Uxbridge AWMM
- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Te urunga
- WW2 20 Oct 1939 AWMM
Age 23 AWMM - Pakeke i te whakaurunga
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- Mahi i mua i te ekenga waka
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Te maha o ngā ekenga waka
- Taipitopito ekenga waka
- WW2 Vessel was Rangitane AWMM Sergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM
Mauhere o te pakanga
- Kia mau ki ngā taipitopito
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- Ngā rā i mauherehia ai
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- Rā i puta ai
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- Ngā kōrero mō te puta i te mauhere pakanga
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- Te rā i whakahokia atu ngā hōia i mauherehia ai
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- Nama motuhake mō te mauhere pakanga
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Whakapapa hauora
- Tuhinga hauora
- Killed in Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed in an aircraft accident AWMM
Te tūnga whakamutunga e mōhiotia ana
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Sergeant (Pilot) AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 151 Squadron AWMM - Te tūnga whakamutunga
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Kōrero taurongo
- Son of William John and Annie Stanley, of Matamata
Educated at Matamata District High School.
His friend Robert Holder (NZ391356) was killed moments later in another accident during this training
On Achilles Point, Auckland, overlooking the harbour is a seat which bears the inscription 'Presented to the Citizens of Auckland by Private J.E. (Ted) Scherer in memory of his friend, Sgt. Pilot Douglas O. Stanley of Matamata who lost his life in England 26 October 1940'.
Portrait in Wynn, K. (1981). The Battle of Britain: 10 July- 31 October 1940
Attended Matamata District High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845616))
March 1939 enroled in Civil Register of Pilots. 215 hours as Pilot (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845616)) AWMM
Te matenga
- Matenga
- 26 Oct 1940 AWMM
Age 24 AWMM - Rā i mate ai
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- Pakeke i te matenga
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- Wāhi Mate
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- Te momo matenga
- Killed in Air Accident AWMM
- Tuhipoka mō te matenga
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- Urupā
- Scopwick Church Burial Ground, Lincolnshire, England AWMM Row 2. Grave 33. AWMM
- Ingoa o te urupā
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- Tohutoro kōhatu urupā
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- Pānui Matenga
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- Ingoa maumaharatanga
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- Tohutoro maumaharatanga
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Maumaharatanga
- Ingoa maumaharatanga
- Memorial seat, Achilles Point, Auckland AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
Mea e whai hononga ai
Ngā mātāwai
- Hononga ki waho
- 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/241006Public - Antonio - Researcher - 1 June 2026 - Internet research - Aircrew Remembered:
https://aircrewremembered.com/stanley-douglas-owen.htmlPublic - Antonio - Researcher - 1 June 2026 - Internet research
- Battle of Britain, a website.
- Ngā tuhinga
- 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.
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