John Sinclair Priestley
I whānau mai i te 15 Aug 1913 - I mate atu i te 30 Aug 1940
- Nama Hōia
- NZ39934 AWMM
- WWII 39934 AWMM
- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Pilot Officer AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 235 Squadron AWMM
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
E pā ana ki
- Taitara
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- Ngā ingoa tuatahi
- John Sinclair AWMM
- Ingoa whānau
- Priestley AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Nama Hōia
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- Ira tangata
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Pono
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Mātātuhi
Ngā tuhinga
Te whānautanga
- Whānautanga mai
- 15 Aug 1913 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. J, Priestley of Wellington AWMM
- Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna
- Single/WWII 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
- NZ39934 AWMM
- WWII 39934 AWMM
- Urunga ki te ope taua
- Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga
- Royal Air Force, No. 235 Squadron AWMM
Ngā tohu taumata rau ope taua
- Mētara me ngā Tohu
Te Whakangungu me te Urunga atu
- Whakangungu ope taua
- Ground Training School, Weraroa AWMM
- No. 1 EFTS, Taieri AWMM
- No. 1 FTS, Wigram AWMM
- Branch Trade Proficiency
- PilotPublic - Antonio - Researcher - 25 April 2026 - By Such Deeds, p.401: Hanson
- Te urunga
- WW2 26 Oct 1939 AWMM
Age 26 AWMM
Clerk 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 Mataroa AWMM Pilot Officer 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 on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM
Te tūnga whakamutunga e mōhiotia ana
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Pilot Officer AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 235 Squadron AWMM - Te tūnga whakamutunga
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Kōrero taurongo
- Son of Josiah Oswald and Margaret Moore Priestley, of Plimmerton, Wellington, New Zealand.
In August 1940 Priestley joined 235 Squadron which, although a Coastal Command Squadron, was flying in support of Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain. He flew his first operational sortie on the 22nd August.
Portrait in Wynn, K. (1981). The Battle of Britain: 10 July- 31 October 1940
Brother to James Thomas Priestley, born 1904.
Attended Wellington College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845614)) AWMM
Te matenga
- Matenga
- 30 Aug 1940 AWMM
Age 27 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 on Active Service AWMM
- Killed in Flying AccidentPublic - Andrew - Researcher - 9 July 2015 - No. 235 Squadron Unofficial Diary 1940 - August
Research for book entitled Coastal Dawn
- Tuhipoka mō te matenga
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- Urupā
- Great Bircham (St Mary) Churchyard, Norfolk, England AWMM Plot 1. Row 1. Grave 9. AWMM
- Ingoa o te urupā
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- Tohutoro kōhatu urupā
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- Pānui Matenga
- Per Press Association:
Wellington This Day.
Pilot- Officer John Sinclair Priestley lost his life as a result of air operations on August 30, according to advice recieved by his parents, Mr and Mrs J.O. Priestley, 184 Glenmore Street, Kelburn. He was their elder son.
Priestley, who was aged twenty-six, recieved his training with the Royal New Zealand Air Force and arrived in England only three months ago. He represented Wellington College at Rugby and rifle shooting. On leaving college he joined the electrical engineering firm of Vickery and Co. As a lad he was a keen scout and achieved the honour of becoming a King's Scout. AWMM - Ingoa maumaharatanga
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- Tohutoro maumaharatanga
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Maumaharatanga
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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/2763687
Sources Used - RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Na - Py. Archives New Zealand (R17845614)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845614
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 (R17845748)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845748
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 - Aviation Safety Network:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/455997Public - Antonio - Researcher - 25 April 2026 - Internet research
- Battle of Britain, a website.
- Ngā tuhinga
- Wynn, K. (1981). A clasp for "The Few". Auckland. N.Z.: Author.
Wynn, K. (1981). p. 324-325 - Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
- Wynn, K. (1989). Men of the Battle of Britain. Norwich, England: Gliddon Books.
- 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].
- Information kindly provided by family
- RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Na - Py. Archives New Zealand (R17845614) - 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. [List of Killed - Officers (Canada, Pacific, Europe) - Airmen (Canada, India and Far East)]. Archives New Zealand (R17845748)
- Wynn, K. (1981). A clasp for "The Few". Auckland. N.Z.: Author.
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