Hugh William Reilley | |
Birth Date: | 29 May 1918 |
Placeofburial: | Gravesend Cemetery, Kent |
Birth Place: | London, Ontario, Canada |
Death Place: | Crockham Hill, Sevenoaks |
Birth Name: | Hugh William Reilley |
Allegiance: | ![]() |
Branch: | Volunteer Reserve |
Serviceyears: | 1940 |
Rank: | Pilot Officer |
Unit: | No. 64 Squadron RAF No. 66 Squadron RAF |
Battles: | World War II
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Hugh William Reilley (29 May 1918 – 17 October 1940) was a Canadian fighter pilot who flew for the RAF during the Battle of Britain.
Born in London, Ontario, Canada. Reilley was educated at London South Collegiate from 1933 to 1938.[1]
In May 1939, Reilley joined the Royal Air Force. He flew with No. 64 Squadron and No. 66 Squadron in Spitfires during the Battle of Britain. He was shot down in his Spitfire I (R6800) on 17 October 1940 by a Bf 109 of JG 51 flown by Oberstleutnant Werner Mölders over Westerham Kent at 15:25hrs. His Spitfire crashed and burned out at Crockham Hill, Sevenoaks.[2]
Reilley was 22 years old.[3] He is buried in Gravesend Cemetery, Kent.