Hugh Reilley

Hugh William Reilley
Hugh William Reilley
Birth name	Hugh William Reilley
Born	29 May 1918; London, Ontario, Canada
Died	17 October 1940 (aged 22); Crockham Hill, Sevenoaks
Buried	Gravesend Cemetery, Kent
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Years of service	1940
Rank	Pilot Officer
Unit	No. 64 Squadron RAF ; No. 66 Squadron RAF
Battles / wars	World War II European air campaign Battle of Britain †; ;

Hugh William Reilley (29 May 1918 – 17 October 1940) was a Canadian fighter pilot who flew for the RAF during the Battle of Britain.

Early life

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.