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36276 Pilot Officer Peter Knox Sigley (surname underlined)
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. C. Sigley of Palmerston North (town underlined)

Peter Sigley was born at Napier on the 30th August 1915. He received his secondary education at the Boy's High School at Timaru and Palmerston North. His sports were tennis and golf. He was employed as a factory foreman by Vacuum Products (N.Z.) Ltd., Palmerston North. Early in 1938 he applied for enrolment in the Civil Reserve of Pilots and on being accepted was assigned to the Middle Districts Aero Club for training, being successful in passing the tests for the "A" Flying Licence. In January, 1939 he applied for a short service commission in the Royal Air Force but was unsuccessful due to the outbreak of hostilities and on the 11th September, 1939 he applied for war service in the R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve.

He was enlisted in the rank of Pilot Officer on the 20th September 1939 at the Ground Training School, Rongotai and on the 24th October was posted to No. 1 Service Flying Training School, Wigram. While here, on the 1st January 1940 he was awarded his flying badge. Later in February 1940 he embarked at Auckland to proceed to the United Kingdom.

On arriving in England on the 12th April, 1940, Pilot Officer Sigley reported to R.A.F. Depot, Uxbridge, Middlesex, and proceeded on the 29th April, to No. 1 Flying Practice Unit, Meir, Staffordshire. Following this he was posted on the 12th May 1940 to No. 12 Operational Training Unit, Benson, Oxfordshire, for training on Battle fighter aircraft.