| Full Name |
| Flight Lieutenant (Flight Instructor) Vaughan Gothrik Welsby Engstrom |
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| Rank Last Held |
| Flight Lieutenant (Flight Instructor) |
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| Place of Birth |
| Rangitumau, Wairarapa, New Zealand |
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| Campaigns |
- Battle of France
- 40 Squadron
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| Last Unit Served |
| Royal Air Force, 7 Elementary Flying Training School |
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| Cause of Death |
| Killed in an air accident |
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| Cemetery Name |
| Ibstock Cemetery, Leicestershire, England |
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| Memorial Name |
| Matlock War Memorial, Matlock, Derbyshire, England |
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| Biographical Notes |
- Son of Carl Gothrick Engstrom and Ellen Mabel Engstrom
- Husband of Hilda Engstrom (nee Bennett) of Matlock, Derbyshire and father of 1 month old twin daughters at the time of his death.
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| Additional Information |
| His name is missing from the Matlock War Memorial but the website records his name and provides more details of his service and family. |
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