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HQ No 247 Group Personnel, locations and units
[Dec 1943 | Jun 1944 | Jun 1945 | Jul 1945 | Aug 1945 | Sep 1945]
This Group was formed on 1 October 1943 at Liverpool as No 247 (General Reconnaissance) Group within Coastal Command, embarking on HMT Franconia on 8 October for the journey to the Azores.
It was initially located at Angra on Terceira Island before moving to Lagens on 4 December 1943.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Lagens, Azores | Coastal Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Geoffrey R Bromet | 18 Sep 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, DSO |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | R A Buchanan | 16 Jun 1943 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | J Smyth | Assistant Provost Marshal |
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Lagens, Azores | Coastal Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Geoffrey R Bromet | 18 Sep 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, DSO |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Harold F G Southey | 24 Apr 1944 | Senior Air Staff Officer, later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | H C Bailey | 10 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A J Davey | 17 Apr 1944 | DSO |
Sqn Ldr | S Benady | 1 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R M Talbot | 2 Mar 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | B D S Tuke | 29 Sep 1943 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Sqn Ldr | H P Taylor | 1 Oct 1943 | Personnel |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | T W Ellcock | 20 Jan 1944 | MBE |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | F Wilmshurst | 21 Jan 1943 | DSM |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | J Hamilton | 1 Oct 1943 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | N Wallett | 31 Mar 1944 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | J S Carslaw | 29 Sep 1943 | MB, ChB |
Educational | |||
Mr | K G Chapman | 27 Feb 1944 | |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | R A Buchanan | 16 Jun 1943 | |
RAF Regiment | |||
Wg Cdr | B A Smith | 18 Jun 1944 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | J Smyth | Assistant Provost Marshal | |
Lt Col | W S Cochran | 1 Oct 1943 |
Source - June 1945 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Lagens, Azores | Coastal Command | See Orders of Battle Section |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Harold F G Southey | 4 Jun 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, DSO |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Vacant | Senior Air Staff Officer | |
Wg Cdr | H C Bailey | 10 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A J Davey | 17 Apr 1944 | DSO |
Sqn Ldr | S Benady | 1 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R M Talbot | 2 Mar 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | B D S Tuke | 29 Sep 1943 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Sqn Ldr | H P Taylor | 1 Oct 1943 | Personnel |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | T W Ellcock | 20 Jan 1944 | MBE |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | F Wilmshurst | 21 Jan 1943 | DSM |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | J Hamilton | 1 Oct 1943 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | N Wallett | 31 Mar 1944 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | J S Carslaw | 29 Sep 1943 | MB, ChB |
Educational | |||
Mr | K G Chapman | 27 Feb 1944 | |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | R A Buchanan | 16 Jun 1943 | |
RAF Regiment | |||
Wg Cdr | B A Smith | 18 Jun 1944 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | J Smyth | Assistant Provost Marshal | |
Lt Col | W S Cochran | 1 Oct 1943 |
Source - July 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Lagens, Azores | Coastal Command | See Orders of Battle Section |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Harold F G Southey | 4 Jun 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, DSO |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Vacant | Senior Air Staff Officer | |
Wg Cdr | H C Bailey | 10 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A J Davey | 17 Apr 1944 | DSO |
Sqn Ldr | S Benady | 1 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R M Talbot | 2 Mar 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | B D S Tuke | 29 Sep 1943 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Sqn Ldr | H P Taylor | 1 Oct 1943 | Personnel |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | T W Ellcock | 20 Jan 1944 | MBE |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | F Wilmshurst | 21 Jan 1943 | DSM |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | J Hamilton | 1 Oct 1943 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | N Wallett | 31 Mar 1944 | |
Educational | |||
Mr | K G Chapman | 27 Feb 1944 | |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | R A Buchanan | 16 Jun 1943 | |
RAF Regiment | |||
Wg Cdr | B A Smith | 18 Jun 1944 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | J Smyth | Assistant Provost Marshal | |
Lt Col | W S Cochran | 1 Oct 1943 |
Source - August 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Lagens, Azores | Coastal Command | See Orders of Battle Section |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Harold F G Southey | 4 Jun 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, DSO |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | Vacant | Senior Air Staff Officer | |
Wg Cdr | H C Bailey | 10 Jul 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | A J Davey | 17 Apr 1944 | DSO |
Sqn Ldr | S Benady | 1 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R M Talbot | 2 Mar 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | B D S Tuke | 29 Sep 1943 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Sqn Ldr | H P Taylor | 1 Oct 1943 | Personnel |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | T W Ellcock | 20 Jan 1944 | MBE |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | F Wilmshurst | 21 Jan 1943 | DSM |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | J Hamilton | 1 Oct 1943 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | N Wallett | 31 Mar 1944 | |
Educational | |||
Mr | K G Chapman | 27 Feb 1944 | |
Meteorological | |||
Sqn Ldr | L Jacobs | 15 Feb 1945 | |
RAF Regiment | |||
Wg Cdr | B A Smith | 18 Jun 1944 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | J Smyth | Assistant Provost Marshal | |
Lt Col | W S Cochran | 1 Oct 1943 |
Source - September 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
It disbanded on 1 March 1946 into HQ RAF Azores
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