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HQ No 45 Group Personnel, locations and units
[Dec 1943 | Jun 1944 | Jun 1945 | Jul 1945 | Aug 1945 | Sep 1945]
This Group was formed on 1 April 1943 by redesignating HQ Ferry Command, which had been absorbed into the newly created Transport Command on 25 March 1943.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Montreal Airport, Dorval, Quebec, Canada |
Transport Command |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Reginald L G Marix | 10 May 1942 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO; later AVM |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | D F Anderson | 29 Jul 1942 | DFC, AFC |
Wg Cdr | G J Powell | 20 Jul 1941 | Senior Air Staff Officer, RCAF |
Wg Cdr | E M Ware | 10 Aug 1942 | |
Wg Cdr | P H Maxwell | 29 Aug 1942 | |
Wg Cdr | H W A Chesterman | 10 Jul 1942 | AFC |
Wg Cdr | W H Biddell | 22 Jan 1942 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | W B Wight | 1 Aug 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | D G Ross | 6 May 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | J Alexander | 27 Jun 1942 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | B A Coventry | 27 Aug 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | C H N L'Estrange | 30 Sep 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | T S Brotherstone | 2 Dec1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | H C Newhouse | 18 Mar 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J G D Armour | 3 May 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J P Rae | 4 Aug 1942 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | L L Jones | 3 Oct 1941 | DFC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | J G Fleming | 23 Sep 1942 | DFC |
Flt Lt | R J Ralph | 16 May 1942 | |
Flt Lt | J A Millar | 25 May 1942 | |
Flt Lt | H I Rust | 21 Oct 1941 | |
Flt Lt | W J Uprichard | 1 Dec 1941 | |
Flt Lt | C W H Thomson | 8 Aug 1942 | |
Flt Lt | W G Franklin | 9 Feb 1942 | |
Flt Lt | W S Longhurst | 11 Jul 1941 | |
Flt Lt | J G Owen | 27 Jun 1942 | DFC |
Administrative Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | E Turnbull | 19 Aug 1942 | |
Flt Lt | H Maynard | 20 Dec 1941 | |
Fg Off | W R Cotton | 1 Jul 1942 | |
Fg Off | S Myer | 6 Aug 1942 | |
Fg Off | R W Farren | 7 Oct 1942 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | James R Mutch | 12 Dec 1942 | Chief Engineer Officer, later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | H Furner | 7 Oct 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | F C Steadman | 23 Dec 1941 | |
Fg Off | H G C Christmas | 28 Apr 1942 | BEM |
Fg Off | F J New | 15 Aug 1942 | |
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | Bryan D Nicholas | 12 Aug 1942 | Chief Signals Officer, later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | G C Cunningham | 31 Dec 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | W A H Cullum | 18 Mar 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | M A Alden | 7 Apr 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J Howard | 7 Apr 1943 | |
Flt Lt | H O Newton | 9 Apr 1942 | |
Fg Off | C N Lees | 17 Oct 1943 | |
Fg Off | D E Kleboe | ||
Fg Off | R G Wilson | 26 Nov 1941 | |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | E G Keeping | 22 Dec 1942 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Wg Cdr | P P S Rickard | 4 Sep 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | A J Sanford | 1 Aug 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | R M Craig | 8 Aug 1941 | |
Flt Lt | L A Rabbitts | 14 Feb 1942 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | W W Deane | 18 Jul 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | Marcus M Gardham | 1 Aug 1941 | later AVM |
Flt Lt | A W Grey | 7 May 1942 | |
Fg Off | K J W Piper | 15 Jun 1942 | |
Fg Off | P J Taylor | 26 May 1942 | |
Fg Off | T Williams | 26 May 1942 | |
Fg Off | E H Lang | 2 Jul 1942 | |
Fg Off | C C Henry | 2 Jul 1942 | |
Fg Off | R M Pitblade | 17 Jul 1942 | |
Medical | |||
Sqn Ldr | C C Baker | 31 May 1942 | MB, ChB |
Sqn Ldr | W J Fowler | 15 Jun 1942 | MD, LMS |
Flt Lt | B S Kent | 3 Jan 1942 | MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP |
Flt Lt | D I Buchanan | 1 Jun 1942 | MB, ChB |
Flt Lt | D Sheehan | 2 Jul 1942 | MB, BCh |
Flt Lt | R N Stansfield | 2 Jul 1942 | MRCS, LRCP |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | D Chilton | Meteorological Liaison Officer, BSc, ARCS, DIC | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Gp Capt | J Cottle | 10 Mar 1942 | MBE, DFC |
Sqn Ldr | P J Dundee | 1 Dec 1941 | |
Flt Lt | L E Clark | 30 Dec 1940 | DFC |
Flt Lt | D E O'Bryan | 10 Oct 1941 | |
Fg Off | L J Ranson | 4 Dec 1941 | |
Fg Off | E G Northover | 31 Dec 1941 | |
Fg Off | A C Mundy | 12 Jun 1942 | |
Fg Off | G H Earle | 12 Jun 1942 | |
Fg Off | H H Day | 12 Jun 1942 | |
Fg Off | C P Gittins | 12 Jun 1942 | |
Fg Off | G M Kyle | 15 Jun 1942 | |
Fg Off | J Wyles | 15 Jun 1942 | |
Fg Off | J R England | 15 Jun 1942 | |
Fg Off | E G Hughes | 8 Jan 1942 |
Source - December 1943 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Montreal Airport, Dorval, Quebec, Canada | Transport Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Reginald L G Marix | 10 May 1942 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO; later AVM |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | G J Powell | 20 Jul 1941 | Senior Air Staff Officer, RCAF |
Wg Cdr | D E O'Bryan | 10 Oct 1941 | |
Wg Cdr | E H Coleman | 25 Feb 1944 | AFC |
Wg Cdr | D G Ross | 6 May 1942 | |
Wg Cdr | B V S Smith | MC, AFC | |
Wg Cdr | A W G Stuart | ||
Sqn Ldr | W B Wight | 1 Aug 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | R J Ralph | 16 May 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | J W H Bishop | ||
Sqn Ldr | M C M Peters | ||
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | W E Dipple | 1 Jun 1943 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Wg Cdr | W M Hargreaves | 6 Aug 1943 | Organisation |
Wg Cdr | E S McQuillan | 13 Jan 1944 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | W G Franklin | 9 Feb 1942 | |
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | Leslie G Harvey | later AM | |
Wg Cdr | H Furner | 7 Oct 1942 | |
Wg Cdr | W G Kentfield | 4 Sep 1943 | |
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | Bryan D Nicholas | 12 Aug 1942 | Chief Signals Officer, later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | G C Cunningham | 31 Dec 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | M A Alden | 7 Apr 1943 | |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | E G Keeping | 22 Dec 1942 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | L A Rabbitts | 14 Feb 1942 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | W W Deane | 18 Jul 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | C Bryant | ||
Sqn Ldr | A W Grey | 7 May 1942 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | F H Peterson | 26 Jan 1944 | MD, MCP & S |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | D Chilton | Meteorological Liaison Officer, BSc, ARCS, DIC | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | A R Spurling | 23 Apr 1943 | Provost and Security Liaison Officer, DFC |
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Montreal Airport, Dorval, Quebec, Canada | Transport Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Reginald L G Marix | 10 May 1942 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, DSO; later AVM |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | G J Powell | 20 Jul 1941 | Senior Air Staff Officer, RCAF |
Gp Capt | A W Fletcher | 12 Jun 1944 | Deputy Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC |
Wg Cdr | D E O'Bryan | 10 Oct 1941 | |
Wg Cdr | E H Coleman | 25 Feb 1944 | AFC |
Wg Cdr | A W G Stuart | 20 Apr 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | B V S Smith | 26 Feb 1944 | MC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | R W Linnett | 22 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | B F Fitzgibbon | 2 Feb 1945 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | L C Giles | 29 Aug 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | W E F Powell | 2 Feb 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | W E Dipple | 1 Jun 1943 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Wg Cdr | J B Stewart | 18 Feb 1944 | Organisation |
Wg Cdr | E S McQuillan | 13 Jan 1944 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | W R Cotton | 1 Jul 1942 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | G L Best | 29 Sep 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | H Furner | 7 Oct 1942 | |
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | Bryan D Nicholas | 12 Aug 1942 | Chief Signals Officer, later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | C A Bone | 18 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | J H I Stirling | 28 Mar 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | C M Brant | 9 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | S Marrison | 28 Mar 1943 | |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | W A Lee | 20 Jan 1945 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | L A Rabbitts | 14 Feb 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | R M Craig | 18 Aug 1941 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | W W Deane | 18 Jul 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | A W Grey | 7 May 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | A J Talbot | 9 Jul 1944 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | F H Peterson | 26 Jan 1944 | MD, MCP & S |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | P D McTaggart-Cowen | MBE | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | L de S Duke | 7 Jun 1944 | Canadian Liaison, DFC |
Source - June 1945 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Montreal Airport, Dorval, Quebec, Canada | Transport Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | George R Beamish | 15 Jun 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, ADC; later AM |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | G J Powell | 20 Jul 1941 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, RCAF |
Gp Capt | A W Fletcher | 12 Jun 1944 | Deputy Senior Air Staff Officer, DFC |
Wg Cdr | D E O'Bryan | 10 Oct 1941 | |
Wg Cdr | E H Coleman | 25 Feb 1944 | AFC |
Wg Cdr | A W G Stuart | 20 Apr 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | B V S Smith | 26 Feb 1944 | MC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | B F Fitzgibbon | 2 Feb 1945 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | W E F Powell | 2 Feb 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | W E Dipple | 1 Jun 1943 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Wg Cdr | J B Stewart | 18 Feb 1944 | Organisation |
Wg Cdr | E S McQuillan | 13 Jan 1944 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | G L Best | 29 Sep 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | H Myles | 18 Dec 1944 | |
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | Bryan D Nicholas | 12 Aug 1942 | Chief Signals Officer, later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | C A Bone | 18 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | C M Brant | 9 Feb 1944 | |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | W A Lee | 20 Jan 1945 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | L A Rabbitts | 14 Feb 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | R M Craig | 18 Aug 1941 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | W W Deane | 18 Jul 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | T Phillips | 18 May 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | A J Talbot | 9 Jul 1944 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | F H Peterson | 26 Jan 1944 | MD, MCP & S |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | P D McTaggart-Cowen | MBE | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | L de S Duke | 7 Jun 1944 | Canadian Liaison, DFC |
Source - July 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Montreal Airport, Dorval, Quebec, Canada | Transport Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | George R Beamish | 15 Jun 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, ADC; later AM |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | G J Powell | 20 Jul 1941 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, RCAF |
Wg Cdr | D E O'Bryan | 10 Oct 1941 | |
Wg Cdr | A W G Stuart | 20 Apr 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | B V S Smith | 26 Feb 1944 | MC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | B F Fitzgibbon | 2 Feb 1945 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | W E F Powell | 2 Feb 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | David W F Bonham-Carter | 20 May 1945 | Senior Officer i/c Administration DFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | J B Stewart | 18 Feb 1944 | Organisation |
Wg Cdr | E S McQuillan | 13 Jan 1944 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | G L Best | 29 Sep 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | H Myles | 18 Dec 1944 | |
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | Bryan D Nicholas | 12 Aug 1942 | Chief Signals Officer, later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | C A Bone | 18 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | C M Brant | 9 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J Howards | 7 Mar 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | L S J Dustan | 11 Apr 1944 | |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | W A Lee | 20 Jan 1945 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | L A Rabbitts | 14 Feb 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | R M Craig | 18 Aug 1941 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | W W Deane | 18 Jul 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | T Phillips | 18 May 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | A J Talbot | 9 Jul 1944 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | F H Peterson | 26 Jan 1944 | MD, MCP & S |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | P D McTaggart-Cowen | MBE | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | L de S Duke | 7 Jun 1944 | Canadian Liaison, DFC |
Source - August 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
Montreal Airport, Dorval, Quebec, Canada | Transport Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | George R Beamish | 15 Jun 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, ADC; later AM |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | G J Powell | 20 Jul 1941 | Senior Air Staff Officer, CBE, RCAF |
Wg Cdr | D E O'Bryan | 10 Oct 1941 | |
Wg Cdr | A W G Stuart | 20 Apr 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | B V S Smith | 26 Feb 1944 | MC, AFC |
Sqn Ldr | B F Fitzgibbon | 2 Feb 1945 | AFC |
Sqn Ldr | W E F Powell | 2 Feb 1944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Gp Capt | David W F Bonham-Carter | 20 May 1945 | Senior Officer i/c Administration DFC; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | J B Stewart | 18 Feb 1944 | Organisation |
Wg Cdr | E S McQuillan | 13 Jan 1944 | Senior Personnel Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | W H Scorer | 13 Jun 1945 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | G L Best | 29 Sep 1944 | |
Wg Cdr | H Myles | 18 Dec 1944 | |
Signals | |||
Gp Capt | Bryan D Nicholas | 12 Aug 1942 | Chief Signals Officer, later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | C A Bone | 18 Jan 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | C M Brant | 9 Feb 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | J Howards | 7 Mar 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | L S J Dustan | 11 Apr 1944 | |
Equipment | |||
Gp Capt | W A Lee | 20 Jan 1945 | Senior Equipment Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | L A Rabbitts | 14 Feb 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | R M Craig | 18 Aug 1941 | |
Accountant | |||
Wg Cdr | W W Deane | 18 Jul 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | T Phillips | 18 May 1945 | |
Sqn Ldr | A J Talbot | 9 Jul 1944 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | F H Peterson | 26 Jan 1944 | MD, MCP & S |
Meteorological | |||
Mr | P D McTaggart-Cowen | MBE | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Wg Cdr | L de S Duke | 7 Jun 1944 | Canadian Liaison, DFC |
Source - September 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
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