Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
No 7 Group Personnel, units and locations
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Location | Command |
RAF Andover | Inland Area |
Rank | Name | Branch | Notes |
Gp Capt | Thomas C R Higgins | Officer Commanding, CMG; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | John C Halahan | CBE, AFC | |
Wg Cdr | Reginald G D Small | ||
Wg Cdr | Alfred W Iredell | Med | Medical Officer |
Sqn Ldr | George F H Faithfull | SO | |
Sqn Ldr | Edward R L Corballis | SO | |
Flt Lt | Hugh E F Wyncoll | T | OBE, MC |
Flt Lt | Lionel G S Payne | SO | MC; later A/Cdre |
Flt Lt | Cyril J Truran | A | AFC |
Flt Lt | Frank L J Shirley | SO | MC |
Flt Lt | Matthew B Frew | A | DSO, MC, AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Charles G Hetherington | T | MBE |
Flt Lt | Charles B Belt | Ad | MC, MBE |
Flt Lt | William Bannerman | Med | Medical Officer, MB |
Fg Off | William H Howell | SO | |
Fg Off | Harry L Woolveridge | Stores | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Percy N Hart | Ad | |
Fg Off | Karl A Smith | SO | |
Fg Off | Martin J Norton | Ad |
Source - April 1920 Air Force List
Location | Command | |
RAF Andover | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Thomas C R Higgins | 1 Jul 1919 | Officer Commanding, CMG; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | John C Halahan | 27 Nov 1919 | CBE, AFC | |
Wg Cdr | Ivor G Vaughan-Fowler | 7 Jun 1920 | AFC | |
Sqn Ldr | George F H Faithfull | SO | 10 Jun 1919 | |
Sqn Ldr | Jasper W Cruickshank | T | 15 Apr 1920 | |
Sqn Ldr | Charles H K Edmunds | A | 1 May 1920 | DSO, OBE; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Hugh E F Wyncoll | T | 19 Jan 1920 | OBE, MC |
Flt Lt | Cyril J Truran | A | 15 Sep 1919 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Frank L J Shirley | SO | 6 Jan 1920 | MC |
Flt Lt | Charles G Hetherington | T | 1 Mar 1920 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Eric J D Routh | A | 17 May 1920 | |
Fg Off | William H Howell | SO | 31 Jan 1920 | |
Fg Off | Harry L Woolveridge | Stores | 10 Jan 1920 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Percy N Hart | Ad | 19 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | Karl A Smith | SO | 22 Jan 1919 | |
Fg Off | Martin J Norton | Ad | 11 Nov 1919 | |
Fg Off | Thomas Surr | Stores | 15 Apr 1920 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Wg Cdr | Alfred W Iredell | 10 Dec 1919 | Medical Officer | |
Sqn Ldr | William Wood Shorten | 6 Jul 1920 | Medical Officer, FRCS | |
Flt Lt | William Bannerman | 19 Oct 1917 | Medical Officer, MB | |
Chaplain | ||||
Rev | Matthew J Dunne | 2 Feb 1920 |
Source - July 1920 Air Force List
Location | Command | |
RAF Andover | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Thomas C R Higgins | 1 Jul 1919 | Officer Commanding, CMG; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | John C Halahan | 27 Nov 1919 | CBE, AFC | |
Wg Cdr | Ivor G Vaughan-Fowler | 7 Jun 1920 | AFC | |
Sqn Ldr | Jasper W Cruickshank | T | 15 Apr 1920 | |
Sqn Ldr | Charles H K Edmunds | A | 1 May 1920 | DSO, OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | George F H Faithfull | SO | 10 Jun 1919 | |
Flt Lt | Hugh E F Wyncoll | T | 19 Jan 1920 | OBE, MC |
Flt Lt | Cyril J Truran | A | 15 Sep 1919 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Eric J D Routh | A | 17 May 1920 | |
Flt Lt | Frank L J Shirley | SO | 6 Jan 1920 | MC |
Flt Lt | Charles G Hetherington | T | 1 Mar 1920 | MBE |
Fg Off | William H Howell | SO | 31 Jan 1920 | |
Fg Off | Harry L Woolveridge | Stores | 10 Jan 1920 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Percy N Hart | Ad | 19 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | Karl A Smith | SO | 22 Jan 1919 | |
Fg Off | Martin J Norton | Ad | 11 Nov 1919 | |
Fg Off | Thomas Surr | Stores | 15 Apr 1920 | |
Medical Branch | ||||
Wg Cdr | Alfred W Iredell | 10 Dec 1919 | Medical Officer | |
Sqn Ldr | William Wood Shorten | 6 Jul 1920 | Medical Officer, FRCS | |
Flt Lt | William Bannerman | 19 Oct 1917 | Medical Officer, MB | |
Chaplain | ||||
Rev | Matthew J Dunne | 2 Feb 1920 |
Source - August 1920 Air Force List
Location | Command | |
RAF Andover | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Thomas C R Higgins | 1 Jul 1919 | Officer Commanding, CMG; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | John C Halahan | 27 Nov 1919 | CBE, AFC | |
Wg Cdr | Ivor G Vaughan-Fowler | 7 Jun 1920 | AFC | |
Sqn Ldr | Charles H K Edmunds | A | 1 May 1920 | DSO, OBE; later AVM |
Sqn Ldr | George F H Faithfull | SO | 10 Jun 1919 | |
Flt Lt | Hugh E F Wyncoll | T | 19 Jan 1920 | OBE, MC |
Flt Lt | Cyril J Truran | A | 15 Sep 1919 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Harley A Tweedie | A & S | 1 Feb 1921 | OBE, AFC |
Flt Lt | George M Clarke | A | 27 Oct 1920 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles G Hetherington | T | 1 Mar 1920 | MBE |
Fg Off | William H Howell | SO | 31 Jan 1920 | |
Fg Off | William J Brown | A | 1 Sep 1920 | |
Fg Off | Stuart Barnes | O | 1 Feb 1921 | |
Fg Off | Percy N Hart | Ad | 19 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | James A G Haslam | A | 11 Dec 1920 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | Martin J Norton | Ad | 11 Nov 1919 | |
Stores Officers | ||||
Flt Lt | Thomas Surr | Stores | 15 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Harry L Woolveridge | Stores | 10 Jan 1920 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Karl A Smith | Stores | 23 Jan 1919 |
Source - April 1921 Air Force List
Location | Command | |
RAF Andover | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Branch | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Thomas C R Higgins | 1 Jul 1919 | Officer Commanding, CMG; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | Ivor G Vaughan-Fowler | 7 Jun 1920 | AFC | |
Sqn Ldr | George F H Faithfull | SO | 10 Jun 1919 | |
Sqn Ldr | Charles H K Edmunds | A | 1 May 1920 | DSO, OBE; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Hugh E F Wyncoll | T | 19 Jan 1920 | OBE, MC |
Flt Lt | Cyril J Truran | A | 15 Sep 1919 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Charles G Hetherington | T | 1 Mar 1920 | MBE |
Flt Lt | Harley A Tweedie | A & S | 1 Feb 1921 | OBE, AFC |
Fg Off | William H Howell | SO | 31 Jan 1920 | |
Fg Off | Percy N Hart | Ad | 19 Feb 1920 | |
Fg Off | Martin J Norton | Ad | 11 Nov 1919 | |
Fg Off | James A G Haslam | A | 11 Oct 1920 | MC, DFC |
Stores Officers | ||||
Flt Lt | Thomas Surr | Stores | 15 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Harry L Woolveridge | Stores | 10 Jan 1920 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Karl A Smith | Stores | 22 Jan 1919 |
Source - July 1921 Air Force List
Branches: A = Aeroplane, A & S = Aeroplane and Seaplane, Ad = Administrative, S = Seaplane, SO = Staff Officer, T = Technical.
Location | Command | |
RAF Andover | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | Thomas C R Higgins | 1 Jul 1919 | CMG; later A/Cdre |
Gp Capt | Hon John D Boyle | CBE, DSO; later A/Cdre | |
Wg Cdr | 10 Apr 1922 | OBE; later AVM | |
Wg Cdr | Hugh L Reilly | 19 Apr 1922 | DSO |
Sqn Ldr | Eric L Conran | 13 Apr 1922 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Geoffrey W Roberts | 1 Feb 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Cyril J Truran | 15 Sep 1919 | AFC |
Flt Lt | Ralph M Bankes-Jones | 26 Jan 1922 | |
Flt Lt | James A G Haslam | 11 Oct 1920 | MC, DFC |
Fg Off | Albert J Cox | 28 Dec 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Martin J Norton | 11 Nov 1919 | |
Stores Officers | |||
Flt Lt | Thomas Surr | 15 Apr 1920 | |
Fg Off | Karl A Smith | 22 Jan 1919 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Frederick C Jobson | 24 Oct 1921 |
Source - July 1922 Air Force List
Location | Command | |
RAF Andover | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | 1 Jan 1923 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG, CBE, AFC | |
Wg Cdr |
George P Grenfell |
9 Apr 1923 | DSO |
Wg Cdr | John T Babington | 1 Aug 1922 | DSO; later AM Sir John Tremayne |
Sqn Ldr | Eric L Conran | 13 Apr 1922 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Geoffrey W Roberts | 1 Feb 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | George C Gardiner | 27 Aug 1922 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Leslie M Iles | 19 Jan 1923 | AFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Albert J Cox | 28 Dec 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Leonard de V Chisman | 4 Apr 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Frederick Simpson | 1 Dec 1923 | |
Stores Officers | |||
Flt Lt | Thomas Surr | 15 Apr 1920 |
|
Fg Off | Karl A Smith | 22 Jan 1919 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Edward P Punch | 26 Oct 1922 |
Source - May 1923 Air Force List
Location | Command | |
RAF Andover | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | 1 Jan 1923 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG, CBE, AFC | |
Wg Cdr |
George P Grenfell |
9 Apr 1923 | DSO |
Wg Cdr | John T Babington | 1 Aug 1922 | DSO; later AM Sir John Tremayne |
Sqn Ldr | Eric L Conran | 13 Apr 1922 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | Geoffrey W Roberts | 1 Feb 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | George C Gardiner | 27 Aug 1922 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Leslie M Iles | 19 Jan 1923 | AFC; later AVM |
Fg Off | Charles Findley | 23 Apr 1923 | |
Fg Off | Albert J Cox | 28 Dec 1921 | MBE |
Fg Off | Leonard de V Chisman | 4 Apr 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Frederick Simpson | 1 Dec 1923 | |
Stores Officers | |||
Flt Lt | Thomas Surr | 15 Apr 1920 |
|
Fg Off | Karl A Smith | 22 Jan 1919 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Edward P Punch | 26 Oct 1922 |
Source - July 1923 Air Force List
Location | Command | |
RAF Andover | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | 1 Jan 1923 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG, CBE, AFC | |
Wg Cdr |
George P Grenfell |
9 Apr 1923 | DSO |
Wg Cdr | John T Babington | 1 Aug 1922 | DSO; later AM Sir John Tremayne |
Sqn Ldr | George G A Williams | 13 Nov 1923 | |
Sqn Ldr | Geoffrey W Roberts | 1 Feb 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | George C Gardiner | 27 Aug 1922 | DFC |
Flt Lt | Leslie M Iles | 19 Jan 1923 | AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Charles Findley | 23 Apr 1923 | |
Fg Off | Harold C Pyper | 1 Sep 1923 | |
Fg Off | Francis H D Henwood | 1 Nov 1923 | DFC |
Fg Off | Leonard de V Chisman | 4 Apr 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | Frederick Simpson | 1 Dec 1923 | |
Stores Officers | |||
Flt Lt | Thomas Surr | 15 Apr 1920 |
|
Fg Off | Karl A Smith | 22 Jan 1919 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Edward P Punch | 26 Oct 1922 |
Source - January 1924 Air Force List
Location | Command | |
RAF Andover | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | 1 Jan 1923 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CMG, CBE, AFC | |
Wg Cdr |
George P Grenfell |
9 Apr 1923 | DSO |
Wg Cdr | Alfred H W E Wynn | 14 Jan 1924 | OBE |
Sqn Ldr | George G A Williams | 13 Nov 1923 | |
Sqn Ldr | Geoffrey W Roberts | 1 Feb 1922 | MC |
Flt Lt | Leslie M Iles | 19 Jan 1923 | AFC; later AVM |
Flt Lt | Charles Findley | 23 Apr 1923 | |
Fg Off | Harold C Pyper | 1 Sep 1923 | |
Fg Off | Francis H D Henwood | 1 Nov 1923 | DFC |
Fg Off | Leonard de V Chisman | 4 Apr 1923 | later A/Cdre |
Stores Officers | |||
Flt Lt | Thomas Surr | 15 Apr 1920 |
|
Fg Off | Karl A Smith | 22 Jan 1919 | |
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | Edward P Punch | 26 Oct 1922 |
Source - May 1924 Air Force List
Source - January 1925 Air Force List
Source - February 1925 Air Force List
Source - March 1925 Air Force List
Source - April 1925 Air Force List
Source - May 1925 Air Force List
Source - June 1925 Air Force List
Location | Command | |
RAF Andover | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Duncan Le G Pitcher | 1 Apr 1925 | Air Officer Commanding, CMG, CBE, DSO; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | John T Babington | 1 Aug 1922 | DSO; later AM Sir John Tremayne |
Wg Cdr | 12 Aug 1924 | DFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Claud W Mackay | 19 Feb 1925 | |
Flt Lt | 27 Feb 1925 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | Charles Findley | 23 Apr 1923 | |
Flt Lt | 17 Apr 1925 | DFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | Francis H D Henwood | 1 Nov 1923 | DFC |
Fg Off | William G H Hayman | 10 Sep 1924 | |
Stores Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr | James H Wilford | 9 Feb 1925 |
|
Sqn Ldr | Ephraim W Havers | 26 Mar 1925 |
later AVM |
Flt Lt | Thomas Surr | 15 Apr 1920 |
|
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | John Rothwell | 28 Nov 1924 | |
Education Officer | |||
Maj | Benson Steel | 30 Aug 1923 | Grade III, MC, BA |
Source - July 1925 Air Force List
Location | Command | |
RAF Andover | Inland Area |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Duncan Le G Pitcher | 1 Apr 1925 | Air Officer Commanding, CMG, CBE, DSO; later A/Cdre |
Wg Cdr | Malcolm Spicer | 23 Nov 1925 | |
Wg Cdr | 12 Aug 1924 | DFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | Henry S Powell | 5 Nov 1925 | |
Sqn Ldr | Claud W Mackay | 19 Feb 1925 | |
Flt Lt | 27 Feb 1925 | later AVM | |
Flt Lt | 17 Apr 1925 | DFC; later A/Cdre | |
Flt Lt | William G H Hayman | 10 Sep 1924 | |
Flt Lt | Francis H D Henwood | 1 Nov 1923 | DFC |
Fg Off | John F Dewar | 30 Aug 1925 | |
Stores Officers | |||
Sqn Ldr | Harry T Foxon | 17 Sep 1925 |
|
Flt Lt | Thomas Surr | 15 Apr 1920 |
|
Medical Branch | |||
Sqn Ldr | John Rothwell | 28 Nov 1924 | |
Education Officer | |||
Maj | Benson Steel | 30 Aug 1923 | Grade III, MC, BA |
Source - March 1926 Air Force List
Disbanded on 12 April 1926 by being absorbed into Wessex Bombing Area.
Reformed on 15 July 1940 as No 7 (Operational Training) Group within Bomber Command at Brampton Grange near Huntingdon to control Bomber Commands OTUs.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Brampton Grange near Huntingdon | Bomber Command |
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
A/Cdre | Leonard H Cockey | 2 Nov 1940 | Air Officer Commanding, |
Personal Appointment | |||
Plt Off | A C Dollamore | 21 Apr 1941 | Personal Assistant to AOC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | E G Hopcroft | 14 Jul 1940 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSC |
Wg Cdr | E H Young | 3 Apr 1941 | |
Flt Lt | E M Wright | 19 Jul 1940 | |
Fg Off | A K Boning | 4 Dec 1940 | |
Fg Off | A Webster | 28 Apr 1941 | |
Plt Off | A L Hiscox | 14 Jul 1940 | |
Plt Off | B P Tailyour | 8 Apr 1941 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | W L Payne | 19 Jul 1940 | Senior Administrative Staff Officer |
Sqn Ldr | R E Hall | 13 Jul 1940 | Organisation Duties |
Flt Lt | E W Husey | 19 Jul 1940 | Personnel Duties |
Plt Off | R I H Isdell-Carpenter | 13 Jul 1940 | |
Plt Off | J E W Wheatley | 13 Jul 1940 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Navigation | |||
Sqn Ldr | A J F Churchill | 23 Aug 1940 | |
Engineer | |||
Fg Off | H C Witts | 16 Apr 1941 | |
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | T J Arbuthnot | 15 Jul 1940 | |
Fg Off | F C Malyon | 19 Jul 1940 | |
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | W F C Hobson | 23 Nov 1940 | |
Fg Off | W J McIntrye | 6 May 1941 | |
Photography | |||
Plt Off | J E G Archbald | 15 Jul 1940 | |
Equipment | |||
Fg Off | H C D Blasbury | 15 Jul 1940 | |
Physical Training | |||
Plt Off | E A Evenden | 21 Oct 1940 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | T V O'Brien | 11 Aug 1940 | Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Fg Off | A G Hill | 10 Aug 1940 | |
Fg Off | C D Hutchinson | 16 Dec 1940 | |
Fg Off | H Dukes | 10 Apr 1940 | |
Plt Off | G L Walters | 21 Dec 1940 |
Source - June 1941 Confidential Air Force List
It moved to Winslow Hall, Winslow, Buckinghamshire on 1 September 1941 but was disbanded on 11 May 1942 by being redesignated No 92 (Bomber OTU) Group.
It was reformed on 3 Nov 1944 as No 7 (Bomber HCU) Group to control Bomber Commands Heavy Conversion Units, with its HQ at 'St Vincents' in Grantham.
Location | Command | Controlled |
St Vincent's, Grantham | Bomber Command |
No 71 Base - Lindholme
No 73 Base - North Luffenham
No 75 Base - Swinderby
No 76 (RCAF) Base - Topcliffe
|
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Edward A B Rice | 23 Feb 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | John L Kirby | CBE | |
Gp Capt | G H Russell | DFC | |
Wg Cdr | H G Cattell | DFC | |
Wg Cdr | M M Fleming | DSO, DFC | |
Wg Cdr | L W Howard | DFC | |
Wg Cdr | K J McDonald | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Brown | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | L Gandy | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | T Matheson | ||
Sqn Ldr | C H Harbott | DFM | |
Sqn Ldr | D Spink | DFM | |
Sqn Ldr | A D Webb | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | A J Dowling | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | R T Howard | ||
Sqn Ldr | C C Jerromes | DFC | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | J S Cartwright | ||
Sqn Ldr | C G Coleman | ||
Sqn Ldr | F D C R Eyles | ||
Sqn Ldr | T E J Hewitt | ||
Sqn Ldr | A H Simpson | ||
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | John H C Wake | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | D L Butt | ||
Sqn Ldr | P M Chettie | ||
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | V J B Lambert | ||
Sqn Ldr | H C Taylor | ||
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | H Walters | MBE | |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | C D P Franklin | ||
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | W F Childs | ||
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | J H Pool | MD, BS | |
Educational | |||
Mr | A Beveridge | 2 Oct 1944 | BSc, RAFVR |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Off | M Edrich | 13 Sep 1944 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Sqn Ldr | R Carfrae | ||
Sqn Ldr | J S C Bannerman | MC, DCM | |
Sqn Ldr | J E Hosking | ||
Sqn Ldr | I St C Rose | ||
Sqn Ldr | F A Ferris | MC | |
Sqn Ldr | L P Brunger |
Source - June 1945 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
St Vincent's, Grantham | Bomber Command |
No 71 Base - Lindholme
No 73 Base - North Luffenham
No 75 Base - Swinderby
No 76 (RCAF) Base - Topcliffe
|
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Edward A B Rice | 23 Feb 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | John L Kirby | CBE | |
Gp Capt | G H Russell | DFC | |
Wg Cdr | H G Cattell | DFC | |
Wg Cdr | M M Fleming | DSO, DFC | |
Wg Cdr | L W Howard | DFC | |
Wg Cdr | K J McDonald | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | F W Brown | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | L Gandy | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | T Matheson | ||
Sqn Ldr | C H Harbott | DFM | |
Sqn Ldr | D Spink | DFM | |
Sqn Ldr | A D Webb | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | A J Dowling | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | R T Howard | ||
Sqn Ldr | C C Jerromes | DFC | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | J S Cartwright | ||
Sqn Ldr | C G Coleman | ||
Sqn Ldr | F D C R Eyles | ||
Sqn Ldr | T E J Hewitt | ||
Sqn Ldr | A H Simpson | ||
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | John H C Wake | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | D L Butt | ||
Sqn Ldr | P M Chettie | ||
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | V J B Lambert | ||
Sqn Ldr | H C Taylor | ||
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | H Walters | MBE | |
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | C D P Franklin | ||
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | W F Childs | ||
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | J H Pool | MD, BS | |
Educational | |||
Mr | A Beveridge | 2 Oct 1944 | BSc, RAFVR |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Off | M Edrich | 13 Sep 1944 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Sqn Ldr | R Carfrae | ||
Sqn Ldr | J S C Bannerman | MC, DCM | |
Sqn Ldr | J E Hosking | ||
Sqn Ldr | I St C Rose | ||
Sqn Ldr | F A Ferris | MC | |
Sqn Ldr | L P Brunger |
Source - July 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
St Vincent's, Grantham | Bomber Command |
No 71 Base - Lindholme
No 73 Base - North Luffenham
No 75 Base - Swinderby
No 76 (RCAF) Base - Topcliffe
|
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Edward A B Rice | 23 Feb 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | John L Kirby | CBE | |
Gp Capt | G H Russell | DFC | |
Gp Capt | R A R Mangles | ||
Wg Cdr | H G Cattell | DFC | |
Wg Cdr | K J McDonald | DFC | |
Wg Cdr | B R W Mallows | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | L Gandy | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | T Matheson | ||
Sqn Ldr | C H Harbott | DFM | |
Sqn Ldr | D Spink | DFM | |
Sqn Ldr | A D Webb | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | A J Dowling | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | L G A Hadland | ||
Administrative Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | J S Cartwright | ||
Sqn Ldr | C G Coleman | ||
Sqn Ldr | T E J Hewitt | ||
Sqn Ldr | A H Simpson | ||
Sqn Ldr | W F Wilson | ||
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | John H C Wake | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | D L Butt | ||
Sqn Ldr | C O Pope | ||
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | V J B Lambert | ||
Sqn Ldr | H C Taylor | ||
Sqn Ldr | J Taylor | ||
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | H Walters | MBE | |
Sqn Ldr | C E Edge | ||
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | C D P Franklin | ||
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | W F Childs | ||
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | J H Pool | MD, BS | |
Educational | |||
Mr | A Beveridge | 2 Oct 1944 | BSc, RAFVR |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Off | M Edrich | 13 Sep 1944 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Sqn Ldr | R Carfrae | ||
Sqn Ldr | J S C Bannerman | MC, DCM | |
Sqn Ldr | J E Hosking | ||
Sqn Ldr | L P Brunger |
Source - August 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
Location | Command | Controlled |
St Vincent's, Grantham | Bomber Command |
No 71 Base - Lindholme
No 75 Base - Swinderby
|
|
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Edward A B Rice | 23 Feb 1945 | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC |
Air Staff | |||
A/Cdre | John L Kirby | CBE | |
Gp Capt | G H Russell | DFC | |
Gp Capt | R A R Mangles | ||
Wg Cdr | H G Cattell | DFC | |
Wg Cdr | K J McDonald | DFC | |
Wg Cdr | B R W Mallows | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | L Gandy | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | T Matheson | ||
Sqn Ldr | C H Harbott | DFM | |
Sqn Ldr | D Spink | DFM | |
Sqn Ldr | A D Webb | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | A J Dowling | DFC | |
Sqn Ldr | L G A Hadland | ||
Administrative Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | J S Cartwright | ||
Sqn Ldr | C G Coleman | ||
Sqn Ldr | T E J Hewitt | ||
Sqn Ldr | A H Simpson | ||
Sqn Ldr | W F Wilson | ||
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Gp Capt | John H C Wake | later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | D L Butt | ||
Sqn Ldr | C O Pope | ||
Signals | |||
Wg Cdr | V J B Lambert | ||
Sqn Ldr | H C Taylor | ||
Sqn Ldr | J Taylor | ||
Armament | |||
Wg Cdr | H Walters | MBE | |
Sqn Ldr | C E Edge | ||
Equipment | |||
Wg Cdr | C D P Franklin | ||
Photography | |||
Sqn Ldr | W F Childs | ||
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | J H Pool | MD, BS | |
Educational | |||
Mr | G R Keep | 8 Aug 1945 | BA, RAFVR |
WAAF Staff Officers | |||
Sqn Off | M Edrich | 13 Sep 1944 | WAAF |
RAF Regiment | |||
Sqn Ldr | R Carfrae | ||
Sqn Ldr | J S C Bannerman | MC, DCM | |
Sqn Ldr | J E Hosking | ||
Sqn Ldr | L P Brunger |
Source - September 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)
The Group disbanded on 21 December 1945.
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