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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 125 Sqn Personnel and location Movements
[1941 | 1942]
Personnel Movements: Jun - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | H M Mitchell | 18 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 12 Group and assumed command of No 125 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J H Etherton | 24 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Plt Off | A M Forteath | 26 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Warmwell for duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | G Robinson | 27 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 307 Sqn for duty as Air Gunner |
| Plt Off | D Rutherford | 4 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Flt Lt | E G Barwell | 5 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 264 Sqn and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Flt Lt | T Welch | 6 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 264 Sqn and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | J C F G Bentley | 7 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 10 Group for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Fg Off | W W Cashmore | 11 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Cardington for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | T O Mathews | 12 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 59 OTU |
| Plt Off | C P Hall | 14 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 59 OTU |
| Plt Off | R H Langdon-Davies | 15 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | J C Surman | 15 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | White | 15 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Sgt | D B Lacey | 15 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Sgt | P Gruchy | 15 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Sgt | H L Learning | 15 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 58 OTU |
| Plt Off | L H Hayden | 5 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | H L Learning | 16 Aug 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | H A Mackenzie | 28 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Air Gunner |
| Flt Sgt | B A White | 1 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Kemble for duty as Air Gunner |
| Flt Sgt | J W Ditzel | 1 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Kemble for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | N Deighton | 1 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Kemble for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | E F Keeper | 1 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Kemble for duty as Air Gunner |
| Fg Off | E A Snow | 2 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | H A Mackenzie | 3 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 255 Sqn for duty as Air Gunner |
| Plt Off | A Youings | 7 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Fg Off | J W Whittington | 8 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | W H Carr | 8 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | W J Sharpe | 8 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | D W Quinlan | 8 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | E M Gosse | 8 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 55 OTU |
| Sgt | R A O'Reilly | 12 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 3 (C) OTU for duty as Air Gunner |
| Plt Off | H B Morgan | 16 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | C P Hall | 18 Sep 1941 | Posted to RAF Colerne as non-effective, sick |
| Sgt | A G Davis | 19 Sep 1941 | Posted to RAF Fairwood Common as non-effective, sick |
| Plt Off | R Morgan | 22 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 10 Group for duty as Adjutant |
| Sgt | J G Ploughman | 24 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 3 PRC for duty as Air Gunner |
| Plt Off | A M Forteath | 25 Sep 1941 | Adjutant, posted to RAF Ibsley |
| Sgt | L Bryan | 25 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 5 (C) OTU for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | R G Peters | 25 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 604 Sqn |
| Sgt | A M O Pring | 25 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 604 Sqn |
| Plt Off | P R Thomas | 27 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 32 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Boyd | 5 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | G W Walters | 5 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | W C Vatcher | 5 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | S W Wills | 5 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | H L Jones | 5 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | S D Parnell | 5 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | W B Duff | 5 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | J M Thomas | 5 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU for duty as Air Gunner |
| Flt Sgt | Hurrell | 11 Oct 1941 | Posted to Air Sea Rescue Flight, RAF Coltishall (WOp/AG) |
| Sgt | Howell | 11 Oct 1941 | Posted to Air Sea Rescue Flight, RAF Coltishall (WOp/AG) |
| Sgt | Burdekin | 11 Oct 1941 | Posted to Air Sea Rescue Flight, RAF Coltishall (WOp/AG) |
| Fg Off | E A Snow | 18 Oct 1941 | Posted to CFS, RAF Upavon |
| Sgt | E M Gosse | 20 Oct 1941 | Attached to No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | C A G Dale RNZAF | 25 Oct 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | C P Hall | 25 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Colerne on ceasing to be non-effective, sick |
| Sqn Ldr | Kelly | 27 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary |
| Fg Off | J W Whittington | 27 Oct 1941 | Posted to No 153 Sqn |
| Plt Off | D Rutherford | 27 Oct 1941 | Posted to No 153 Sqn |
| Sgt | S W Wills | 27 Oct 1941 | Posted to No 153 Sqn |
| Sgt | S D Parnell | 27 Oct 1941 | Posted to No 153 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | H M Mitchell | 28 Oct 1941 | Relinquished command of No 125 Sqn on posting to RAF Middle Wallop |
| Sqn Ldr | Kelly | 28 Oct 1941 | Assumed command of No 125 Sqn |
| Plt Off | C P Hall | 31 Oct 1941 | Attached to No 2 Delivery Flight |
| Sgt | J G Ploughman | 4 Nov 1941 | Attached to No 60 OTU for operational training |
| Flt Lt | A N Constantine | 11 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 264 Sqn for duty as Flight Commander |
| Sgt | D R McGregor | 11 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | J W Davis | 11 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | I O Newton | 11 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | G F Medhurst | 11 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU for duty as Air Gunner |
| Flt Lt | T Welch | 12 Nov 1941 | Posted to No 60 OTU |
| Fg Off | L M Blain | 17 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 264 Sqn for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | T J Delaney | 17 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 8 Air Gunners' School for duty as Air Gunner |
| Plt Off | W V Hall | 18 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | G E Jameson | 18 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | D R McLaughlin | 18 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | J H Turnbull | 18 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | L H Hayden | 18 Nov 1941 | Posted to No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | H A Mackenzie | 19 Nov 1941 | Cease to be attached on CGS, RAF Castle Kennedy |
| Plt Off | E J Harrington | 19 Nov1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Fairwood Common on ceasing to be non-effective, sick |
| Sgt | G J M Cantwell | 20 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 3 PRC for duty as Air Gunner |
| Flt Sgt | T A Hornby | 27 Nov 1941 | Posted to No 275 Sqn (WOp/AG) |
| Sgt | L Bryan | 27 Nov 1941 | Posted to No 275 Sqn (WOp/AG) |
| Plt Off | W V Hall | 28 Nov 1941 | Attached to No 87 Sqn |
| Plt Off | G E Jameson | 28 Nov 1941 | Attached to No 87 Sqn |
| Plt Off | D R McLaughlin | 28 Nov 1941 | Attached to No 87 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J H Turnbull | 28 Nov 1941 | Attached to No 87 Sqn |
| Sgt | D R McGregor | 28 Nov 1941 | Attached to No 87 Sqn |
| Sgt | J W Davis | 28 Nov 1941 | Attached to No 87 Sqn |
| Sgt | E F Keeper | 28 Nov 1941 | Attached to No 87 Sqn |
| Sgt | G F Medhurst | 28 Nov 1941 | Attached to No 87 Sqn |
| Sgt | W C Vatcher | 30 Nov 1941 | Posted to No 32 Sqn |
| Sgt | D W Quinlan | 30 Nov 1941 | Posted to No 32 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | Kelly | 1 Dec 1941 | Relinquished command of No 125 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | E G Barwell | 1 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 125 Sqn on promotion to Act Sqn Ldr |
| Sgt | R G Darnell | 2 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | S Blackmore | 2 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU for duty as Air Gunner |
| Plt Off | A Cormack | 5 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Drem for duty as Signals Officer |
| Sgt | D R McGregor | 5 Dec 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 87 Sqn |
| Sgt | J W Davis | 5 Dec 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 87 Sqn |
| Sgt | E F Keeper | 5 Dec 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 87 Sqn |
| Sgt | G F Medhurst | 5 Dec 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 87 Sqn |
| Sgt | R A O'Reilly | 6 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 286 Sqn |
| Plt Off | A B Hill | 7 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Sgt | K W Jennings | 7 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 286 Sqn |
| Plt Off | A B Hill | 8 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 286 Sqn |
| Plt Off | W H Ismay | 9 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | D R Rehill | 9 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | H A Mackenzie | 12 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 109 Sqn |
| Sgt | J B Bayliss | 13 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 109 Sqn |
| Plt Off | W H Ismay | 18 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 1 PDC and reposted to No 125 Sqn as supernumerary, pending posting overseas |
| Plt Off | D R Rehill | 18 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 1 PDC and reposted to No 125 Sqn as supernumerary, pending posting overseas |
| Plt Off | J H Etherton | 22 Dec 1941 | Attached to No 2 SAN for Navigation Course |
| Sgt | H A J Jones | 23 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | J E Hughes | 23 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | E Sharples | 23 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | F Mellor | 23 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | S G Richardson | 23 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU for duty as Air Gunner |
| Sgt | R Tilley | 23 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | H J Brenton | 23 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | L R Blackwell | 23 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | E M Gosse | 23 Dec 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | J G Ploughman | 23 Dec 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 60 OTU |
| Flt Lt | A N Constantine | 26 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 87 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | D P Wade | 27 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 247 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | J R A Bailey | 27 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 264 Sqn for duty as Flight Commander |
| Plt Off | D M Colmore | 30 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | J H Fairburn | 30 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
Source - No 125 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/922)
Organisational Movements: Jun - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 16 Jun 1941 | No 125 (Newfoundland) Sqn was formed at RAF Colerne |
| 26 Jun 1941 | 5 x Defiant Is, N3509, N3384, N3428, N3499 and N1748 were received from No 27 MU |
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| 27 Jun 1941 | 4 x Defiant Is, T4074, T4076, N3485 and T3951 were received from No 27 MU |
| 30 Jun 1941 | 3 x Defiant Is, T3986, N3493 and N3489 were received from No 10 MU |
| 7 Aug 1941 | Squadron moved from RAF Colerne to RAF Charmy Down |
| 24 Sep 1941 | Squadron moved from RAF Charmy Down to RAF Fairwood Common |
| 27 Sep 1941 | Squadron declared operational |
| 2 Oct 1941 | First Defiant II, AA437, was received |
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| 15 Oct 1941 | Defiant II, AA437, transferred to No 264 Sqn |
| 16 Oct 1941 | 2 x Defiant Is received from No 151 Sqn |
| 20 Oct 1941 | 2 x Defiant Is received from No 151 Sqn |
| 28 Oct 1941 | 1 x Defiant I, T3944, received from No 6 MU |
| 30 Oct 1941 | 1 x Defiant I, T3940, received from No 456 Sqn |
| 4 Nov 1941 | 2 x Defiant IIs, N3370 and N3477 received from No 456 Sqn |
| 5 Nov 1941 | 1 x Defiant II, N3986, received from No 44 Group Deposit Account |
| 8 Nov 1941 | 1 x Defiant II, N3394, received from No 141 Sqn |
| 31 Dec 1941 | 2 x Defiant Is, T4005 and T4074 despatched for Reid & Sigrist Ltd |
Source - No 125 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/922)
[1941 | 1942]
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
