542 Sqn

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
October
Flt Lt	F Riley	19 Oct 1942	Transferred from No 1 PRU and assumed command of No 542 Sqn
Fg Off	G B Singlehurst	19 Oct 1942	Transferred from No 1 PRU
Fg Off	L Xiexopolski	19 Oct 1942	Transferred from No 1 PRU
Fg Off	J B McMaster	19 Oct 1942	Transferred from No 1 PRU and assumed command of 'B' Flight
Plt Off	A H O'Brien	19 Oct 1942	Transferred from No 1 PRU
Plt Off	P W Dod	19 Oct 1942	Transferred from No 1 PRU for duty as Adjutant
Plt Off	M M O Jones	19 Oct 1942	Transferred from No 1 PRU
Plt Off	N L Bottome	19 Oct 1942	Transferred from No 1 PRU
Plt Off	H W Clyne	19 Oct 1942	Transferred from No 1 PRU
Plt Off	F G Fray	19 Oct 1942	Transferred from No 1 PRU
Plt Off	F W C Efford	19 Oct 1942	Transferred from No 1 PRU
Plt Off	E O Searle	19 Oct 1942	Transferred from No 1 PRU
Sgt	Etherington	19 Oct 1942	Transferred from No 1 PRU and attached to No 140 Sqn
Sgt	Howard	19 Oct 1942	Transferred from No 1 PRU
Sgt	G D Goldie	19 Oct 1942	Transferred from No 1 PRU
Sgt	C F Fletcher	19 Oct 1942	Transferred from No 1 PRU
Fg Off	G B Singlehurst	23 Oct 1942	Attached to No 540 Sqn, RAF Leuchars
Plt Off	A H O'Brien	23 Oct 1942	Attached to No 540 Sqn, RAF Leuchars
Act Sqn Ldr	D Salway DFC	27 Oct 1942	Arrived on posting from No 8 OTU and assumed command of No 542 Sqn
Flt Lt	F Riley	27 Oct 1942	Relinquished command of No 542 Sqn and assumed command of 'A' Flight
Flt Sgt	Mair	29 Oct 1942	Posted to No 540 Sqn
Plt Off	A H O'Brien	30 Oct 1942	Ceased to be attached to No 540 Sqn, RAF Leuchars
Sgt	Howard	31 Oct 1942	Attached to No 4 PRU
November
Plt Off	L McMillan	6 Nov 1942	Arrived on posting from No 8 OTU and allocated to 'A' Flight
Plt Off	J Scott	6 Nov 1942	Arrived on posting from No 8 OTU and allocated to 'A' Flight
Sgt	E S Renshaw	6 Nov 1942	Arrived on posting from No 8 OTU and allocated to 'B' Flight
Fg Off	G B Singlehurst	9 Nov 1942	Ceased to be attached to No 540 Sqn, RAF Leuchars
Fg Off	J B McMaster	10 Nov 1942	Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 19 Oct 1942
Act Flt Lt	J B McMaster	19 Nov 1942	Promoted to War Sub Flt Lt, wef 24 Aug 1942 (Act Flt Lt promotion cancelled)
Plt Off	L McMillan	20 Nov 1942	Promoted to War Sub Fg Off, wef 1 Oct 1942
Plt Off	J Scott	20 Nov 1942	Promoted to War Sub Fg Off, wef 1 Oct 1942
Plt Off	A H O'Brien	20 Nov 1942	Promoted to War Sub Fg Off, wef 1 Oct 1942
Plt Off	F G Fray	28 Nov 1942	Promoted to War Sub Fg Off, wef 1 Oct 1942
December
Flt Lt	F Riley	7 Dec 1942	Killed in action
Fg Off	G B Singlehurst	7 Dec 1942	Assumed command of 'A' Flight
Sgt	V B White	9 Dec 1942	Arrived on posting from No 543 Sqn and allocated to 'A' Flight
Sgt	Greenwood	12 Dec 1942	Fitter IIE, 'A' Flight, promoted to Act Flt Sgt
Sgt	E S Renshaw	15 Dec 1942	Admitted to RAF Hospital, Halton with double vision problems
Plt Off	S H Shelmerdine	17 Dec 1942	Posted from No 543 Sqn, wef 10 Dec 1942 but remained attached to No 543 Sqn at St Eval
Plt Off	A C Paus	17 Dec 1942	Arrived on posting from No 543 Sqn
Plt Off	S H Shelmerdine	18 Dec 1942	Promoted to Fg Off, wef 30 Sep 1942
Plt Off	A C Paus	18 Dec 1942	Promoted to War Fg Off, wef 1 Oct 1942
Plt Off	N L Bottome	18 Dec 1942	Promoted to War Fg Off, wef 1 Oct 1942
Plt Off	H W Clyne	18 Dec 1942	Promoted to War Fg Off, wef 1 Oct 1942
Fg Off	S H Shelmerdene	24 Dec 1942	Ceased to be attached to No 543 Sqn at St Eval

Source - No 542 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2017)

Organisational Movements: Oct - Dec 1942

Date	Notes
October
19 Oct 1942	No 542 Squadron was formed from 'A' and 'E' Flights of No 1 PRU with HQ at RAF Benson, but operating from RAF Mount Farm The squadron was equipped with Spitfire IVs and PR VIIs

27 Oct 1942	'A' Flight moved from RAF Mount Farm to RAF Benson
November
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
December
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB

Source - No 542 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2017)