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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 619 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1943 | ]
Personnel Movements: Apr - Dec 1943
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| April | |||
| Fg Off | G M Burdett | 18 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 17 OTU for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | L C Mitcham | 19 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1485 B & G Flight for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Flt Lt | C S R Bell DFC | 19 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 97 Sqn |
| Sgt | Gillin | ||
| Sgt | Moore | ||
| Sgt | Jackson | ||
| Sgt | McKnight | ||
| Sgt | Thomson | ||
| Sgt | Wood | ||
| Fg Off | S E Harrison DFM | 19 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 97 Sqn |
| Sgt | Hayes | ||
| Sgt | Metcalfe | ||
| Plt Off | D W Bale | ||
| Flt Sgt | Goucher | ||
| Sgt | Ward | ||
| Sgt | Siddons | ||
| Plt Off | L C Mitchem | 19 Apr 1943 | Posted for duty as Electrical Engineer Officer, but remained on a course at S of AE |
| Flt Sgt | W McLeod | 19 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 97 Sqn |
| WO | Gillespie | ||
| Sgt | May | ||
| Flt Sgt | Weisberg | ||
| Sgt | Baker | ||
| Sgt | Horsham | ||
| Act Sqn Ldr | R G Churcher | 22 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Fg Off | J S-arn? | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU | |
| Plt Off | J A Macdonald | ||
| Sgt | Johnson | ||
| Sgt | Tutts | ||
| Sgt | Calton | ||
| Sgt | Burnside | ||
| Fg Off | P S F Walmsley | 22 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1654 HCU for duty as Bombing Leader |
| Act Flt Lt | C O Taylor | 22 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 50 Sqn |
| Plt Off | S E Harris | ||
| Sgt | R Evans | ||
| Sgt | R E Chisholm | ||
| Sgt | J H Henderson | ||
| Sgt | D E Inggs | ||
| Sgt | W C Anderson | ||
| Fg Off | E Dampier-Crossley DFC, RAAF | 22 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Fg Off | J MacA McLean DFC, RAAF | 22 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | D V Jordan | 23 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | W McC Girdwood | ||
| Sgt | E Stanley | ||
| Sgt | W J Parkes | ||
| Sgt | F Burton | ||
| Sgt | B Howe | ||
| Sgt | W A Davies | ||
| Sgt | K McCulloch | 23 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Fg Off | H Forshaw | ||
| Sgt | N C Richards | ||
| Sgt | R H Van Camp RCAF | ||
| Sgt | P J Ruane | ||
| Sgt | L Timms | ||
| Sgt | R E Tofts | ||
| Sgt | F G Metcalfe | 23 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | R W Gollegly | ||
| Sgt | H W Kilburn | ||
| Sgt | R L Measor | ||
| Sgt | H D Watkins | ||
| Sgt | F C Dryden | ||
| Sgt | W G Mycock | ||
| Sgt | D J Coomber | 23 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | W H Cade | ||
| Sgt | H R Snell | ||
| Sgt | L Gardner | ||
| Sgt | A Castle | ||
| Sgt | K R Wallace | ||
| Sgt | Stamper | ||
| Wg Cdr | I J McGhie | 26 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 57 Sqn and assumed command of No 619 Sqn, wef 18 Apr 1943 |
| Plt Off | J D Henderson RNZAF | Arrived on posting from No 57 Sqn for duty as Navigation Leader | |
| Plt Off | F C Thomas | Arrived on posting from No 57 Sqn | |
| Flt Sgt | Goldsmith | ||
| Sgt | Mitchell | ||
| Sgt | Chapman | ||
| Sgt | Gray | ||
| Fg Off | J A Howard | 27 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1485 B & G Flight for duty as Gunnery Leader |
| May | |||
| Sqn Ldr | G R Scorer | 6 May 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Fiskerton and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Fg Off | D F H Jones DFM | 8 May 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1485 B & G Flight |
| Sgt | Lance | 8 May 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 207 Sqn |
| Sgt | Deschaine | ||
| Sgt | Mortlock | ||
| Sgt | Cook | ||
| Sgt | Faux | ||
| Sgt | Brookes | ||
| Sgt | Brake | 8 May 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 106 Sqn |
| Sgt | A H Blazer | ||
| Sgt | P C Moxham | ||
| Sgt | J Wardle | ||
| Sgt | F Dawson | ||
| Sgt | G B P Patterson | ||
| Fg Off | Tomlin | 21 May 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | Peatfield | ||
| Sgt | Sumkin | ||
| Sgt | Dunham | ||
| Sgt | Mitchell | ||
| Sgt | Thompson | ||
| Sgt | Case | ||
| Sgt | F W Shirley | 23 May 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1654 HCU |
| Sgt | W A Robinson | ||
| Sgt | J J Wemyss | ||
| Sgt | Gowan | ||
| Sgt | P J Cook | ||
| Sgt | Robinson | ||
| Sgt | Simes | ||
| Sgt | W J Douglas | 23 May 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1654 HCU |
| Sgt | Jones | ||
| Sgt | P Fox | ||
| Sgt | Ball | ||
| Sgt | J H Bambridge RCAF | ||
| Sgt | D M Gray | ||
| Sgt | Stewart | ||
| Sgt | R T Hughes | 23 May 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1654 HCU |
| Sgt | Hume | ||
| Sgt | Crisp | ||
| Sgt | Atkinson | ||
| Sgt | Spratt | ||
| Sgt | Clarke | ||
| June | |||
| Plt Off | W Bell | 1 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | Pink | ||
| Sgt | Featherstone | ||
| Sgt | Walsh | ||
| Sgt | Webster | ||
| Flt Sgt | Cooke | ||
| Sgt | Wickham | ||
| Flt Sgt | C A Goddard | 1 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | K A Metcalf | ||
| Sgt | F E Gostling | ||
| Sgt | R V S Forsdick | ||
| Sgt | F Sumner | ||
| Sgt | W Kershaw | ||
| Sgt | E E Nicholls | ||
| Sgt | O A O'Leary RCAF | 3 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | T Underdown | ||
| Flt Sgt | R Crossley | ||
| Sgt | J T Hubbard | ||
| Sgt | J H Shaw | ||
| Sgt | D G Cox | ||
| Sgt | L F English RNZAF | ||
| Flt Sgt | T P Murphy | 6 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | J Adsetts | ||
| Fg Off | E Harper | ||
| Fg Off | A Mackay | ||
| Sgt | N E Rivers | ||
| Flt Sgt | J H Walker RCAF | ||
| Sgt | R A Grace | ||
| Fg Off | D McL Joss | 8 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | T Monaghan | ||
| Plt Off | C F Bale | ||
| Fg Off | F V Anderson | ||
| Sgt | P Engel | ||
| Sgt | J Lowe | ||
| Plt Off | T Greaves | ||
| Sgt | F W Shirley | 9 Jun 1943 | Lost without a trace |
| Sgt | W J Douglas | ||
| Sgt | W A Robinson | ||
| Sgt | J J Wemyss | ||
| Sgt | P Fox | ||
| Sgt | D M Gray | ||
| Sgt | J H Bambridge RCAF | ||
| Sgt | P J Cook | ||
| Sgt | A P Price (Inst/Rep) | ||
| Flt Lt | C O Taylor | 11 Jun 1943 | Failed to return from an operation, later returned having evaded capture |
| Plt Off | S E Harris | Failed to return from an operation, later reported to be POWs | |
| Sgt | R Evans | ||
| Sgt | R E Chisholm | ||
| Sgt | J H Henderson | ||
| Sgt | D E Inggs | ||
| Sgt | W C Anderson | ||
| Sgt | Simes | 11 Jun 1943 | Posted to No 1660 HCU for re-crewing |
| Sgt | Robertson | ||
| Sgt | Gowan | ||
| Sgt | Stewart | ||
| Sgt | Ball | ||
| Flt Lt | S E Harrison | 13 Jun 1943 | Completed his second tour of operations |
| Flt Sgt | Goacher | 13 Jun 1943 | Completed his second tour of operations |
| Sgt | Baker | 13 Jun 1943 | Completed his first tour of operations |
| Plt Off | C Fuller | 15 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1661 HCU |
| Sgt | G A Wilson | ||
| Plt Off | R Stevens | ||
| Plt Off | L Eaude | ||
| Sgt | R S Sprackman | ||
| Sgt | V Crookes | ||
| Sgt | R Trahair | ||
| Plt Off | T V O'Shaughnessy | 15 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | D Stewart | ||
| Plt Off | A Holding | ||
| Plt Off | G S Kendrick | ||
| Flt Sgt | Stevens | ||
| Flt Sgt | J W Hutton | ||
| Sgt | A A Holt | ||
| Sgt | A J Pearce | 15 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | W H Humphrey | ||
| Fg Off | J M Warren | ||
| Sgt | Keeble | ||
| Sgt | T B Barrie | ||
| Sgt | R D Deugard | ||
| Sgt | C B Francis | ||
| Fg Off | D McDonald | 15 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | Smale | ||
| Plt Off | N Westerguard | ||
| Plt Off | J Headlam | ||
| Sgt | Tyris | ||
| Sgt | Forrester | ||
| Sgt | Meogham | ||
| Plt Off | K McCulloch | 15 Jun 1943 | Killed in action |
| Fg Off | H Forshaw | ||
| Sgt | N C Richards | ||
| Sgt | R H Van Camp RCAF | ||
| Sgt | P J Ruane | ||
| Sgt | L Timms | ||
| Sgt | R E Tofts | ||
| Sgt | H Vickerstaffe | 17 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | Marchant | ||
| Plt Off | Hind | ||
| Plt Off | Edsall | ||
| Sgt | Walton | ||
| Sgt | Boultbee | ||
| Sgt | Maurier | ||
| Fg Off | A Sandiman | 17 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | King | ||
| Sgt | Price | ||
| Plt Off | P Wilkie | ||
| Sgt | Burke | ||
| Plt Off | P Taylor | ||
| Sgt | Turnbull | ||
| Sgt | C Firth | 18 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | G M Weighill | ||
| Sgt | C N D Wright RCAF | ||
| Sgt | D Demaine | ||
| Sgt | G W Dillnutt | ||
| Sgt | M Jones | ||
| Sgt | A G Osborne | ||
| Sgt | Taylor | 18 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | Allison | ||
| Sgt | Sturges | ||
| Plt Off | W Lunn | ||
| Sgt | Day | ||
| Plt Off | Fleming | ||
| Sgt | Wested | ||
| Sgt | B L May | 21 Jun 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | D V Jordan | 21 Jun 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | W McC Girdwood | ||
| Sgt | E Stanley | ||
| Sgt | W J Parkes | ||
| Sgt | F Burton | ||
| Sgt | B Howe | ||
| Sgt | W A Davies | ||
| Flt Lt | C S R Bell DFC | 24 Jun 1943 | Completed his second tour of operations |
| Flt Sgt | McLeod | 24 Jun 1943 | Completed his first tour of operations |
| Flt Sgt | G W Bower RCAF | 27 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | F Hodson | ||
| Flt Sgt | E P Jones | ||
| Sgt | R H Crooks | ||
| Sgt | W McGill | ||
| Flt Sgt | P A Musso RCAF | ||
| Sgt | R Jones | ||
| Flt Sgt | T P Murphy | 29 Jun 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | J Adsetts | ||
| Fg Off | E Harper | ||
| Fg Off | A Mackay | ||
| Sgt | N E Rivers | ||
| Flt Sgt | J H Walker RCAF | ||
| Sgt | R A Grace | ||
| Sgt | H C Knilams | 29 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | Ryall | ||
| Sgt | Cellar | ||
| Sgt | Tate | ||
| Sgt | Knell | ||
| Sgt | Learmouth | ||
| Sgt | Jackson | ||
| Sgt | Knights | 30 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | Twells | ||
| Sgt | Rhunde | ||
| Sgt | Bell | ||
| Sgt | Brown | ||
| Sgt | Derham | ||
| Sgt | Hobbs | ||
| July | |||
| Flt Lt | F Pullen | 7 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1661 HCU |
| Sgt | Bradley | ||
| Plt Off | Hughes | ||
| Sgt | Ford | ||
| Plt Off | Ferguson | ||
| Flt Sgt | Amey | ||
| Sgt | Humphries | ||
| Fg Off | N H Morrison | 9 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | Ginno | ||
| Plt Off | Miller | ||
| Sgt | Alley | ||
| Sgt | Murray | ||
| Sgt | Exley | ||
| Sgt | Porter | ||
| Plt Off | R D Rayment | 9 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | M J Lynch | ||
| Flt Lt | Makepiece | ||
| Sgt | Page | ||
| Flt Sgt | Crick | ||
| Sgt | Tulloch | ||
| Sgt | McDonald | ||
| Fg Off | Bremner | 14 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 207 Sqn for crewing with Flt Lt Aytoun |
| Plt Off | H A De Vries | ||
| Sgt | Brunt | ||
| Sgt | Wiltshire | ||
| Sgt | Jones | ||
| Sgt | Waite | ||
| Sgt | J H Mason | 21 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 57 Sqn |
| Sgt | Harris | ||
| Sgt | Walters | ||
| Plt Off | Henry | ||
| Sgt | Spence | ||
| Sgt | Donaldson | ||
| Sgt | Webb | ||
| Fg Off | Arden | 27 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | Sheppard | ||
| Sgt | D V Jones | ||
| Plt Off | Perkins | ||
| Sgt | Howarth | ||
| Sgt | Finch | ||
| Sgt | L T C Maddaford | ||
| August | |||
| Flt Lt | E Dampier-Crossley RAAF | 11 Aug 1943 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | G B P Patterson | ||
| Fg Off | J MacA McLean RAAF | ||
| Fg Off | A H Blazer | ||
| Flt Sgt | F Dawson | ||
| Fg Off | P C Moxham | ||
| Sgt | J Wardle | ||
| Sgt | D V Jones | 13 Aug 1943 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | L T C Maddaford | ||
| Fg Off | E K Williams | 14 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | J R Traill | ||
| Plt Off | A G Knight | ||
| Plt Off | C H Clarke | ||
| Sgt | P B Smith | ||
| Flt Sgt | J Glazebrook | ||
| Sgt | S Walch | ||
| Fg Off | J A Heffernan | 15 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | K W Cheshire | ||
| Plt Off | L S Keeling | ||
| Plt Off | A B Bearcroft | ||
| Plt Off | W C J Lord | ||
| Sgt | K M Macdonald | ||
| Sqn Ldr | L C Mitcham | 17 Aug 1943 | Engineer Officer, posted to RAF Syerston (Balderton) |
| Sgt | A J Pearce | 18 Aug 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | W H Humphrey | ||
| Fg Off | J M Warren | ||
| Fg Off | L G Davis | ||
| Sgt | T B Barrie | ||
| Sgt | R D Deugard | ||
| Sgt | C B Francis | ||
| Wg Cdr | I J McGhie | 18 Aug 1943 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | V G Stabell RAAF | ||
| Flt Sgt | P J Horsham | ||
| Fg Off | E G Prest RCAF | ||
| Plt Off | P M Goldsmith RAAF | ||
| Sgt | F A Thompson RCAF | ||
| Sgt | W A Mitchell | ||
| Sgt | A C R Chapman | ||
| Plt Off | O A O'Leary RCAF | 18 Aug 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | T Underdown | ||
| Flt Sgt | R Crossley | ||
| Sgt | J T Hubbard | ||
| Sgt | J H Shaw | ||
| Sgt | D G Cox | ||
| Flt Sgt | L F English RNZAF | ||
| Plt Off | J G Thompson | 19 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | A B Baker | ||
| Fg Off | T H Playford | ||
| Plt Off | K Jack | ||
| Sgt | A W J Jones | ||
| Plt Off | H F Sharpe | ||
| Sgt | F Underhill | ||
| Sgt | G Bradley | 19 Aug 1943 | Posted to No 50 Sqn |
| Fg Off | T W E Hughes | ||
| Sgt | W L Ford | ||
| Plt Off | J R Ferguson | ||
| Sgt | K A Humphries | ||
| Sgt | F Amey | ||
| Wg Cdr | W Abercromby, DFC | 20 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 619 Sqn |
| Sgt | R C Fryer | 20 Aug 1943 | Posted to No 1660 HCU for re-crewing |
| Fg Off | P Ingleby | ||
| Sgt | E Booth | ||
| Sgt | A S Bates | ||
| Flt Sgt | L J Birch | ||
| Sgt | A G Kerwin | ||
| Sgt | D J Coomber | 24 Aug 1943 | Failed to return from an operation, later reported to be a POW |
| Sgt | W H Cade | Killed in action | |
| Sgt | H R Snell | ||
| Sgt | L Gardner | ||
| Sgt | A Castle | ||
| Sgt | K R Wallace | ||
| Sgt | G A Stamper | Failed to return from an operation, later reported to be a POW | |
| Flt Sgt | F C Metcalfe | 31 Aug 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | W G Mycock | ||
| Flt Sgt | R W Gollogly | ||
| Sgt | H E Kilburn | ||
| Sgt | F C Dryden | ||
| Sgt | H D Watkins | Failed to return from an operation, later reported to be a POW | |
| Sgt | R L Measor | Killed in action | |
| September | |||
| Flt Sgt | G W Bower RCAF | 1 Sep 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | F Hodson | ||
| Flt Sgt | E P Jones | Failed to return from an operation, later reported to be a POW | |
| Sgt | R H Crooks | Killed in action | |
| Sgt | W McGill | ||
| Flt Sgt | P A Musso RCAF | ||
| Sgt | R Jones | ||
| Plt Off | J E Cox | 5 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1654 HCU |
| Sgt | G J Hawkins | ||
| Plt Off | G M Braid | ||
| Plt Off | R W Braid | ||
| Sgt | C G Payne | ||
| Sgt | J Cooksley | ||
| Sgt | J V C Thompson | ||
| Plt Off | J Horne | 5 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1654 HCU |
| Sgt | E A Hughes | ||
| Fg Off | R Jacques | ||
| Sgt | R Woolston | ||
| Sgt | E A Stone | ||
| Flt Sgt | K F Flute | ||
| Plt Off | E J Reed | ||
| Fg Off | M L Hamilton | 5 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | L S Rooke | ||
| Sgt | J T Jackson | ||
| Sgt | R T Duck | ||
| Sgt | J T Thompson | ||
| Sgt | J A Dadge | ||
| Sgt | D Hamilton | ||
| Flt Sgt | C A Goddard | 6 Sep 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | K A Metcalf | ||
| Sgt | F E Gostling | Failed to return from an operation, later reported to be a POW | |
| Sgt | R V S Forsdick | Killed in action | |
| Sgt | F Sumner | ||
| Sgt | W Kershaw | ||
| Sgt | E E Nicholls | ||
| Fg Off | R E H Foote | 9 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | M Brennan | ||
| Plt Off | E O Halliskan | ||
| Sgt | C Russell | ||
| Sgt | G J Mitchell | ||
| Flt Sgt | V J Robley | ||
| Sgt | I O Harris | ||
| Flt Lt | S E J Jones DFM | 17 Sep 1943 | Failed to return from an operation, later reported to have been interned in Portugal |
| Sgt | A E Brookes | ||
| Fg Off | A D Holding | ||
| Sgt | G E Deschaine | ||
| Flt Sgt | R G Faux | ||
| Sgt | C S Cook | ||
| Plt Off | A W E Cartwright DFM | ||
| Fg Off | R M Rumble | 23 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | J P V Cole | ||
| Sgt | R H Little | ||
| Fg Off | W H C Pateman | ||
| Sgt | G H Carpenter | ||
| Plt Off | R C Parry | ||
| Sgt | R W Olsen | 27 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | H T Woodward | ||
| Flt Sgt | F L Chipperfield | ||
| Sgt | F J Boguchi | ||
| Sgt | A Cameron | ||
| Sgt | R A Jones | ||
| Sgt | F H Baynton | ||
| Plt Off | J F Bower RCAF | 27 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | E C Parrott | ||
| Flt Sgt | T G Conway | ||
| Plt Off | G F F Staker | ||
| Sgt | E B Thornhill | ||
| Plt Off | R W McManaman RCAF | ||
| Sgt | A C Leitch | ||
| Plt Off | S P J Thomas | 28 Sep 1943 | Posted to No 514 Sqn |
| Sgt | H Stagg | ||
| Sgt | J L Brent | ||
| Sgt | R Fontaine | ||
| Sgt | F Thomas | ||
| Sgt | Haines | ||
| Sgt | H Lucas | ||
| Plt Off | E Mearis | 30 Sep 1943 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | P Bowditch | Injured in a flying accident | |
| Sgt | R L Cooper | Killed in a flying accident | |
| Fg Off | A C McKay RCAF | ||
| Sgt | R Armstrong | Injured in a flying accident | |
| Sgt | J A G Billingham | Killed in a flying accident | |
| Sgt | R T E Davies | ||
| Plt Off | T V O'Shaughnessy | 30 Sep 1943 | Posted to No 617 Sqn |
| Sgt | D Stewart | ||
| Plt Off | A C E Lance | ||
| Fg Off | G S Kendrick | ||
| Flt Sgt | A J Ward | ||
| Flt Sgt | J W Hutton | ||
| Sgt | A A Holt | ||
| October | |||
| Fg Off | D McL Joss | 2 Oct 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | T Monaghan | ||
| Plt Off | C F Bale | ||
| Fg Off | F V Anderson | ||
| Sgt | P Engel | ||
| Sgt | J Lowe | ||
| Flt Sgt | K G Mortlock | ||
| Sgt | G H Jackson | 4 Oct 1943 | Killed in action |
| Flt Sgt | E A L Smith RAAF | 7 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1661 HCU |
| Sgt | D C Sykes | ||
| Sgt | Forth | ||
| Fg Off | H F Raynham | ||
| Sgt | G E Tench | ||
| Sgt | J Hollis | ||
| Sgt | G H Pike | ||
| Plt Off | G B Loney RCAF | 12 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | M A Johnson | ||
| Fg Off | H A De Vries | ||
| Plt Off | M Gennis RCAF | ||
| Sgt | L Banks | ||
| Sgt | D Corbitt | ||
| Sgt | R F Dearden | ||
| Flt Sgt | P Buttar RCAF | 13 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | G G Watt | ||
| Sgt | J C Noble RCAF | ||
| Plt Off | R W Wood RCAF | ||
| Sgt | W J Milligan | ||
| Flt Sgt | T Fleetwood | ||
| Sgt | R A Gibbons | ||
| Plt Off | C Fuller | 18 Oct 1943 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | J Horne | ||
| Sgt | G A Wilson | ||
| Plt Off | R Stevens | ||
| Plt Off | L Eaude | ||
| Sgt | R S Sprackman | ||
| Sgt | V Crookes | ||
| Sgt | R Trahair | ||
| Plt Off | C Firth | 20 Oct 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | G M Weighill | ||
| Flt Sgt | C N D Wright RCAF | ||
| Sgt | D Demaine | ||
| Sgt | G W Dillnutt | ||
| Sgt | M Jones | ||
| Sgt | A G Osborne | ||
| Fg Off | G S Stout | 21 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 617 Sqn |
| Sgt | J Gurney | ||
| Flt Sgt | J H Bryant | ||
| Flt Sgt | K Gavin | ||
| Flt Sgt | H Nuttall | ||
| WO | R Smith | ||
| Sgt | D Burden | ||
| Fg Off | J W E McGilvray | 22 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1661 HCU |
| Sgt | I R F Haberfield | ||
| Fg Off | E A Drake | ||
| Plt Off | A K Baker | ||
| Flt Sgt | J L Pritchard | ||
| Sgt | A Munro | ||
| Sgt | R Hillier | ||
| Plt Off | F G Socker | 22 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1661 HCU |
| Sgt | J W Gillespie | ||
| Sgt | W J C Cave | ||
| Sgt | J H South | ||
| Sgt | W H Currie | ||
| Sgt | D E Hole | ||
| Sgt | D Shortt | ||
| Sgt | D H Shorter | 31 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1660 HCU |
| Sgt | E J Betts | ||
| Sgt | A Aveline | ||
| Sgt | C A P Thomson | ||
| Sgt | E Withers | ||
| Sgt | G I Bathe | ||
| Sgt | D C Broughton | ||
| November | |||
| Sgt | L A Hall | 15 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1654 HCU |
| Sgt | I F Powell | ||
| Sgt | A C Shenton | ||
| Sgt | J W Mills | ||
| Sgt | F Black | ||
| Sgt | F H Joy | ||
| Sgt | J H Maltby | ||
| Flt Sgt | R T Hughes | 15 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 630 Sqn |
| Sgt | G Clarke | ||
| Fg Off | G W Brake | ||
| Sgt | R Hume | ||
| Sgt | N W Spratt | ||
| Sgt | J B Crisp | ||
| Plt Off | J W Nancarrow | 25 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 463 Sqn |
| Sgt | E A Hughes | ||
| Fg Off | R Jacques | ||
| Sgt | R Woolston | ||
| Sgt | E A Stone | ||
| Plt Off | E J Reed | ||
| Flt Sgt | E A L Smith RAAF | 25 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 463 Sqn |
| Sgt | D C Sykes | ||
| Sgt | K Forth | ||
| Fg Off | H F Raynham | ||
| Sgt | G E Tench | ||
| Sgt | J Hollis | ||
| Sgt | G H Pike | ||
| Plt Off | K J Mears | 27 Nov 1943 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Flt Sgt | L Pearse | ||
| Flt Sgt | D B Blundell | ||
| Plt Off | G G Salt | ||
| Sgt | A R Wilcher | ||
| Flt Sgt | W W N Knights RAAF | ||
| Flt Sgt | H V Birch | ||
| Flt Lt | R D Rayment | 27 Nov 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | M J Lynch | ||
| Fg Off | J Kellett | ||
| Sgt | W Archibald | ||
| Flt Sgt | J T Richards | ||
| Flt Sgt | C S Cook | ||
| Flt Sgt | J A Fowler | ||
| Fg Off | R E H Foote | 28 Nov 1943 | Posted to No 83 Sqn |
| Sgt | M Brennan | ||
| Plt Off | E O Halliskan | ||
| Sgt | C Russell | ||
| Sgt | G J Mitchell | ||
| Flt Sgt | V J Robley | ||
| Sgt | I O Harris | ||
| December | |||
| Sgt | J C Dougherty | 1 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1654 HCU |
| Sgt | E D Campbell | ||
| Sgt | F G Garside | ||
| Flt Sgt | L Hope | ||
| Sgt | G F Wilson | ||
| Sgt | A J Griffee | ||
| Sgt | G G Marshall | ||
| Wg Cdr | J R Jeudwine, OBE, DFC | 4 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1654 HCU |
| Sgt | R C Fryer | ||
| Sgt | L E Gosling | ||
| Sgt | E Booth | ||
| Sgt | A S Bates | ||
| Flt Sgt | L J Birch | ||
| Fg Off | W Johnson-Biggs | ||
| Wg Cdr | W Abercromby, DFC | 4 Dec 1943 | Relinquished command of No 619 Sqn on posting to No 83 Sqn (Gp Capt post) |
| Wg Cdr | J R Jeudwine, OBE, DFC | 4 Dec 1943 | Assumed command of No 619 Sqn |
| Fg Off | J F Bower RCAF | 2 Dec 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | E C Parrott | Failed to return from an operation, later reported to be a POW | |
| Flt Sgt | T G Conway | ||
| Fg Off | G F F Staker | ||
| Sgt | E B Thornhill | ||
| Fg Off | R W McManaman RCAF | Killed in action | |
| Sgt | A C Leitch | ||
| Plt Off | J F Ward | 3 Dec 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | G W Cross | Failed to return from an operation, later reported to be a POW | |
| Plt Off | E T Hargeaves | Killed in action | |
| Sgt | J H Duncan | ||
| Sgt | J W Scott | ||
| Sgt | R Smithers | ||
| Sgt | G W Arlett | ||
| Flt Sgt | D Schofield | 15 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1654 HCU |
| Sgt | T L Kemp | ||
| Sgt | R Withinshaw | ||
| Flt Sgt | G E Hexter | ||
| Sgt | D W Golding | ||
| Sgt | J A Durkin | ||
| Sgt | J Broll | ||
| Sgt | F Griffiths | 15 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1654 HCU |
| Sgt | C B Prophet | ||
| Flt Sgt | W F Asker | ||
| Sgt | G J O Martin | ||
| Sgt | H Davis | ||
| Sgt | E Heslop | ||
| Sgt | R H Mollard | ||
| Plt Off | G B Loney RCAF | 16 Dec 1943 | Killed in action |
| Flt Sgt | J Gray | ||
| Fg Off | H A De Vries | ||
| Fg Off | M Gennis RCAF | ||
| Sgt | L Banks | ||
| Sgt | D Corbitt | ||
| Sgt | R F Dearden | ||
| Fg Off | A C Day | 23 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 5 LFS |
| Sgt | Y W D Holliday | ||
| Sgt | T Bell | ||
| Flt Lt | R E Wesson | ||
| Sgt | R Carpenter | ||
| Sgt | M Stuart | ||
| Sgt | E E Watson | ||
| Sgt | G Gunzi | 30 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 1658 HCU |
| Sgt | D J Carter | ||
| Sgt | G Burn | ||
| Sgt | J Steiner | ||
| Sgt | S Pickstone | ||
| Sgt | L Feindell | ||
| Sgt | K Frank | ||
Source - No 619 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2131)
Organisational Movements: Apr - Dec 1943
| Date | Notes |
| April | |
| 18 Apr 1943 | No 619 Squadron was formed at RAF Woodhall Spa |
| 29 Apr 1943 | 2 x Lancasters arrived on allotment from No 617 Sqn |
| May | |
| 2 May 1943 | 1 x Lancaster was collected on allotment for
training First training flight carried out |
| 13 May 1943 | 7 x new Lancaster IIIs arrived from the manufacturers |
| 14 May 1943 | Squadron allocated the code letters 'PG' |
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| 16 May 1943 | 4 x new Lancaster IIIs arrived from the manufacturers |
| 19 May 1943 | 1 x new Lancaster III arrived from the manufacturers |
| 20 May 1943 | 2 x new Lancaster IIIs arrived from the manufacturers |
| 22 May 1943 | 4 x new Lancaster IIIs arrived from the manufacturers |
| 23 May 1943 | 2 x new Lancaster IIIs arrived from the manufacturers |
| 27 May 1943 | 2 x Lancasters attached from from No 617 Sqn despatched for disposal |
| June | |
| 11 Jun 1943 | Squadron carried out its first operation |
| July | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| August | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| September | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| October | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| November | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| December | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
Source - No 619 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2131)
This entry was last updated on 01/11/25
