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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 982 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1942 | ]
Personnel Movements: Apr - Dec 1942
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| April | |||
| Flt Lt | G A Lawson | 22 Apr 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | C C W Rodd | 22 Apr 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | J H Gates | 22 Apr 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | L F Sutermeister | 22 Apr 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | L J Bierley | 22 Apr 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | W F Prideaux | 22 Apr 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| APO | R A Jones | 22 Apr 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Sqn Ldr | G D'O Sheppard | 23 Apr 1942 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 982 Sqn |
| Fg Off | G J F Rees | 23 Apr 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | R W Bennett | 24 Apr 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | Brook | 25 Apr 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | C H Wood | 26 Apr 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | Brook | 26 Apr 1942 | Departed on posting |
| Fg Off | G J F Rees | 28 Apr 1942 | Medical Officer, departed on posting |
| Plt Off | E D D Potts | 28 Apr 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | J M Fleming | xx Apr 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| May | |||
| Plt Off | Delaney | 4 May 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Code and Cypher Officer |
| No personnel movements were recorded for these months as the squadron was in transit to the Middle East, except for the arrival shown above | |||
| June | |||
| AC | Howarth | 9 Jun 1942 | Admitted to hospital in Durban after falling into No 2 Hold |
| July | |||
| No personnel movements were recorded for these months as the squadron was in transit to the Middle East (via India), | |||
| August | |||
| Flt Lt | C H Wood | 2 Aug 1942 | Proceeded to Abadan by air |
| Sqn Ldr | G D'O Sheppard | 18 Aug 1942 | Proceeded to Abadan by air |
| Plt Off | W F Prideaux | 18 Aug 1942 | Proceeded to Abadan by air |
| Flt Lt | J H Gates | 19 Aug 1942 | Assumed temporary command of No 982 Sqn |
| Plt Off | E D D Potts | 20 Aug 1942 | Admitted to British General Hospital |
| Plt Off | L F Sutermeister | 21 Aug 1942 | Admitted to British General Hospital with Bronchitis |
| Plt Off | R A Jones | 29 Aug 1942 | Remained at Drigh Road Reception Centre for duty as Messing Officer |
| Plt Off | L F Sutermeister | 29 Aug 1942 | Remained in British General Hospital on departure of the squadron to Iran |
| September | |||
| Flt Lt | J H Gates | 7 Sep 1942 | Relinquished temporary command of No 982 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | C C W Rodd | 8 Sep 1942 | Appointed MT Officer, Hydrogen Officer and Officer i/c PSI, Welfare and Sports |
| Flt Lt | C H Wood | 8 Sep 1942 | Appointed Defence and Armament Officer |
| Plt Off | E D D Potts | 8 Sep 1942 | Appointed Messing Officer |
| Plt Off | L J Bierley | 8 Sep 1942 | Appointed Savings Officer |
| Plt Off | R A Jones | 16 Sep 1942 | Arrived from Karachi by air |
| Plt Off | L F Sutermeister | 27 Sep 1942 | Returned having been discharged from British General Hospital, Karachi |
| Plt Off | L F Sutermeister | 29 Sep 1942 | Proceeded to Abadan on attachment for Barrage Control duties |
| October | |||
| LAC | Jenkins | 6 Oct 1942 | Injured in an accident (lost three fingers) whilst working in the Press Shop of No 134 MU |
| Sgt | Fancourt | 20 Oct 1942 | Promoted to Act Flt Sgt |
| Sgt | Stewart | 20 Oct 1942 | Promoted to Act Flt Sgt |
| Cpl | Kesterton | 20 Oct 1942 | Promoted to Temp Sgt |
| LAC | Port | 20 Oct 1942 | Promoted to Temp Cpl |
| LAC | Sevant | 20 Oct 1942 | Promoted to Temp Cpl |
| Fg Off | J M Fleming | 23 Oct 1942 | Medical Officer, posted to No 454 Sqn |
| Sgt | Wheatley | 29 Oct 1942 | Proceeded on Anti-Gas Course |
| Flt Lt | J H Gates | 31 Oct 1942 | Proceeded on temporary duty to Abadan |
| Flt Lt | C H Wood | 31 Oct 1942 | Proceeded on temporary duty to Abadan |
| November | |||
| Plt Off | L J Bierley | 1 Nov 1942 | Attached to No 980 Sqn |
| Sgt | Galbraith | 2 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | J H Gates | 4 Nov 1942 | Returned from temporary duty in Abadan |
| Flt Lt | C H Wood | 4 Nov 1942 | Returned from temporary duty in Abadan |
| Flt Lt | C C W Rodd | 6 Nov 1942 | Relinquished duties of MT Officer |
| Flt Lt | C H Wood | 6 Nov 1942 | Assumed duties of MT Officer |
| Flt Sgt | Fancourt | 7 Nov 1942 | Proceeded on Disciplinary Course |
| Plt Off | L J Bierley | 8 Nov 1942 | Ceased to be attached to No 980 Sqn |
| Sgt | Brill | 10 Nov 1942 | Clerk/GD, arrived on posting from Basra |
| Plt Off | R A Jones | 11 Nov 1942 | Transferred from Ahwaz to Base Hospital, Basra |
| WO | Wood | 13 Nov 1942 | Assumed Disciplinary duties |
| Flt Sgt | Elliott | 13 Nov 1942 | Proceeded to RAF Habbaniya for medical treatment |
| Plt Off | Hayter | 14 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from the UK for Code and Cypher duties |
| Flt Lt | G A Lawson | 21 Nov 1942 | Adjutant, proceeded to Amman for Administrative Course |
| Flt Lt | C H Wood | 22 Nov 1942 | Assumed command of HQ Flight |
| Flt Lt | C C W Rodd | 22 Nov 1942 | Took over duties of PAMC and assumed command of 'B' Flight as well a 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | L J Bierley | 23 Nov 1942 | Assumed temporary duties of Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | C H Wood | 26 Nov 1942 | Assumed command of Combined 'A' and 'B' Flights |
| Flt Lt | C C W Rodd | 26 Nov 1942 | Assumed command of 'C' Flight |
| Plt Off | E D D Potts | 26 Nov 1942 | Assumed command of HQ Flight |
| Plt Off | R A Jones | 27 Nov 1942 | Discharged from Base Hospital, Basra, sent on sick leave (4 days) and posted to BHQ as N/E |
| Flt Lt | J H Gates | 29 Nov 1942 | Appointed OC, 'A-B' Flight for despatch to Tehran |
| Plt Off | E D D Potts | 29 Nov 1942 | Appointed 2nd i/c, 'A-B' Flight for despatch to Tehran |
| Plt Off | R A Jones | 29 Nov 1942 | Proceeded on Anti-Gas Course |
| Sgt | Wheatley | 29 Nov 1942 | Returned from Anti-Gas Course |
| December | |||
| Flt Lt | C H Wood | 1 Dec 1942 | Assumed command of HQ Flight |
| Plt Off | R W Bennett | 2 Dec 1942 | Assumed command of 'C' Flight |
| Flt Lt | Layton | 4 Dec 1942 | Attached from No 980 Sqn for temporary duty with 'A-B' Flight |
| Plt Off | E D D Potts | 4 Dec 1942 | Proceeded to Basra on temporary duty |
| Flt Lt | Layton | 5 Dec 1942 | Proceeded to Tehran by rail |
| Flt Lt | C C W Rodd | 5 Dec 1942 | Proceeded to Basra en-route to Bahrain via Khosrowshar |
| Plt Off | E D D Potts | 7 Dec 1942 | Returned from to Basra on completion of temporary duty |
| Sqn Ldr | G D'O Sheppard | 9 Dec 1942 | Proceeded to HQ, No 275 Wing on posting |
| Flt Lt | C H Wood | 9 Dec 1942 | Assumed command of No 982 Sqn |
| Flt Sgt | Elliott | 11 Dec 1942 | Returned from RAF Habbaniya following medical treatment |
| Plt Off | W F Prideaux | 12 Dec 1942 | Proceeded to No 127 MU |
| Plt Off | W F Prideaux | 16 Dec 1942 | Returned from No 127 MU and attached to No 983 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | C H Wood | 17 Dec 1942 | Proceeded to Khosrowshar with HQ Flight |
| Plt Off | W F Prideaux | 21 Dec 1942 | Promoted to Fg Off, wef 1 Oct 1942 |
| Plt Off | R A Jones | 30 Dec 1942 | Returned from Anti-Gas Course and attached to HQ, No 275 Wing |
Source - No 982 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2329)
Organisational Movements: Apr - Dec 1942
| Date | Notes |
| April | |
| 22 Apr 1942 | No 982 Squadron was formed at RAF Chessington for service in the Middle East |
| May | |
| 6 May 1942 | Squadron entrained and proceeded to Glasgow |
| 7 May 1942 | Squadron arrived in Glasgow and boarded the troopship |
| 8 May 1942 | Troopship set sail from Glasgow and joined convoy |
| 10 May 1942 | Convoy set sail |
| 22 May 1942 | Convoy arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| 26 May 1942 | Troopship set sail from Freetown |
| June | |
| 9 Jun 1942 | The ship arrived in Durban, South Africa, but the squadron remained on board the vessel |
| 11 Jun 1942 | Squadron disembarked and proceeded to Clairwood Transit Camp by rail |
| July | |
| 7 Jul 1942 | Squadron departed Clairwood Transit Camp and entrained for the quay, embarked and set sail |
| 23 Jul 1942 | Troopship arrived in Karachi |
| 24 Jul 1942 | Squadron disembarked at proceeded to Drigh Road Camp |
| 27 Jul 1942 | Squadron advised that it should have been transhipped at Bombay for its final destination |
| August | |
| 29 Aug 1942 | Squadron (except personnel left in hospital) entrained at Drigh Road and embarked on SS 'The City of London' |
| 30 Aug 1942 | 'The City of London' set sail |
| September | |
| 4 Sep 1942 | 'The City of London' anchored off the bar prior to heading up river to Basra |
| 6 Sep 1942 | 'The City of London' proceeded up river and berthed in Basra |
| 7 Sep 1942 | Squadron disembarked and proceeded in a road convoy to No 134 MU, Ahwaz |
| October | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| November | |
| 6 Nov 1942 | Squadron equipment arrived from Basra by barge |
| 19 Nov 1942 | Squadron informed that it was to be split into detachments at Tehran and Bahrein |
| 29 Nov 1942 | Advance party, No 983 Sqn arrived, pending taking over from No 982 Sqn |
| December | |
| 2 Dec 1942 | Main party, 'C' Flight proceeded to No 127 MU, Zubair |
| 4 Dec 1942 | Equipment for advance parties taken to railway for despatch |
| 6 Dec 1942 | 1st Party, 'A-B' Flight departed Ahwaz for Tehran |
| 7 Dec 1942 | Equipment for 'A-B' Flight loaded on rail trucks and taken to No 134 MU |
| 9 Dec 1942 | 2nd Party, 'A-B' Flight departed Ahwaz for Tehran |
| 14 Dec 1942 | 3rd Party, 'A-B' Flight departed Ahwaz for Tehran |
| 17 Dec 1942 | HQ Flight proceeded to Khosrowshar, Abadan |
| 22 Dec 1942 | Specialist NCOs and airmen of HQ Flight employed in No 275 Wing or No 980 Sqn |
Source - No 982 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2329)
This entry was last updated on 20/11/25
