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No 994 (Balloon) Sqn Personnel and locations
Auxiliary Air Force personnel shown in italics (where known).
Personnel Movements: Jul - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| The Squadron ORB only begins in August 1942 | |||
Source - No 994 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2321)
Organisational Movements: Jul 1940 - Apr 1942
| Date | Notes |
| 18 Aug 1940 | Squadron formed at Birmingham, |
| 26 Aug 1940 | Squadron moved to Milford Haven |
| 11 Apr 1942 | Squadron disbanded |
Source - RAF Flying Training and Support Units - Air Britain
Personnel Movements: Jun - Dec 1942
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| June | |||
| Sqn Ldr | R H Berryman | 1 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 994 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | A M D Pitt | 1 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant and OC, HQ Flight |
| Flt Lt | A E N Morris | 1 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting for Balloon Operations duties |
| Flt Lt | D H Nield | 1 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting for Balloon Operations duties |
| Flt Lt | B M Russ-Turner | 1 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting for Balloon Operations duties |
| Flt Lt | J A Grafton | 1 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting for Balloon Operations duties |
| Flt Lt | C V Baker | 1 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Accountant Officer |
| Plt Off | C Rowe | 1 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Plt Off | J Bond | 1 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Flt Lt | K J F Toop | 1 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Fg Off | R G Bixby | 1 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty with 'A' Flight |
| Fg Off | G D Faulkner | 1 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty with 'A' Flight |
| Flt Lt | E G Pole | 1 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Fg Off | H Knight | 1 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty with 'B' Flight |
| Fg Off | R J Callaghan | 1 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting for duty with 'B' Flight |
| Flt Lt | L G W Mallows | 1 Jun 1942 | Attached from HQ Balloon Command for duty as Catering Officer during deployment |
| Flt Lt | J H Browne | 1 Jun 1942 | Attached for duty as Medical Officer during deployment |
| Flt Lt | L G W Mallows | 16 Jun 1942 | Ceased to be attached from HQ Balloon Command |
| Sqn Ldr | J B Copley | 18 Jun 1942 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 994 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | R H Berryman | 18 Jun 1942 | Relinquished command of No 994 Sqn on posting to No 952 Sqn to command |
| Act Sqn Ldr | E G Pole | 18 Jun 1942 | Relinquished command of 'B' Flight on posting to No 1 MBU |
| Fg Off | H Knight | 18 Jun 1942 | Assumed command of 'B' Flight and promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Flt Lt | A E N Morris | 25 Jun 1942 | Appointed 2nd i/c, No 994 Sqn |
| July | |||
| No personnel movements recorded in this month's ORB | |||
| August | |||
| Flt Lt | H Knight | 1 Aug 1942 | Relinquished command of 'B' Flight on posting to No 902/3 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | S Moore | 1 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 903/4 Sqn and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Flt Lt | Goulden | 4 Aug 1942 | Attached from No 1 Balloon Centre for Medical duties |
| Flt Lt | K J F Toop | 9 Aug 1942 | Attached to No 1 BC for Cable Armament Course |
| Plt Off | G S Anderson | 9 Aug 1942 | Attached from No 1 Balloon Centre for Accountant duties |
| Flt Lt | Chicken | 11 Aug 1942 | Attached from No 1 Balloon Centre for Accountant duties |
| Plt Off | G S Anderson | 11 Aug 1942 | Ceased to be attached from No 1 Balloon Centre for Accountant duties |
| Flt Lt | Melrose | 14 Aug 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 924/30 Sqn for Barrage Control duties |
| Flt Lt | Chicken | 17 Aug 1942 | Ceased to be attached from No 1 Balloon Centre for Accountant duties |
| September | |||
| Flt Lt | Melrose | 1 Sep 1942 | Posted to No 924/30 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | Larman | 1 Sep 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 922/3 Sqn for Barrage Control duties |
| Flt Lt | A E N Morris | 8 Sep 1942 | Admitted to Kent and Canterbury Hospital |
| Plt Off | C Rowe | 8 Sep 1942 | Admitted to Kent and Canterbury Hospital |
| Flt Lt | A E N Morris | 18 Sep 1942 | Discharged from Kent and Canterbury Hospital |
| Plt Off | C Rowe | 19 Sep 1942 | Discharged from Kent and Canterbury Hospital |
| October | |||
| No personnel movements recorded in this month's ORB | |||
| November | |||
| Flt Lt | Berners Price | 3 Nov 1942 | Attached for Barrage Control duties |
| APO | S H Pain | 13 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 924/30 Sqn for Balloon duties (Fg Off post) |
| Plt Off | J E Percival | 15 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 959 Sqn for Administrative duties (Fg Off post) |
| Plt Off | C Rowe | 15 Nov 1942 | Reposted as supernumerary |
| Flt Lt | A E N Morris | 21 Nov 1942 | Reposted as supernumerary N/E sick |
| Flt Lt | N M Cowan | 22 Nov 1942 | Attached from No 13 MU for Dental duties |
| Flt Lt | N M Cowan | 24 Nov 1942 | Ceased to be attached from No 13 MU for Dental duties |
| Fg Off | D C Brown | 24 Nov 1942 | Attached from No 13 MU for Dental duties |
| Flt Lt | I R Parry | 25 Nov 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 928 Sqn |
| December | |||
| Flt Lt | Chicken | 2 Dec 1942 | Attached from No 2 Balloon Centre for Accountant duties |
| Flt Lt | A E N Morris | 2 Dec 1942 | Discharged from Kent and Canterbury Hospital |
| Fg Off | D C Brown | 5 Dec 1942 | Ceased to be attached from No 13 MU for Dental duties |
| Flt Lt | L T Fayers | 8 Dec 1942 | Arrived on posting from No 952 Sqn for Barrage Control duties |
| Flt Lt | Larman | 8 Dec 1942 | Posted to No 952 Sqn for Barrage Control duties |
| Flt Lt | Chicken | 12 Dec 1942 | Ceased to be attached from No 2 Balloon Centre for Accountant duties |
| Plt Off | C Rowe | 17 Dec 1942 | Attached PDC, Blackpool |
| Flt Lt | A E N Morris | 20 Dec 1942 | Posted to No 954 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | Murray Aynsley | 30 Dec 1942 | Attached from No 1 Balloon Centre for Medical duties |
Source - No 994 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2339)
Organisational Movements: Jun - Dec 1942
| Date | Notes |
| June | |
| 1 Jun 1942 | No 994 (Rover) Squadron HQ arrived at 16-18
Ethelbert Road, Canterbury 'A' Flight arrived and deployed it first balloons 'B' Flight arrived late and was unable to deploy |
| 2 Jun 1942 | Sqn HQ moved to Berkeley House, Broughton Hill,
near Dunkirk 'B' Flight deployed it first balloons |
| July | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| August | |
| 11 Aug 1942 | 'A' Flight HQ moved to 'Langley', New Dover Road, Canterbury |
| September | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| October | |
| 11 Oct | Sqn HQ moved from Berkeley House, Broughton Hill, near Dunkirk to 'The Holt', London Road, Canterbury |
| November | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| December | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
Source - No 994 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2339)
This entry was last updated on 23/11/25
