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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[1940 | ]
Personnel Movements: Jun - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| June | |||
| Sqn Ldr | W R Warden | 15 Jun 1941 | Arrived at RAF Binbrook on posting for duty as Senior Administrative Officer |
| Fg Off | Edwards | 15 Jun 1941 | Arrived at RAF Binbrook on posting for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | W R Warden | 16 Jun 1941 | Senior Administrative Officer, moved from RAF Binbrook to RAF Elsham Wolds |
| Fg Off | Edwards | 16 Jun 1941 | Equipment Officer, moved from RAF Binbrook to RAF Elsham Wolds |
| Flt Lt | Fitts | 17 Jun 1941 | Arrived at RAF Binbrook on posting for duty as Signals Officer |
| Flt Lt | G Hutchison | 27 Jun 1941 | Arrived at RAF Binbrook on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | I G Paton | 27 Jun 1941 | Arrived at RAF Binbrook on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Gp Capt | H A Constantine | 29 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of RAF Elsham Wolds |
| July | |||
| Flt Lt | Perry | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Armament Officer |
| APO | Sprules | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Defence Officer |
| APO | Pickett | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Defence Officer |
| Flt Lt | W A Mackay | 9 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | Goggo | 9 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Duty Pilot |
| Flt Lt | Helsby | 9 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Navigation Officer |
| Plt Off | Lockwood-Wingate | 9 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Duty Pilot |
| Plt Off | Senneck | 9 Jul 1941 | Attached to No 1 Group for Admin duties |
| Mr | Ridley | 9 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Meteorological Officer |
| Flt Lt | Seacombe | 11 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence/Operations duties |
| Plt Off | Bechervaise | 11 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence/Operations duties |
| Sqn Ldr | Rev M G M Pit t | 16 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Chaplain (C of E) |
| Flt Lt | J E Pipe | 16 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| ASO | M Darley WAAF | 16 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Code and Cypher Officer |
| Plt Off | Cruickshank | 18 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | J Witt | 22 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence/Operations duties |
| ASO | Phillips WAAF | 28 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Code and Cypher Officer |
| August | |||
| Plt Off | Hickman | 6 Aug 1941 | Attached from HQ, No 1 Group for Intelligence/Operations duties (1 week) |
| Plt Off | Bynon | 11 Aug 1941 | Attached from HQ, No 1 Group for Intelligence/Operations duties |
| Fg Off | I G Paton | 16 Aug 1941 | Posted to RAF Prestwick |
| Plt Off | S B Gillatt | 16 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting for Messing duties |
| Flt Lt | Godden | 19 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Sqn Ldr Admin at Satellite |
| Plt Off | Barlow | 19 Aug 1941 | Attached for Defence duties |
| September | |||
| Fg Off | Hayley Bell | 13 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Assistant Admin Officer |
| Gp Capt | H A Constantine | 20 Sep 1941 | Admitted to Hospital |
| October | |||
| Fg Off | Goodall-Copestake | 3 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Dental Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | G Hutchison | 11 Oct 1941 | Medical Officer, departed on posting |
| Flt Lt | J H P Gauvin | 11 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| ASO | Harthan WAAF | 25 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Admin Officer, WAAF Section |
| ASO | Payn WAAF | 27 Oct 1941 | Code and Cypher Officer, posted to RAF Snaith |
| ASO | Boyd-Carpenter WAAF | 27 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Code and Cypher Officer |
| ASO | Munro WAAF | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence/Operations duties |
| November | |||
| Fg Off | Peebles | 8 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting but than reposted to RAF Binbrook |
| Flt Lt | N X Sheldrick | 11 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | W A Mackay | 12 Nov 1941 | Adjutant, posted to No 102 Sqn, RAF Topcliffe |
| Plt Off | Higgins | 15 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Lampitt | 15 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| ASO | Newton WAAF | 15 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Grantham | 17 Nov 1941 | Posted to Air Ministry (E37) |
| Flt Lt | W Lee | 22 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Senior Administrative Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | W R Warden | 23 Nov 1941 | Senior Administrative Officer, posted to No 54 Group |
| December | |||
| Plt Off | W H Avery | 5 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from Accountant Officers' School, Bulstrode Park for Accountants duty |
| APO | C Burgin | 5 Dec 1941 | Intelligence/Operations Officer, posted to |
| ASO | L Cookson WAAF | 10 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Lindholme and for duty as Officer i/c Code & Cypher Section |
| APO | W G Spackman | 19 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Officers School as supernumerary for engineering training |
| Flt Lt | G S Blacker | 22 Dec 1941 | Attached from RAF Lindholme for Flying Control duties |
| Plt Off | R C Collins | 22 Dec 1941 | Attached from RAF Lindholme for Flying Control duties |
Source - RAF Elsham Wolds ORB (AIR 28/255)
Organisational Movements: Jun - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 Jun 1941 | Advance party arrived at RAF Binbrook Army Guard and Defence personnel arrived at RAF Binbrook |
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| 17 Jun 1941 | All personnel moved to RAF Elsham Wolds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 Jun 1941 | 30 personnel of Intermediate party arrived from
RAF Binbrook 27 x Other ranks arrived on posting |
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| 27 Jun 1941 | Intermediate party proceeded from RAF Binbrook to RAF Elsham Wolds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 Jun 1941 | Military Defence Party arrived | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| July | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Jul 1941 | Intermediate party commenced arriving from RAF Binbrook to RAF Elsham Wolds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Jul 1941 | Main party commenced arriving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 Jul 1941 | Main party completed arrival Strength of the station on this date - 10 x Officers and 388 x ORs |
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| 11 Jul 1941 | The main party of No 103 Sqn arrived Strength of the station on this date: -
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| 14 Jul 1943 | Aircraft of No 103 Sqn carried the first raid from RAF Elsham Wolds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 Jul 1943 | Strength of the station on this date - 60 x Officers and 1,173 x ORs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| August | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Aug 1943 | 1 x officer and 60 x ORs of the Pioneer Corps arrived on attachment to assist in preparing defence posts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Aug 1943 | A detachment (26 x men) of 57 Works Flight arrived on attachment to complete work on the station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Nov 1941 | Opening Up Party (30) for WAAF Section arrived and took over Site No 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Dec 1941 | Defence duties transferred from 70th KOYLI to 8th North Staffordshire Regiment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 Dec 1941 | Strength (Ration) of the station on this
date: -
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Source - RAF Elsham Wolds ORB (AIR 28/255)
This entry was last updated on 03/12/25
