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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[1943 | ]
The station opened as a satellite for RAF Pocklington on 12 September 1942, with 77 Squadron arriving on 5 October 1942.
Personnel Movements: Apr - Dec 1943
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| April | |||
| Gp Capt | S S Bertram DFC | 1 Apr 1943 | Assumed command of RAF Elvington |
| Wg Cdr | A E Lowe MBE | 1 Apr 1943 | OC, No 77 Sqn, relinquished command of RAF Elvington |
| SO | E Ellis WAAF | 7 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting (Flt Off post) |
| SO | E Collett-Jones WAAF | 7 Apr 1943 | Posted to RAF Base Pocklington |
| Plt Off | K G B Gardiner | 12 Apr 1943 | Technical Officer, posted to No 77 Sqn |
| Act Sqn Ldr | W H Herbert | 26 Apr 1943 | Arrived on posting from overseas for Engineer duties |
| Sqn Ldr | R M Waddington | 27 Apr 1943 | Posted to RAF Great Saling |
| Fg Off | W V Glasgow | 29 Apr 1943 | Medical Officer, posted from No 77 Sqn to RAF Pocklington for duty at Elvington |
| Gp Capt | S S Bertram DFC | 30 Apr 1943 | Posted from HQ Bomber Command to RAF Elvington |
| May | |||
| Sqn Ldr | A W Simon | 4 May 1943 | Arrived on posting for Admin duties |
| Flt Lt | T S Wilson | 12 May 1943 | Arrived on posting from Bury St Edmunds for duty as Medical Officer |
| Fg Off | Greenhalgh | 12 May 1943 | Arrived on posting for Signals duties |
| Plt Off | P W H Davies | 13 May 1943 | Intelligence/Operations Officer, departed on posting |
| Plt Off | Cole | 22 May 1943 | Arrived on posting for Equipment duties |
| June | |||
| Plt Off | N S Clark | 7 Jun 1943 | Air Ministry Photographer, arrived on attachment to visit No 4 Group stations |
| ASO | Balfour WAAF | 18 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting for Catering duties |
| ASO | McLeod WAAF | 19 Jun 1943 | Catering Officer, departed on posting |
| SO | E Ellis WAAF | 27 Jun 1943 | Departed on posting |
| ASO | Scott WAAF | 30 Jun 1943 | Arrived on posting for Admin duties |
| July | |||
| Plt Off | F Cotton | 12 Jul 1943 | Signals (RDF) Officer, posted to RAF Melbourne |
| Plt Off | P C Souter | 17 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Signals (RDF) Officer |
| August | |||
| Flt Lt | Hargreaves | 18 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Local Defence Adviser |
| Plt Off | Vaughan | 19 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting for Flying Control duties |
| Fg Off | Cherry | 22 Aug 1943 | Flying Control Officer, departed on posting |
| Sqn Ldr | Ward | 26 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Padre |
| Flt Lt | Pulton | 26 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting for Equipment duties |
| September | |||
| Plt Off | Chamberlain | 2 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting for Engineer duties |
| SO | Needler WAAF | 9 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting for Admin duties |
| Plt Off | Cook | 11 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting for Flying Control duties |
| Sqn Ldr | Mathews | 23 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting for Engineer duties |
| Fg Off | Baldock | 29 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting for Defence duties |
| October | |||
| Sqn Ldr | Harker | 2 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Senior Intelligence Officer |
| Plt Off | Francis | 2 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Officers' School for duty as MT Officer |
| Plt Off | Hazlewood | 19 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Leconfield for Engineer duties |
| Flt Lt | Butcher | 30 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting from No 77 Sqn for duty as Station Adjutant |
| November | |||
| SO | Innes WAAF | 30 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Riccall for Admin duties |
| December | |||
| SO | Needler WAAF | 8 Dec 1943 | Admin 'G', posted to RAF Marston Moor |
| Lt | Lenoir | 10 Dec 1943 | Admin Officer, posted to RAF West Kirby |
| Fg Off | McKenna | 13 Dec 1943 | Flying Control Officer, posted to RAF Watchfield |
| Capt | Contreal | 20 Dec 1943 | Admin Officer, posted to RAF West Kirby |
| Capt | Lebleuec | 20 Dec 1943 | Admin Officer, posted to RAF West Kirby |
| Flt Lt | Gibson | 27 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Bruntingthorpe for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Flt Lt | Pulton | 28 Dec 1943 | Equipment Officer, posted to RAF Bruntingthorpe |
Source - RAF Elvington ORB (AIR 28/257)
Organisational Movements: Apr - Dec 1943
| Date | Notes |
| April | |
| 1 Apr 1943 | Station HQ, RAF Elvington opened |
| May | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| June | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| 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 | |
| 18 Nov 1943 | The new SSQ building was opened |
| December | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
Source - RAF Elvington ORB (AIR 28/257)
This entry was last updated on 03/12/25
