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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[1943 | ]
Personnel Movements: Jul - Dec 1943
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| July | |||
| Gp Capt | N W F Mason | 24 Jul 1943 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of RAF Faldingworth |
| Sgt | Mullaney | 28 Jul 1943 | Nursing Orderly, arrived on posting |
| LAC | Rae | 28 Jul 1943 | Nursing Orderly, arrived on posting |
| August | |||
| Flt Lt | Conron | 4 Aug 1943 | Attached from RAF Base Lindholme for Medical duties |
| Flt Lt | Conron | 14 Aug 1943 | Ceased to be attached from RAF Base Lindholme for Medical duties |
| Fg Off | C R Naish | 14 Aug 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Base Lindholme for Medical duties |
| In addition to the above, by the end of August the following personnel had arrived: - | |||
| Sqn Ldr | N R Brian | Senior Administrative Officer | |
| Flt Lt | N F W H D'Arcy | Attached from HQ, No 1 Group for duty as Adjutant | |
| Flt Lt | B Dermer | Intelligence Officer | |
| Flt Lt | E Masterman | Engineering Officer | |
| Flt Lt | G W Mead | Flying Control Officer | |
| Flt Lt | H Brewis | Armament Officer | |
| Flt Lt | N B Davis | Technical Officer | |
| Fg Off | F C Fuller | Flying Control Officer | |
| Fg Off | E J O Barnes | Meteorological Officer | |
| Fg Off | D U Tamblin | Meteorological Officer | |
| Fg Off | C H Gorman | MT Officer | |
| Fg Off | W L C Round | Signals Officer | |
| Plt Off | W C Reynolds | Meteorological Officer | |
| Plt Off | W Newton | Engineering Officer | |
| Plt Off | H D Gawthorpe | Equipment Officer | |
| Plt Off | W T Abbott | Engineering Officer | |
| Plt Off | C F Dally | Electrical Engineering Officer | |
| Plt Off | N J Smith | Intelligence Officer | |
| Plt Off | W T Hislop | Flying Control Officer | |
| Plt Off | A P McFarlane | Electrical Engineering Officer | |
| Plt Off | R W Cruickshanks | Signals (RDF) Officer (attached) | |
| Plt Off | S C A Wilson | Anti-Gas and Fire Officer | |
| Maj | W R Colquhon | Local Defence Adviser | |
| SO | M Long | WAAF (G) | |
| ASO | S V Dryden | Catering Officer | |
| September | |||
| Flt Lt | W Bonnar | 8 Sep 1943 | Attached from HQ, No 1 Group for duty as Medical Officer, wef 7 Sep 1943 |
| SO | D D M Wimbush | 8 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting from RAF Stannington for Admin duties |
| Fg Off | H Settle | 13 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Accountant Officer |
| Plt Off | H Perry | 14 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting for Signals duties |
| Plt Off | T J Burdett | 19 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Signals Officer |
| Plt Off | R W Cruickshanks | 20 Sep 1943 | Posted for duty as Signals (RDF) Officer |
| APO | E A W Binns | 23 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary for Flying Control duties |
| Fg Off | G L Geekie | 26 Sep 1943 | Arrived on posting for Flying Control duties |
| October | |||
| Sqn Ldr | Rev D R Tassell | 1 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Chaplain (C of E) |
| Plt Off | Dugay | 1 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting for Equipment duties |
| Fg Off | S R Hawkey | 3 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting for Engineering duties |
| Plt Off | H D Gawthorpe | 6 Oct 1943 | Equipment Officer, posted to HQ Bomber Command |
| Fg Off | G Dodd | 8 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting for Electrical Engineering duties |
| Plt Off | C F Dally | 8 Oct 1943 | Electrical Engineering Officer, posted to RAF Kirmington |
| Fg Off | C K Beale | 12 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence duties |
| Flt Lt | B Dermer | 17 Oct 1943 | Intelligence Officer, posted to RAF Elsham Wolds |
| Flt Lt | A E Biglow | 20 Oct 1943 | Attached to School of ASR, Blackpool |
| Plt Off | Gamble | 20 Oct 1943 | Ceased to be attached to RAF Southport |
| SO | D D M Wimbush | 23 Oct 1943 | Posted to RAF Ludford Magna for Admin duties |
| Plt Off | C Haddock | 25 Oct 1943 | Arrived on posting for Catering duties |
| Plt Off | R W Cruickshanks | 26 Oct 1943 | Signals (RDF) Officer, posted to RAF Kelstern |
| November | |||
| Flt Lt | P H F Gaskell | 1 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Dental Officer |
| Plt Off | G M Pearsall | 13 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting for Signals (RDF) duties |
| Flt Lt | W Bonnar | 21 Nov 1943 | Medical Officer, attached to RAF Kelstern for temporary duty |
| SO | H M Conoley | 29 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Officer i/c WAAF |
| December | |||
| Fg Off | T H Charman | 2 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting for Catering duties |
| Flt Lt | W Bonnar | 4 Dec 1943 | Medical Officer, ceased to be attached to RAF Kelstern for temporary duty |
| Plt Off | S A Walker | 15 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting for PTI duties |
| SO | A A Marriott | 26 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | C J Perkins | 31 Dec 1943 | Arrived on posting for duty as Chief Technical Officer |
Source - RAF Faldingworth ORB (AIR 28/264
Organisational Movements: Jul - Dec 1943
| Date | Notes |
| July | |
| 5 Jul 1943 | Opening Up Party (4 x officers and 200 x ORs) arrived from RAF Lindholme |
| 24 Jul 1943 | RAF Faldingworth opened as a Sub-station in RAF Base Lindholme |
| August | |
| 7 Aug 1943 | Advanced Air Party, No 1667 HCU (6 x officers
and 72 x ORs) arrived from RAF Lindholme Advanced Road Party, No 1667 HCU (54 x WAAFs) arrived from RAF Lindholme |
| 8 Aug 1943 | Main Air and Road Parties, No 1667 HCU arrived from RAF Lindholme |
| 9 Aug 1943 | Rear Air and Road Parties, No 1667 HCU arrived from RAF Lindholme |
| 11 Aug 1943 | First intake arrived for Conversion Course 'B8' |
| 23 Aug 1943 | Conversion Course 'B11' commenced |
| September | |
| 5 Sep 1943 | Course No 14 arrived |
| 16 Sep 1943 | Course No 17 arrived |
| 26 Sep 1943 | 1 x Flight of an AA Sqn of the RAF Regiment arrived |
| October | |
| 3 Oct 1943 | Course No 20 arrived |
| 24 Oct 1943 | Course No 23 arrived |
| 29 Oct 1943 | Course No 26 arrived |
| November | |
| 15 Nov 1943 | Course No 32 arrived |
| 21 Nov 1943 | All Lancasters on station formed into ‘C’ Flt, No 1 Lancaster Finishing School |
| 23 Nov 1943 | Course No 35 arrived |
| December | |
| 23 Dec 1943 | Course No 44 arrived |
Source - RAF Faldingworth ORB (AIR 28/264
This entry was last updated on 04/12/25
