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RAF Goxhill

[1941 | 1942]

Personnel Movements: Jun - Dec 1941

Rank Name Date Notes
June
Fg Off G M Gilbert 25 Jun 1941 Attached from RAF Binbrook in command of the Opening Up Party
The following personnel assembled at RAF Binbrook in preparation for opening up the various sections
WO Burton   Equipment
WO E King   Signals
July
Sqn Ldr J A Currie  1 Jul 1941 Arrived at RAF Binbrook for duty as Medical Officer at RAF Goxhill
Fg Off G M Gilbert  1 Jul 1941 Equipment Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt
Lt Col A W Malim 10 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting for duty as Local Defence Commander
Sqn Ldr D F Larkins 10 Jul 1941 Arrived at RAF Goxhill and assumed command of Opening Up Party
Sqn Ldr J A Currie 10 Jul 1941 Medical Officer, moved from RAF Binbrook to RAF Goxhill
Act Flt Lt A Haynes 11 Jul 1943 Arrived on posting from RAF Newton for Intelligence/Operations duties
WO E King 11 Jul 1941 Signals Officer, appointed to a commission in the rank of Fg Off, wef 10 Jul 1941 (Flt Lt post)
Sqn Ldr C E Kent 12 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting from No 11 BC for Admin duty as Senior Accountant Officer
Plt Off W O Holmes MC 12 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting from RAF Newton as supernumerary for Admin duties
Fg Off K E Young 13 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting from No 3 BC for Admin duty as Flt Lt Accountant Officer
Act Sqn Ldr R F H Norman 14 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting from RAF Newton as duty as Senior Operations/Intelligence Officer
Act Flt Lt A Martin MBE 14 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting from RAF Newton as duty as Adjutant
Gp Capt G Y Tyrrell MC 21 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting from RAF Newton and assumed command of RAF Goxhill
Sqn Ldr D F Larkins 21 Jul 1941 Relinquished command of RAF Goxhill and assumed duty as Senior Administrative Officer
Plt Off W P Palmer 25 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting from No 11 SoTT for duty as MT Officer
Act Flt Lt H Lyons 28 Jul 1941 Arrived on posting from RAF Newton for duty as Armament Officer
August
Act Flt Lt J E Pipe  1 Aug 1941 Arrived on posting from RAF Elsham Wolds for Engineer duties but returned to Elsham on attachment
Plt Off G V Stewart  1 Aug 1941 Arrived on posting from Regional Control School for duty as Duty Pilot (Permanent) (Flt Lt post)
APO W Constable  1 Aug 1941 Arrived on posting from RAF Uxbridge for duty as Assistant to SAO
Flt Lt A Martin MBE  5 Aug 1941 Adjutant, posted to RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor
Plt Off W O Holmes MC  5 Aug 1941 Assumed duties of Adjutant
Sqn Ldr C E Pitt  8 Aug 1941 Arrived on posting from RAF Binbrook for duty as Senior Accountant Officer
Sqn Ldr C E Kent  8 Aug 1941 Senior Accountant Officer, posted to RAF Binbrook
Plt Off E R Robinson  8 Aug 1941 Arrived on posting for duty as Defence Officer (Flt Lt post)
Plt Off E M Grimsdale  8 Aug 1941 Arrived on posting from RAF Binbrook for duty as Intelligence/Operations Officer (Flt Lt post)
Plt Off S Baker  8 Aug 1941 Arrived on posting from RAF Uxbridge for Defence duties (Fg/Plt Off post)
Plt Off H L R Summers 12 Aug 1941 Arrived on posting from School of Cookery for duty as Unit Messing Officer
ASO M E Scott WAAF 17 Aug 1941 Arrived on posting from WAAF Officers' School for Code and Cypher duties
SO B V Rogers WAAF 17 Aug 1941 Arrived on posting from RAF Locking for Code and Cypher duties
Plt Off K Hollingworth 29 Aug 1941 Arrived on posting from School of PT, St Athan for PTI duties
September
Sqn Ldr J Johnson  1 Sep 1941 Arrived on posting for duty as Chaplain at RAF Goxhill and RAF Elsham Wolds
Plt Off S Baker  1 Sep 1941 Defence attached to Rollestone Camp for Anti-Gas Course
Plt Off K Hollingworth  1 Sep 1941 Reposted for duty as PT Officer
October
Sqn Ldr C E Pitt  7 Oct 1941 Senior Accountant Officer, posted to RAF Leconfield
Gp Capt G Y Tyrrell MC 18 Oct 1941 Relinquished command of RAF Goxhill on proceeding on Embarkation Leave
Gp Capt A M Wray 18 Oct 1941 Arrived on posting from RAF Millom and assumed command of RAF Goxhill
ASO G Coope WAAF 26 Oct 1941 Arrived on posting for Code and Cypher duties
Plt Off W Constable 27 Oct 1941 Posted to School of Administration, pending posting overseas
Flt Lt G M Gilbert 28 Oct 1941 Equipment Officer, posted to No 20 OTU, RAF Lossiemouth
Act Fg Off E R Robinson 30 Oct 1941 Defence Officer, attached to RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor, pending posting
Fg Off A W Major 31 Oct 1941 Arrived on attachment, pending posting for duty as Defence Officer,
November
APO W B Cooke  1 Nov 1941 Arrived on posting from HQ (Unit), No 1 Group for Admin duties
Gp Capt A M Wray  5 Nov 1941 Relinquished command of RAF Goxhill on posting to RAF Hemswell
Sqn Ldr D F Larkins  5 Nov 1941 Assumed command of RAF Goxhill
Sqn Ldr J C Hill 10 Nov 1941 Arrived at RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor for duty as Medical Officer
Sqn Ldr J A Currie 10 Nov 1941 Medical Officer, posted to RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor
Sqn Ldr Campling 12 Nov 1941 Took over command of RAF Goxhill on behalf of No 12 Group Fighter Command
Sqn Ldr J C Hill 21 Nov 1941 Medical Officer, posted to RAF Wittering
Fg Off D Canning 21 Nov 1941 Attached from RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey for duty as Medical Officer
December
Fg Off A McN Chassels  1 Dec 1941 Arrived at RAF Hibaldstow for duty as Equipment Officer
Plt Off T L Bates  3 Dec 1941 Attached to Aircraft Recognition Wing for No 21 Course
Fg Off A W Major  4 Dec 1941 Defence Officer, posted to HQ, No 12 Group
Plt Off K Hollingworth  5 Dec 1941 PT Officer, posted to RAF Hutton Cranswick
Fg Off W H Holton  7 Dec 1941 Arrived at RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey for Administrative duties
Plt Off G T Coombes  8 Dec 1941 Ceased to be attached to RAF Coltishall
Plt Off T L Bates 17 Dec 1941 Ceased to be attached to Aircraft Recognition Wing No No 21 Course
ASO J Parks WAAF 17 Dec 1941 Arrived on posting from RAF St Athan for Administrative duties
ASO M Lee WAAF 17 Dec 1941 Arrived on posting from No 17 Balloon Centre for Administrative duties
Fg Off S B Jones 20 Dec 1941 Attached from HQ, No 12 Group for Administrative duties

The pages covering 22 Dec 1941 to 8 Jan 1942 are missing from the ORB

Source - RAF Goxhill ORB (AIR 28/294)

Organisational Movements: Jun - Dec 1940

Date Notes
June
25 Jun 1941 Opening Up Party arrived at Goxhill comprising: -
  • 1 x officer from Binbrook
  • 1 x Sgt from HQ Bomber Command
  • 2 x AC Equipment Assistants form HQ Bomber Command
 
25 Jun - 10 Jul 1941 The following personnel assembled at RAF Binbrook in preparation for opening up the various sections
  • 1 x WO Equipment
  • 1 x WO Signals)
  • 2 x Sgt Equipment Assistants
  • 1 x Sgt Clerk/GD
  • 1 x Cpl Driver MT
  • 2 x Cpl ACHs/GD
  • 8 x AC Equipment Assistants
  • 7 x Drivers MT
  • 3 x Cook and Butchers
  •  
July
12 Jul 1941 The following personnel of the KOYLI arrived for Defence duties: -
  •   6 x Officers
  •   6 x SNCOs
  • 130 x ORs
31 Jul 1941 The personnel strength of the station on this date was: -
  •  13 x Officers
  •  27 x SNCOs
  • 355 x ORs
August
11 Aug 1941 94 x Airmen were posted from SHQ, RAF Goxhill to AA Flight, RAF Goxhill
18 Aug 1941 1 x Tiger Moth, T6569, arrived on allotment from Cowley
Tiger Moth - early WW2 scheme
September
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
October
25 Oct 1941 2 x Lysander TT aircraft arrived for No 1 Group Towed Target Flight
November
10 Nov 1941 No 1 Group Towed Target Flight moved to RAF Binbrook
12 Nov 1941 RAF Goxhill was transferred from No 1 Group, Bomber Command to No 12 Group, Fighter Command
December
19 Dec 1941 WAAF personnel commenced arriving on posting

The pages covering 22 Dec 1941 to 8 Jan 1942 are missing from the ORB

Source - RAF Goxhill ORB (AIR 28/294)

Personnel Movements: Jan - Apr 1942

Rank Name Date Notes
January

The pages covering 22 Dec 1941 to 8 Jan 1942 are missing from the ORB
Fg Off L Ashling  9 Jan 1942 Arrived at RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey for duty as Dental Officer
Plt Off H L R Summers 20 Jan 1942 Catering Officer, posted to RAF Drem
Plt Off E R Harlow 21 Jan 1942 Arrived on posting from RAF Drem for duty as Catering Officer
Fg Off D Canning 25 Jan 1942 Medical Officer, posted from RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, pending posting overseas
Fg Off W P Weir 26 Jan 1942 Arrived on posting from No 63 Sqn for duty as Medical Officer
ASO M E Scott WAAF 26 Jan 1942 Code and Cypher Officer, posted to RAF Leconfield
Flt Lt E H J Woodhouse 29 Jan 1942 Arrived on posting from RAF Church Fenton for duty as Defence Officer
Plt Off C J Knight 29 Jan 1942 Ceased to be attached to RAF Coltishall
SO B V Rogers WAAF 31 Jan 1942 Code and Cypher Officer, posted to HQ, No 12 Group
February
Fg Off A W Major  1 Feb 1942 Attached from HQ, No 12 Group for Defence duties
Flt Lt W O Holmes MC  4 Feb 1942 Adjutant, attached to School of Administration for No 47 Senior Admin Course
Fg Off A W Major  4 Feb 1942 Ceased to be attached from HQ, No 12 Group for Defence duties
Plt Off E J Wright 13 Feb 1942 Arrived on posting from No 166 OCTU Course for Defence duties
ASO N K Langtry WAAF 16 Feb 1942 Arrived on posting from HQ, No 1 Group for WAAF Admin duties
Fg Off S B Jones 18 Feb 1942 Attached to School of Administration for No 48 Junior Admin Course
Flt Lt W O Holmes MC 25 Feb 1942 Adjutant, ceased to be attached to School of Administration for No 47 Senior Admin Course
Fg Off G V Stewart 27 Feb 1942 Duty Pilot, attached to RAF Wittering for course of instruction
March
Lt Col J R Willows  2 Mar 1942 Local Defence Commander, posted to No 17 Group
Plt Off W P Palmer  3 Mar 1942 MT Officer, posted to No 55 OTU
Plt Off C J Knight  7 Mar 1942 Attached to No 2 MU for Explosives Course, wef 15 Mar 1942
Fg Off S B Jones 11 Mar 1942 Ceased to be attached to School of Administration for No 48 Junior Admin Course
Flt Lt A McN Chassels 24 Mar 1942 Equipment Officer, posted to RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey
Plt Off N Spencer 24 Mar 1942 Attached from RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey for duty as Equipment Officer
Plt Off W Constable 25 Mar 1942 Assistant to SAO, posted to No 154 Sqn
Fg Off S B Jones 30 Mar 1942 Appointed OC, SHQ Squadron
Plt Off W Constable 30 Mar 1942 Posting to No 154 Sqn cancelled
April
Plt Off W B Cooke  8 Apr 1942 Attached to School of Administration for Junior Admin Course
Fg Off Hartley 14 Apr 1942 Posted to RAF Elsham Wolds
Plt Off A G Hargreave 20 Apr 1942 Arrived on posting as supernumerary from HQ, No 12 Group
Flt Lt Whittaker 22 Apr 1942 Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer
Plt Off T L Bates 23 Apr 1942 Attached to RAF Regiment School for Two Gun Course
ASO Lawson 28 Apr 1942 Attached from RAF Digby for temporary duty
Plt Off T L Bates 28 Apr 1942 Ceased to be attached to RAF Regiment School for Two Gun Course, which was cancelled
Plt Off W B Cooke 29 Apr 1942 Ceased to be attached to School of Administration for Junior Admin Course
SO J Brice 29 Apr 1942 Attached to RAF Loughborough for course

The Station ORB ended at the end of this month

Source - RAF Goxhill ORB (AIR 28/294)

Organisational Movements: Jan - Apr 1942

Date Notes
January

The pages covering 22 Dec 1941 to 8 Jan 1942 are missing from the ORB
15 Jan 1942 A detachment of No 616 Sqn arrived
25 Jan 1942 No 616 Sqn detachment departed
February
 7 Feb 1942 Personnel were attached to RAF Goxhill as follows: -
  • 30 x FMAs from RAF Hutton Cranswick
  • 47 x FMEs from RAF Duxford
xx Feb 1942 Probably became a RLG for No 15 (P) AFU, RAF Leconfield and Kirmington
March
12 Mar 1943 Final bombs were removed from the Bomb Dump and transferred to RAF Elsham Wolds
April
The Station ORB ended at the end of this month

Source - RAF Goxhill ORB (AIR 28/294)

[1941 | 1942]

This entry was last updated on 05/12/25

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