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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 | |||
| Fg Off | A Richards | 18 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer and i/c Opening Up Party |
| July | |||
| Plt Off | S J Kettell | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Group for duty as Signals Officer |
| Gp Capt | F E Nuttall OBE | 2 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor |
| Flt Lt | L G Hunt | 19 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Armament Officer |
| 2nd Lt | F R Gould | xx Jul 1941 | Attached from East Yorkshire Regiment for duty with No 812 Sqn |
| August | |||
| Besides the officers shown above. the following personnel had arrived on posting by 12 Aug 1941: - | |||
| Sqn Ldr | J C Hill | Medical Officer | |
| Flt Lt | A Martin MBE | Senior Administrative Officer (Sqn Ldr post) | |
| Flt Lt | W C J Foster | Intelligence/Operations Officer (Sqn Ldr post) | |
| Flt Lt | S H Price | Intelligence Officer | |
| Fg Off | A T Daw | Duty Pilot | |
| Plt Off | H R Colman | Adjutant | |
| Plt Off | H A M Beaman | Assistant Administrative Officer | |
| Plt Off | G C Millichamp | Accountant Officer | |
| Plt Off | A W Major | Defence Officer | |
| Plt Off | A Dawbarn | Defence Officer | |
| Plt Off | G K Aylward | MT Officer | |
| SO | U M Bradley WAAF | 13 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 14 RC for Code and Cypher duties |
| Plt Off | J Cope | 17 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from Gerrards Cross for duty as Messing Officer |
| ASO | P E Gatfield WAAF | 17 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting for Code and Cypher duties |
| Plt Off | D P Hickman | 18 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting (A & SD Branch) |
| APO | L W Palmer | 19 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Lindholme for Defence duties |
| Plt Off | L S Middleton | 21 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence/Operations duties |
| APO | C W B Dodd | 21 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting for Defence duties |
| Plt Off | E T Earl | 23 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from Grange-over-Sands for Equipment duties |
| Mr | J Anderson | 25 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting for Meteorological duties |
| Fg Off | D Robinson | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence duties |
| ASO | P D Lister WAAF | 26 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting for Code and Cypher duties |
| Plt Off | J A T Clinton | 30 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting (A & SD Branch) |
| AC1 | K M Ward | 31 Aug 1941 | Clerk/SD killed by enemy action |
| September | |||
| Plt Off | J D C Lock | 1 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting for Defence duties |
| Plt Off | R A Hirons | 1 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting for Defence duties |
| Plt Off | G B Chambers | 1 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting for Defence duties |
| Plt Off | R W Pocock | 1 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting for Defence duties |
| AC2 | E G Gasson | 1 Sep 1941 | Died from wounds |
| AC2 | D Smoothy | 1 Sep 1941 | Died from wounds |
| Sqn Ldr | F D Yates | 2 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as SAO at the satellite, RAF Breighton |
| Plt Off | J E Read | 5 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence/Operations duties with No 458 Sqn |
| ACW | Freed | 5 Sep 1941 | Clerk/GD (Maps) arrived on posting for duty in Intelligence/Operations Section |
| Flt Lt | J E Pipe | 9 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Goxhill for Engineer duties |
| Fg Off | A W Major | 9 Sep 1941 | Defence Officer, proceeded to RAF Breighton with advance party of No 812 Sqn |
| APO | L W Palmer | 9 Sep 1941 | Defence Officer, proceeded to OCTU, Isle of Man |
| APO | C W B Dodd | 9 Sep 1941 | Defence Officer, proceeded to OCTU, Isle of Man |
| WO | Gordon | 9 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting for Signals duties |
| Plt Off | L A Brain | 13 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Navigation Officer |
| Fg Off | M T Gallagher | 16 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting for Medical duties |
| Flt Lt | E F Riddell | 19 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Senior Accountant Officer |
| ACW | Freed | xx Sep 1941 | Clerk/GD (Maps) posted to Psychological Course, Cambridge |
| ACW2 | K M Douglas | 23 Sep 1941 | Clerk/GD (Maps) arrived on posting for duty in Intelligence/Operations Section |
| Sqn Ldr | A Martin MBE | 28 Sep 1941 | Senior Administrative Officer, attached to Rollestone Camp for Anti-Gas Course |
| Sqn Ldr | W C J Foster | 29 Sep 1941 | Intelligence/Operations Officer attached to HQ, No 1 Group |
| October | |||
| Sqn Ldr | W C J Foster | 3 Oct 1941 | Intelligence/Operations Officer ceased to be attached to HQ, No 1 Group |
| Flt Lt | S H Price | 3 Oct 1941 | Intelligence/Operations Officer attached to HQ, No 1 Group |
| AC2 | Winter | 3 Oct 1941 | Clerk/SD arrived on posting for duty in Intelligence/Operations Section |
| Flt Lt | S H Price | 4 Oct 1941 | Intelligence/Operations Officer ceased to be attached to HQ, No 1 Group |
| Plt Off | W H McDonnall | 4 Oct 1941 | Attached from No 1 Group for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | D P Hickman | 4 Oct 1941 | Attached to HQ No 1 Group for Operations Room instruction |
| Sqn Ldr | A Martin MBE | 5 Oct 1941 | Senior Administrative Officer, ceased to be attached to Rollestone Camp |
| Plt Off | A Dawbarn | 5 Oct 1941 | Defence Officer, returned from OCTU, Isle of Man |
| AC2 | King | 9 Oct 1941 | Clerk/SD arrived on posting for duty in Intelligence/Operations Section |
| Fg Off | A W Major | 10 Oct 1941 | Defence Officer, returned from RAF Breighton |
| Plt Off | A Dawbarn | 10 Oct 1941 | Defence Officer, proceeded to RAF Breighton |
| Plt Off | D P Hickman | 17 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to HQ No 1 Group for Operations Room instruction |
| Plt Off | J E Read | 17 Oct 1941 | Attached to HQ No 1 Group for Operations Room instruction |
| Plt Off | W H McDonnall | 19 Oct 1941 | Attached to HQ No 1 Group for Operations Room instruction |
| Plt Off | J E Read | 22 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached to HQ No 1 Group for Operations Room instruction |
| Act Sqn Ldr | E F Riddell | 23 Oct 1941 | Senior Accountant Officer, posted to an ITW for transfer to GD Branch |
| Sqn Ldr | F D Yates | 23 Oct 1941 | Proceeded to RAF Breighton to open up the station |
| Plt Off | J E Read | 23 Oct 1941 | Posted from No 458 Sqn to RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor |
| November | |||
| Flt Lt | L G Hunt | 7 Nov 1941 | Armament Officer, proceeded to Parnall Ltd on a Turret Course |
| Plt Off | J E Read | 9 Nov 1941 | Intelligence Officer, attached to RAF Harrow for course |
| Sqn Ldr | J A Cuurie | 10 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | J A Cuurie | 14 Nov 1941 | Assumed duties of Medical Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | J C Hill | 14 Nov 1941 | Medical Officer, departed on posting |
| 2nd Lt | F R Gould | 19 Nov 1941 | East Yorkshire Regiment, transferred to the RAF |
| APO | C W B Dodd | 17 Nov 1941 | Defence Officer, returned from OCTU, Isle of Man |
| Flt Lt | L G Hunt | 24 Nov 1941 | Armament Officer, returned from Parnall Ltd on a Turret Course |
| Plt Off | N G Kitchen | 27 Nov 1941 | u/t Administrative Officer ceased be attached on posting to Uxbridge, pending posting overseas |
| Flt Lt | L G Hunt | 29 Nov 1941 | Armament Officer, admitted to hospital |
| December | |||
| Plt Off | E G Bull | 1 Dec 1941 | Attached from HQ, No 1 Group for Intelligence duties |
| APO | B M Chilver | 7 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting for training in Administrative duties |
| Plt Off | Goodbody | 8 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence duties |
| Flt Lt | H R Colman | 14 Dec 1941 | Adjutant, attached to School of Administration for course (3 weeks) |
| Flt Lt | H P White | 14 Dec 1941 | Assumed temporary duties of Adjutant |
| WO | Grimes | 23 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station Warrant Officer |
Source - RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor ORB (AIR 28/362)
Organisational Movements: Jun - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes | |||||||||||||||
| June | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 Jun1941 | No 812 Defence Squadron commenced forming at Holme-on-Spalding Moor | |||||||||||||||
| 18 Jun 1941 | Indent Party arrived from RAF Lindholme (1 x officer and 9 x ORs) | |||||||||||||||
| July | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 Jul 1941 | No 812 Defence Squadron posted as a Unit to RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor | |||||||||||||||
| 24 Jul 1941 | SHQ RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor opened under the control of No 1 Group | |||||||||||||||
| August | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 Aug 1941 | 15 x airmen arrived on posting pending the formation of No 458 Squadron | |||||||||||||||
| 18 Aug 1941 | 40 x airmen arrived on posting pending the formation of No 458 Squadron | |||||||||||||||
| 30 Aug 1941 | 2 x airmen AGs arrived on posting pending the formation of No 458 Squadron | |||||||||||||||
| 31 Aug 1941 | 3 x Wellington IV aircraft were delivered for
No 458 Sqn The strength of the Station on this date was: -
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| September | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 Sep 1941 | 1 x Wellington IV aircraft were delivered for No 458 Sqn | |||||||||||||||
| 3 Sep 1941 | 1 x Wellington IV aircraft were delivered for No 458 Sqn | |||||||||||||||
| 4 Sep 1941 | 3 x Wellington IV aircraft were delivered for No 458 Sqn | |||||||||||||||
| 9 Sep 1941 | Advance Party of No 812 Sqn proceeded to RAF Breighton | |||||||||||||||
| 10 Sep 1941 | Main party of No 812 Sqn and MT personnel proceeded to RAF Breighton | |||||||||||||||
| October | ||||||||||||||||
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10 Oct 1941 |
No 1520 Beam Approach Training Flt arrived | |||||||||||||||
| 20 Oct 1941 | No 458 Sqn carried out its first operation | |||||||||||||||
| 23 Oct 1941 | 1 x Clerk/SD arrived on posting for the Intelligence/Operations Section | |||||||||||||||
| 24 Oct 1941 | 2 x Clerk/SDs arrived on posting for the Intelligence/Operations Section | |||||||||||||||
| November | ||||||||||||||||
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | ||||||||||||||||
| December | ||||||||||||||||
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | ||||||||||||||||
Source - RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor ORB (AIR 28/362) & AMOs
This entry was last updated on 06/12/25
