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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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RAF Southend Personnel and units
Personnel Movements: Oct - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Wg Cdr | B E Embry | 28 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Officer Commanding |
| Fg Off | E Dodd | 28 Oct 1940 | Attached from RAF Hornchurch for Administrative duties |
| Fg Off | A Cairnie | 28 Oct 1940 | Attached from RAF Hornchurch for Administrative duties |
| Flt Lt | W H A Monckton | 28 Oct 1940 | Attached from RAF Hornchurch for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | E Thursfield | 28 Oct 1940 | Attached from RAF Hornchurch for Ground Defence duties |
| Fg Off | R L G Hobbs | 28 Oct 1940 | Appointed Station Medical Officer |
| Flt Lt | W H A Monckton | 7 Nov 1940 | Posted from RAF Hornchurch for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | A D Rutherford-Jones | 7 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Equipment duties |
| Fg Off | D Edwards | 12 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Engineering duties |
| Act Sqn Ldr | H P Pleasance | 12 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Engineering duties |
| Fg Off | D Edwards | 14 Nov 1940 | Station Engineering Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Sqn Ldr | A T D Sanders | 15 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Operations duties |
| Fg Off | K L S Nobbs | 15 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Medical duties |
| Fg Off | R Cargill | 15 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Medical duties |
| Act Flt Lt | E Dodd | 15 Nov 1940 | Posted from RAF Hornchurch for duty as Station Adjutant |
| Plt Off | A D Rutherford-Jones | 19 Nov 1940 | Equipment Officer, promoted to Fg Off |
| Plt Off | C H B Bassett | 22 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Accountant duties |
| Sqn Ldr | A T D Sanders | 23 Nov 1940 | Operations Officer, posted to No 264 Sqn for flying duties |
| APO | E M Friend | 23 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Equipment duties |
| Plt Off | J S Wood | 25 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Codes and Cypher duties, promoted to Fg Off, wef Sep 1940 |
| Plt Off | T T Frost | 28 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Accountant duties, wef 18 Nov 1940 |
| Plt Off | T T Frost | 28 Nov 1940 | Senior Accountant Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Plt Off | C F Colyer | 29 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Administrative duties with R and R Section |
| Plt Off | B Hale | 29 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Station Defence duties |
| Plt Off | T J Moffatt | 29 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Station Defence duties |
| Act Flt Lt | E Thursfield | 1 Dec 1940 | Posted from RAF Hornchurch for Ground Defence duties |
| Wg Cdr | B E Embry | 6 Dec 1940 | Posted to HQ, No 12 Group |
| Plt Off | A L Clow | 6 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Plt Off | A L Clow | 16 Dec 1940 | Assistant Adjutant, posted to No 66 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | A Cairnie | 20 Dec 1940 | Attached to Officers' School, Loughborough |
| Plt Off | J McCubbin | 21 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting for Station Defence duties |
| Plt Off | T J Moffatt | 23 Dec 1940 | Attached to Anti-Gas School, Rollestone Camp for course |
| Plt Off | B C Sparrowe | 27 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Wg Cdr | J M Thompson | 27 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of RAF Southend |
Source - RAF Southend ORB
Unit Movements: Oct - Dec 19406
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| 'A' Flight, No 264 Sqn | 29 Oct 1940 | Arrived from RAF Martlesham Heath |
| 'B' Flight, No 264 Sqn | 29 Oct 1940 | Arrived from Luton |
| No 264 Sqn | 27 Nov 1940 | Moved to RAF Debden |
| No 603 Sqn | 27 Nov 1940 | Arrived from RAF Hornchurch |
| No 611 Sqn | 13 Dec 1940 | Arrived from RAF Digby |
| No 603 Sqn | 13 Dec 1940 | Moved to RAF Drem |
Source - RAF Southend ORB
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