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RAF Stradishall Personnel

[Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939]

Date Unit To/From/Formed
10 Mar 1938 No 9 Sqn From Scampton
10 Mar 1938 No 148 Sqn From Scampton

July 1938

County Command/Group Units
Newmarket, Suffolk Bomber Command/No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • SHQ

  • No 9 (Bomber) Squadron

  • No 148 (Bomber) Squadron

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Gp Capt J H Herring  3 Feb 1938 Officer Commanding, DSO, MC
Flt Lt H J Wykes   Adjutant, RAFO
Fg Off H P Johnston   Assistant Adjutant, late RAF

Equipment Branch
Fg Off W H Crowe  3 Feb 1938  
Maj (Ret) E A Palmer   MC

Accountant Branch
Fg Off E G Parry  5 Feb 1938  
Pay-Lt (Ret) F W Baker   RN

Medical Branch
Flt Lt L M Corbet 23 Feb 1938 MB, BS

Commissioned Engineer Officer
Fg Off R Best 10 Mar 1938  

Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off J A C Pride 10 Mar 1938  

Education Officer
Capt W Walker  1 Mar 1938 Grade III, BA

Warrant Officers
WO I J C Marshall  3Feb 1938  
WO I J E Manton 14 May 1938  

 

Source - July 1938 Air Force List

January 1939

County Command/Group Units
Newmarket, Suffolk Bomber Command/No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • SHQ

  • No 9 (Bomber) Squadron

  • No 148 (Bomber) Squadron

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Gp Capt J H Herring  3 Feb 1938 Officer Commanding, DSO, MC
Sqn Ldr W R Wills-Sandford  1 Oct 1938  
Flt Lt H J Wykes   Adjutant, RAFO
Lt Col (Ret) CC Crick   OBE
Maj (Ret) H P Dawes    

Equipment Branch
Fg Off W H Crowe  3 Feb 1938  
Maj (Ret) E A Palmer   MC

Accountant Branch
Fg Off E G Parry  5 Feb 1938  
Pay-Lt (Ret) F W Baker   RN

Medical Branch
Flt Lt L M Corbet 23 Feb 1938 MB, BS

Commissioned Engineer Officer
Fg Off R Best 10 Mar 1938  

Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off J A C Pride 10 Mar 1938  

Education Officer
Capt W Walker  1 Mar 1938 Grade III, BA

Warrant Officers
WO J C Marshall  3Feb 1938  
WO J E Manton 14 May 1938  
WO G W Goat  8 Jun 1938  

Source - January 1939 Air Force List

April 1939

County Command/Group Units
Newmarket, Suffolk Bomber Command/No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • SHQ

  • No 9 (Bomber) Squadron

  • No 148 (Bomber) Squadron

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Gp Capt J H Herring  3 Feb 1938 Officer Commanding, DSO, MC
Sqn Ldr W R Wills-Sandford  1 Oct 1938  
Lt Col (Ret) CC Crick   OBE
Maj (Ret) H P Dawes    

Equipment Branch
Fg Off W H Crowe  3 Feb 1938  
Maj (Ret) E A Palmer   MC

Accountant Branch
Fg Off E G Parry  5 Feb 1938  
Pay-Lt (Ret) F W Baker   RN

Medical Branch
Fg Off I Shaw  2 Jan 1939 MB, BS

Commissioned Engineer Officer
Fg Off R Best 10 Mar 1938  

Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off J A C Pride 10 Mar 1938  

Education Officer
Capt W Walker  1 Mar 1938 Grade III, BA

Warrant Officers
WO J E Manton 14 May 1938  
WO A E Bishop  6 Feb 1939 MM

Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List

May 1939

County Command/Group Units
Newmarket, Suffolk Bomber Command/No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • SHQ

  • No 9 (Bomber) Squadron

  • No 148 (Bomber) Squadron

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Gp Capt J H Herring  3 Feb 1938 Officer Commanding, DSO, MC
Sqn Ldr W R Wills-Sandford  1 Oct 1938  
Flt Lt E N Fenton   Adjutant, RAFO
Lt Col (Ret) CC Crick   OBE
Maj (Ret) H P Dawes    

Equipment Branch
Fg Off W H Crowe  3 Feb 1938  
APO W J A Pritchett 27 Mar 1939  
Maj (Ret) E A Palmer   MC

Accountant Branch
Fg Off E G Parry  5 Feb 1938  
Pay-Lt (Ret) F W Baker   RN

Medical Branch
Fg Off I Shaw  2 Jan 1939 MB, BS

Commissioned Engineer Officer
Fg Off R Best 10 Mar 1938  

Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off J A C Pride 10 Mar 1938  

Education Officer
Capt W Walker  1 Mar 1938 Grade III, BA

Warrant Officers
WO J E Manton 14 May 1938  
WO A E Bishop  6 Feb 1939 MM

Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List

[Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939]

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