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RAF Base, Calshot


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This was formed on 5 February 1923

May 1923

Location Command/Group Units
Calshot, Hampshire Coastal Area/No 10 Group
  • HQ

  • No 480 Flight

  • HQ Training Squadron

  • Air Pilotage Flight

  • Seaplane Training Flight

  • Marine Training Section

 
Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr Reginald J Bone  6 Apr 1923 Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO
Sqn Ldr Gilbert G H Cooke  5 Feb 1923 DSC, AFC
Sqn Ldr William B Callaway  5 Feb 1923 AFC; later AVM - No 480 Flight?
Flt Lt Charles L Scott  5 Feb 1923 DSC
Flt Lt Henry G R Malet  5 Feb 1923 No 480 Flight?
Flt Lt Charles P O Bartlett  5 Feb 1923 DSC
Flt Lt Wilfred Underhill  5 Feb 1923  
Flt Lt Archibald H Wann  5 Feb 1923 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Paul D Robertson  5 Feb 1923 AM
Flt Lt George W Biles  5 Feb 1923  
Flt Lt Ernest E Deans  5 Feb 1923 DSC
Flt Lt Garrett M F O'Brien  5 Feb 1923 DSC
Flt Lt Charles W Bailey  5 Feb 1923  
Flt Lt Harry L Nunn  5 Feb 1923 DSC, DFC - No 480 Flight?
Flt Lt Eric J Webster  5 Feb 1923 DFC
Flt Lt Stanley E Adams  5 Feb 1923  
Flt Lt James H Dand  5 Feb 1923 MBE
Fg Off* Walter M Smith  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Norbert M S Russell  5 Feb 1923 No 480 Flight?
Fg Off* Christopher C Abraham  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off Hugh McGrane  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Herbert J T Russell  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Sydney G Newport  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Walter W Whitehead  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Vivian Rees  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* David G Fleming  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off Stewart F Cole  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* John W Caddy  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Bernard Cheeseman  5 Feb 1923 MBE
Fg Off* Frederick W Boggis  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Rowland Nicholson  5 Feb 1923  
Obs Off Allen Hesketh

 7 May 1923

DFC; later AVM
Fg Off* Colin Sagon  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Leo G A Kirchner  9 Apr 1923  
Stores Officers
Sqn Ldr James L Robertson  5 Feb 1923 Accountant
Fg Off Ernest P Terry  5 Feb 1923  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt James W H Stell

 5 Feb 1923

MB
Chaplains Branch
Rev John H P Still

 5 Feb 1923

BA
Under Instruction
Flt Lt Lionel C Shoppee  5 Feb 1923 DSC
Fg Off Glynguard R Burge  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off William J Daddo-Langlois  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off Stuart D Scott  5 Feb 1923  
Plt Off Francis G Cator

  5 Feb 1923

 
Plt Off Gilbert E Nicholetts

  5 Feb 1923

later AM

* Some of these officers would have been Observer Officers

Source - May 1923 Air Force List

July 1923

Location Command/Group Units
Calshot, Hampshire Coastal Area/No 10 Group
  • HQ

  • No 480 Flight

  • HQ Training Squadron

  • Air Pilotage Flight

  • Seaplane Training Flight

  • Marine Training Section

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr Reginald J Bone  6 Apr 1923 Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO
Sqn Ldr Gilbert G H Cooke  5 Feb 1923 DSC, AFC
Sqn Ldr William B Callaway  5 Feb 1923 AFC; later AVM - No 480 Flight?
Flt Lt Charles L Scott  5 Feb 1923 DSC
Flt Lt Henry G R Malet  5 Feb 1923 No 480 Flight?
Flt Lt Harold H James 16 May 1923  
Flt Lt Archibald H Wann  5 Feb 1923 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Paul D Robertson  5 Feb 1923 AM
Flt Lt Lionel C Shoppee 29 Apr 1923 DSC - No 480 Flight?
Flt Lt Ernest E Deans  5 Feb 1923 DSC
Flt Lt George W Biles  5 Feb 1923  
Flt Lt Garrett M F O'Brien  5 Feb 1923 DSC
Flt Lt Charles W Bailey  5 Feb 1923  
Flt Lt Harry L Nunn  5 Feb 1923 DSC, DFC - No 480 Flight?
Flt Lt Eric J Webster  5 Feb 1923 DFC
Flt Lt Stanley E Adams  5 Feb 1923  
Flt Lt James H Dand  5 Feb 1923 MBE
Fg Off* Walter M Smith  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Norbert M S Russell  5 Feb 1923 No 480 Flight?
Fg Off Glynguard R Burge 28 Apr 1923  
Fg Off William J Daddo-Langlois 28 Apr 1923 No 480 Flight?
Fg Off* Christopher C Abraham  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off Hugh McGrane  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Sydney G Newport  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Walter W Whitehead  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Vivian Rees  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* David G Fleming  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Stephen T Clemens  1 Jun 1923  
Fg Off Stewart F Cole  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* John W Caddy  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Bernard Cheeseman  5 Feb 1923 MBE
Fg Off* Frederick W Boggis  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Rowland Nicholson  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Colin Sagon  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Leo G A Kirchner  9 Apr 1923  
Fg Off Stuart D Scott 29 Apr 1923  
Stores Officers
Fg Off Ernest P Terry  5 Feb 1923  
Accountants
Flt Lt Percy A Simmonds 18 Apr 1923  
Plt Off Frank M Hall 15 Jun 1923  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt James W H Stell

 5 Feb 1923

MB
Flt Lt Timothy Sheehan

14 May 1923

 
Chaplains Branch
Rev John H P Still

 5 Feb 1923

BA
Under Instruction
Fg Off John H Bentham

 7 May 1923

 
Fg Off Allen Hesketh

 7 May 1923

DFC; later AVM

* Some of these officers would have been Observer Officers

Source - Air Force List July 1923

January 1924

Location Command/Group Units
Calshot, Hampshire Coastal Area/No 10 Group
  • HQ

  • No 480 Flight

  • HQ Training Squadron

  • Air Pilotage Flight

  • Seaplane Training Flight

  • Marine Training Section

 

 
Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr Reginald J Bone  6 Apr 1923 Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO
Sqn Ldr Gilbert G H Cooke  5 Feb 1923 DSC, AFC
Flt Lt Harold H James 16 May 1923  
Flt Lt Edward J P Burling 10 Jul 1922 DSC, DFC
Flt Lt Archibald H Wann  5 Feb 1923 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Paul D Robertson  5 Feb 1923 AM
Flt Lt Ernest E Deans  5 Feb 1923 DSC
Flt Lt George W Biles  5 Feb 1923  
Flt Lt Seymour S Benson 14 Sep 1923 AFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Eric J Webster  5 Feb 1923 DFC
Flt Lt Philip H Mackworth 20 Nov 1923 DFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Walter M Smith  5 Feb 1923  
Flt Lt Robert St H Clarke 15 Jan 1923 AFC
Flt Lt Cecil G Wigglesworth 12 Dec 1923 AFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt John G Horne  1 Sep 1923  
Flt Lt Christopher N H Bilney  1 Dec 1923 later AVM
Fg Off* Christopher C Abraham  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off Hugh McGrane  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Archibald J Rankin  4 Sep 1923 later A/Cdre
Fg Off* Sydney G Newport  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Edward A Blake 26 Nov 1923 MM
Fg Off* Vivian Rees  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Graham N Coward 15 Sep 1923  
Fg Off* David G Fleming  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Stephen T Clemens  1 Jun 1923  
Fg Off Stewart F Cole  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* John W Caddy  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Bernard Cheeseman  5 Feb 1923 MBE
Fg Off* Stuart D Scott 29 Apr 1923  
Plt Off Alfred C W Richards  1 Sep 1923  
Plt Off William H Phillips 17 Dec 1923  
Plt Off Frederick A Briggs 15 Dec 1923  
Plt Off Eric S Brimsmead 15 Dec 1923  
Plt Off Philip Jones 15 Aug 1923 later A/Cdre
       
Stores Officers
Fg Off Ernest P Terry  5 Feb 1923  
Accountants
Flt Lt Edwin J Grout 27 Sep 1923  
Fg Off Frank M Hall 15 Jun 1923  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt James W H Stell

 5 Feb 1923

MB
Flt Lt Timothy Sheehan

14 May 1923

 
Under Instruction
Fg Off Frank L Hopps 15 Dec 1923 AFC; later AVM

* Some of these officers would have been Observer Officers

Source - Air Force List January 1924

May 1924

Location Command/Group Units
Calshot, Hampshire Coastal Area/No 10 Group
  • HQ

  • No 480 Flight

  • HQ Training Squadron

  • Air Pilotage Flight

  • Seaplane Training Flight

  • Marine Training Section

 

 
Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr Reginald J Bone  6 Apr 1923 Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO
Sqn Ldr Gilbert G H Cooke  5 Feb 1923 DSC, AFC
Flt Lt Edward J P Burling 10 Jul 1922 DSC, DFC
Flt Lt Archibald H Wann  5 Feb 1923 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Paul D Robertson  5 Feb 1923 AM
Flt Lt Ernest E Deans  5 Feb 1923 DSC
Flt Lt George W Biles  5 Feb 1923  
Flt Lt Charles W Bailey  5 Feb 1923  
Flt Lt Seymour S Benson 14 Sep 1923 AFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Eric J Webster  5 Feb 1923 DFC
Flt Lt Philip H Mackworth 20 Nov 1923 DFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Walter M Smith  5 Feb 1923  
Flt Lt Robert St H Clarke 15 Jan 1923 AFC
Flt Lt Charles B Bond 21 Jan 1924  
Flt Lt Gerald S Shaw 30 Jan 1924 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Christopher N H Bilney  1 Dec 1923 later AVM
Fg Off* Christopher C Abraham  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off Hugh McGrane  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Sydney G Newport  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Edward A Blake 26 Nov 1923 MM
Fg Off* Vivian Rees  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* David G Fleming  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Patrick J Hayes 27 Dec 1923 AFC
Fg Off* Stephen T Clemens  1 Jun 1923  
Fg Off Stewart F Cole  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* John W Caddy  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Bernard Cheeseman  5 Feb 1923 MBE
Fg Off* Stuart D Scott 29 Apr 1923  
Plt Off Philip Jones 15 Aug 1923 later A/Cdre
Stores Officers
Fg Off Ernest P Terry  5 Feb 1923  
Accountants
Flt Lt Edwin J Grout 27 Sep 1923  
Fg Off Frank M Hall 15 Jun 1923  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt James W H Stell

 5 Feb 1923

MB
Flt Lt Timothy Sheehan

14 May 1923

 
Chaplains Branch
Rev Maurice H Edwards

10 Jan 1924

MA
Under Instruction
Flt Lt Cecil G Wigglesworth 12 Dec 1923 AFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Frank L Hopps 15 Dec 1923 AFC; later AVM
Fg Off William H Phillips 17 Dec 1923  
Plt Off Frederick A Briggs 15 Dec 1923  
Plt Off Eric S Brimsmead 15 Dec 1923  

Source - Air Force List May 1924

January 1925

Source - January 1925 Air Force List

February 1925

Source - February 1925 Air Force List

March 1925

Source - March 1925 Air Force List

April 1925

Source - April 1925 Air Force List

May 1925

Source - May 1925 Air Force List

June 1925

Source - June 1925 Air Force List

July 1925

Location Command/Group Units
Calshot, Hampshire Coastal Area/No 10 Group
  • HQ

  • No 480 Flight

  • HQ Training Squadron

  • Air Pilotage Flight

  • Seaplane Training Flight

  • Marine Training Section

 

 
Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr Reginald J Bone  6 Apr 1923 Officer Commanding, CBE, DSO
Sqn Ldr Arthur C Wright  4 Jun 1924 AFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Archibald S Maskell  4 May 1925  
Flt Lt Ernest E Deans  5 Feb 1923 DSC
Flt Lt Colin Boumphrey  2 Dec 1924 DFC
Flt Lt Charles W Bailey  5 Feb 1923  
Flt Lt Seymour S Benson 14 Sep 1923 AFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Philip H Mackworth 20 Nov 1923 DFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Cecil G Wigglesworth 12 Dec 1923 AFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Norbert M S Russell  6 Aug 1924  
Flt Lt Frank L Hopps 15 Dec 1923 AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt John G Horne 10 Dec 1924  
Flt Lt Geoffrey W Hemming 14 Feb 1925 DSC
Fg Off Alfred R Wardle  8 Jun 1925 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Hugh McGrane  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Stephen H Reynolds 12 Nov 1924  
Fg Off* Sydney G Newport  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Sidney T Tipper 29 Oct 1924  
Fg Off* Vivian Rees  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* David G Fleming  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Bernard Cheeseman  5 Feb 1923 MBE
Fg Off* Stuart D Scott 29 Apr 1923  
Fg Off* Alfred C W Briggs 10 Dec 1924  
Fg Off* Frederick A Briggs  6 Aug 1924  
Fg Off Stephen R Sunnecks 16 Feb 1925  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Frank Paterson 30 Apr 1924  
Accountants
Flt Lt Edwin J Grout 27 Sep 1923  
Plt Off Cecil E Aston 23 Dec 1924  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr James W H Stell

 5 Feb 1923

MB
Flt Lt Timothy Sheehan

14 May 1923

 
Chaplains Branch
Rev Maurice H Edwards

10 Jan 1924

MA
Education Officer
Capt Eustace J Bartleet   Grade IV, BSc
Under Instruction
Flt Lt George H Harrison  1 Jan 1925 DFC

Source - Air Force List July 1925

March 1926

 

Location Command/Group Units
Calshot, Hampshire Coastal Area/No 10 Group
  • HQ

  • No 480 Flight

  • HQ Training Squadron

  • Air Pilotage Flight

  • Seaplane Training Flight

  • Marine Training Section

 

 
Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr Francis E T Hewlett  7 Sep 1925 Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE
Wg Cdr Arthur C Wright  4 Jun 1924 AFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt

Percy E Maitland

24 Jan 1926 AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Edmund P Hardman 27 Jul 1925 DFC
Flt Lt Lionel C Shoppee 25 Jan 1926 DSC
Flt Lt Ernest E Deans  5 Feb 1923 DSC
Flt Lt Victor R Scriven 15 Feb 1926  
Flt Lt Charles W Bailey  5 Feb 1923  
Flt Lt Kenneth E Ward 14 Sep 1925  
Flt Lt Cecil G Wigglesworth 12 Dec 1923 AFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Norbert M S Russell  6 Aug 1924  
Flt Lt Frank L Hopps 15 Dec 1923 AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt John G Horne 10 Dec 1924  
Flt Lt Edmund F Waring 23 Jul 1925 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Geoffrey W Hemming 14 Feb 1925 DSC
Flt Lt Christopher T Walkington 6 Sep 1925  
Hon Flt Lt Percy I V Rippon 19 Jan 1926  
Hon Flt Lt George N Carroll  8 Feb 1926  
Fg Off Hugh McGrane  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Stephen H Reynolds 12 Nov 1924  
Fg Off* Sydney G Newport  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Vivian Rees  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* David G Fleming  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Stewart F Cole  3 Nov 1925  
Fg Off* John H Tanner 27 Jul 1925  
Fg Off* Stuart D Scott 29 Apr 1923  
Fg Off* Frederick W M Downer 14 Jul 1925  
Fg Off* Alfred C W Richards 10 Dec 1924  
Fg Off* Frederick A Briggs  6 Aug 1924  
Plt Off Arthur E Haes 16 Jun 1925  
Stores Branch
Fg Off Frank Paterson 30 Apr 1924  
Accountant Branch
Flt Lt Edwin J Grout 27 Sep 1923  
Plt Off Cecil E Aston 23 Dec 1924  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr James W H Stell

 5 Feb 1923

MB
Flt Lt Timothy Sheehan

14 May 1923

 
Chaplains Branch
Rev Maurice H Edwards

10 Jan 1924

MA
Education Officer
Capt Donald R McWhinnie 13 Jul 1925 Grade IV

Source - March 1926 Air Force List

July 1926

Location Command/Group Units
Calshot, Hampshire Coastal Area/No 10 Group
  • HQ

  • No 480 Flight

  • HQ Training Squadron

  • Air Pilotage Flight

  • Seaplane Training Flight

  • Marine Training Section

 

 
Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr Francis E T Hewlett  7 Sep 1925 Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE
Wg Cdr Arthur C Wright  4 Jun 1924 AFC; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr John K Waugh 26 Mar 1926 DSC
Flt Lt

Percy E Maitland

24 Jan 1926 AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Edmund P Hardman 27 Jul 1925 DFC
Flt Lt Lionel C Shoppee 25 Jan 1926 DSC
Flt Lt Ernest E Deans  5 Feb 1923 DSC
Flt Lt Victor R Scriven 15 Feb 1926  
Flt Lt Charles W Bailey  5 Feb 1923  
Flt Lt Albert W Fletcher 15 Feb 1926 OBE, DFC, AFC
Flt Lt Norbert M S Russell  6 Aug 1924  
Flt Lt Frank L Hopps 15 Dec 1923 AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt John G Horne 10 Dec 1924  
Flt Lt Christopher T Walkington 6 Sep 1925  
Hon Flt Lt Percy I V Rippon 19 Jan 1926  
Fg Off* Sydney G Newport  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Vivian Rees  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* David G Fleming  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off* Vernon F Whatling 11 May 1926 DSM
Fg Off* Stuart D Scott 29 Apr 1923  
Fg Off* Frederick W M Downer 14 Jul 1925  
Fg Off* William H Phillips 20 Apr 1926  
Fg Off* Frederick A Briggs  6 Aug 1924  
Fg Off* Arthur H D Livock 21 May 1926  
Fg Off John M Cohu  3 May 1926 later AVM
Plt Off Richard F Shenton 16 Dec 1925  
Stores Branch
Fg Off Ernest S Bullen  8 Mar 1926  
Accountant Branch
Flt Lt Edwin J Grout 27 Sep 1923  
Plt Off Cecil E Aston 23 Dec 1924  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr James W H Stell

 5 Feb 1923

MB
Flt Lt Timothy Sheehan

14 May 1923

 
Chaplains Branch
Rev Maurice H Edwards

10 Jan 1924

MA
Education Officer
Capt Donald R McWhinnie 13 Jul 1925 Grade IV
Under Instruction
Hon Flt Lt George N Carroll  8 Feb 1926  
Hon Flt Lt Eric V Major 19 Jan 1926  
Fg Off Frederick W W Wilson 24 Apr 1926  
Fg Off Edward A Blake 19 Jan 1926  
Fg Off Henry L Beatty 16 Apr 1926  
Fg Off Neill C Ogilvie-Forbes  6 Apr 1926 later AVM
Fg Off Arthur P Revington 20 Apr 1926 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Frank E Watts 19 Jan 1926  
Fg Off Humphrey M Whittle  3 May 1926  

Source - Air Force List July 1926

December 1926

Location Command/Group Units
Calshot, Hampshire Coastal Area/No 10 Group
  • HQ

  • No 480 Flight

  • HQ Training Squadron

  • Air Pilotage Flight

  • Seaplane Training Flight

  • Marine Training Section

 

 
Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr Francis E T Hewlett  7 Sep 1925 Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr John K Waugh 26 Mar 1926 DSC
Flt Lt

Percy E Maitland

24 Jan 1926 AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Edmund P Hardman 27 Jul 1925 DFC
Flt Lt Victor R Scriven 15 Feb 1926 Pilotage (Navigation) duties
Flt Lt Albert W Fletcher 15 Feb 1926 OBE, DFC, AFC
Flt Lt Charles T Anderson 13 Sep 1926 DFC
Flt Lt Frank L Hopps 15 Dec 1923 AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Brian A S Lewin  1 Sep 1926 Signal duties
Flt Lt Christopher T Walkington 6 Sep 1925 Engineer duties
Fg Off Sydney G Newport  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off Vivian Rees  5 Feb 1923 Engineer duties
Fg Off William H Jinman 16 Jul 1926 Engineer duties, MBE
Fg Off David G Fleming  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off Fred Miller  5 Aug 1926 Armament duties, DSM
Fg Off Frederick H H Twelvetree  8 Sep 1926  
Fg Off Stuart D Scott 29 Apr 1923  
Fg Off Neill C Ogilvie-Forbes  6 Apr 1926 later AVM
Fg Off Arthur P Revington 20 Apr 1926 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Robert Mundy-Cox  7 Jul 1926 Pilotage (Navigation) duties
Fg Off Frederick W M Downer 14 Jul 1925  
Fg Off Frederick A Briggs  6 Aug 1924  
Fg Off Arthur H D Livock 21 May 1926  
Fg Off John E G H Thomas  1 Sep 1926  
Fg Off John M Cohu  3 May 1926 Pilotage (Navigation) duties; later AVM
Plt Off Richard F Shenton 16 Dec 1925  
-
3 Airman Pilots
Stores Branch
Fg Off Ernest S Bullen  8 Mar 1926  
Accountant Branch
Flt Lt Edwin J Grout 27 Sep 1923  
Plt Off Reginald A J Mullarky  7 Oct 1926  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr James W H Stell

 5 Feb 1923

MB
Flt Lt Timothy Sheehan

14 May 1923

 
Chaplains Branch
Rev Maurice H Edwards

10 Jan 1924

MA
Education Officer
Capt Donald R McWhinnie 13 Jul 1925 Grade IV
Under Instruction
Fg Off Cecil Guppy 14 Sep 1926  
Fg Off Maurice C Pascoe 14 Sep 1926  
Plt Off Horace Waring 14 Sep 1926 later A/Cdre
Plt Off William G Abrams 14 Sep 1926  
Plt Off Charles F Chilton 14 Sep 1926  
Plt Off Roy S Darbishire 14 Sep 1926  

Source - December 1926 Air Force List

July 1927

Location Command/Group Units
Calshot, Hampshire Coastal Area/No 10 Group
  • No 480 Flight

 

 
Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr Francis E T Hewlett  7 Sep 1925 Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr John K Waugh 26 Mar 1926 DSC
Flt Lt John C M Hay  7 Jun  1927  
Flt Lt Wilfred Underhill 28 Apr 1927 DSC
Flt Lt Edmund P Hardman 27 Jul 1925 DFC
Flt Lt Henry A J Wilson 21 Nov 1926 OBE
Flt Lt Victor R Scriven 15 Feb 1926 Pilotage (Navigation) duties
Flt Lt Frank L Hopps 15 Dec 1923 AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt William E Staton 11 May 1927 MC, DFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Brian A S Lewin  1 Sep 1926 Signal duties
Flt Lt Christopher T Walkington 6 Sep 1925 Engineer duties
Hon Flt Lt William F R Gough 13 May 1927  
Fg Off Sydney G Newport  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off William H Jinman 16 Jul 1926 Engineer duties, MBE
Fg Off David G Fleming  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off Fred Miller  5 Aug 1926 Armament duties, DSM
Fg Off Frederick H H Twelvetree  8 Sep 1926  
Fg Off Neill C Ogilvie-Forbes  6 Apr 1926 later AVM
Fg Off Arthur P Revington 20 Apr 1926 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Robert Mundy-Cox  7 Jul 1926 Pilotage (Navigation) duties
Fg Off Frederick A Briggs  6 Aug 1924  
Fg Off John M Cohu  3 May 1926 Pilotage (Navigation) duties; later AVM
Plt Off Richard F Shenton 16 Dec 1925  
Stores Branch
Fg Off Ernest S Bullen  8 Mar 1926  
Accountant Branch
Flt Lt Edwin J Grout 27 Sep 1923  
Plt Off Reginald A J Mullarky  7 Oct 1926  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr James W H Stell

 5 Feb 1923

MB
Flt Lt Thomas J X Canton

12 Apr 1927

MB
Chaplains Branch
Rev Maurice H Edwards

10 Jan 1924

MA
Education Officer
Capt Donald R McWhinnie 13 Jul 1925 Grade IV
Under Instruction
Flt Lt John H O Jones  2 Mar 1927  
Flt Lt Albert W Fletcher 18 Jan 1927 OBE, DFC, AFC
Flt Lt John W F Merer 17 Jan 1927 later AVM
Fg Off Sidney Wallingford  2 Mar 1927  
Fg Off Edward H Collinson  3 Mar 1927  
Plt Off William C McNeil 17 Feb 1927  
Plt Off James E A Binnie  3 Mar 1927  
Plt Off John Constable-Roberts  3 Mar 1927 later A/Cdre
Plt Off Geoffrey Francis  3 Mar 1927  
Plt Off Geoffrey I L Saye  3 Mar 1927 later AVM
Plt Off Alistair R Sarel  3 Mar 1927  

Source - Air Force List July 1927

July 1928

Location Command/Group Units
Calshot, Hampshire Coastal Area/No 10 Group
  • No 480 Flight

 

 
Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr Francis E T Hewlett  7 Sep 1925 Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr John K Waugh 26 Mar 1926 DSC
Flt Lt John C M Hay  7 Jun  1927  
Flt Lt Wilfred Underhill 28 Apr 1927 DSC
Flt Lt Henry A J Wilson 21 Nov 1926 OBE
Flt Lt Peter C Wood 12 Sep 1927  
Flt Lt Frank L Hopps 15 Dec 1923 AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt William E Staton 11 May 1927 MC, DFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Brian A S Lewin  1 Sep 1926 Signal duties
Flt Lt Christopher T Walkington 6 Sep 1925 Engineer duties
Flt Lt Howard W Clayton  2 Jul 1927  
Flt Lt Narborough H D'Aeth  2 May 1928 later AVM
Hon Flt Lt William F R Gough 13 May 1927  
Hon Flt Lt George N Carroll  1 Oct 1927  
Fg Off Sydney G Newport  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off William H Jinman 16 Jul 1926 Engineer duties, MBE
Fg Off David G Fleming  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off Fred Miller  5 Aug 1926 Armament duties, DSM
Fg Off Frederick H H Twelvetree  8 Sep 1926  
Fg Off Robert Mundy-Cox  7 Jul 1926 Pilotage (Navigation) duties
Fg Off Ernest R Maddox 20 Feb 1928 Pilotage (Navigation) duties
Fg Off John F Young 10 Oct 1927  
Fg Off Richard F Shenton 16 Dec 1925  
Fg Off James E A Binnie 17 Feb 1927  
Fg Off Horace Waring  1 Oct 1927 later A/Cdre
Plt Off Geoffrey I L Saye  1 Jan 1928 later AVM
Plt Off Colin McK Grierson 30 Jul 1927 later A/Cdre
-
5 Airman Pilots
Accountant Branch
Flt Lt Edwin J Grout 27 Sep 1923  
Plt Off Rowland D Pratt 17 Jan 1928  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr James W H Stell

 5 Feb 1923

MB
Flt Lt Thomas J X Canton

12 Apr 1927

MB
Chaplains Branch
Rev Maurice H Edwards

10 Jan 1924

OBE, MA
Education Officer
Capt Donald R McWhinnie 13 Jul 1925 Grade IV
Attached from Royal Canadian Air Force
Flt Lt Earl L MacLeod  9 Fe 1927  
Flt Lt Neron F Mossop 16 Feb 1928  
Under Instruction
Sqn Ldr Wilfred R D Acland  5 Mar 1928 DFC, AFC
Flt Lt Frederic H Laurence  5 Mar 1928 MC
Flt Lt Paul D Robertson  8 May 1928 AM
Flt Lt John Duminy  6 Mar 1928  
Fg Off Howard E E Weblin  5 Mar 1928  
Fg Off Leonard K Barnes  8 May 1928 later A/Cdre
Plt Off Alfred W Hunt  6 Mar 1928  
Plt Off Walter H Hutton  6 Mar 1928 later A/Cdre (printed as Walker not Walter?)

Source - Air Force List July 1928

September 1928

Location Command/Group Units
Calshot, Hampshire Coastal Area/No 10 Group
  • HQ

  • No 480 (Coastal Reconnaissance) Flight

  • HQ Training Sqn

  • Navigation School

  • Seaplane Training Flight

  • Marine Training Section

 

 
Rank Name Date Notes
Wg Cdr Francis E T Hewlett  7 Sep 1925 Officer Commanding, DSO, OBE
Sqn Ldr John K Waugh 26 Mar 1926 DSC
Flt Lt John C M Hay  7 Jun  1927  
Flt Lt Wilfred Underhill 28 Apr 1927 DSC
Flt Lt Henry A J Wilson 21 Nov 1926 OBE
Flt Lt Peter C Wood 12 Sep 1927  
Flt Lt Leonard G Maxton 17 May 1928 AFC
Flt Lt Frank L Hopps 15 Dec 1923 AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt William E Staton 11 May 1927 MC, DFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Brian A S Lewin  1 Sep 1926 Signal duties
Flt Lt Christopher T Walkington 6 Sep 1925 Engineer duties
Flt Lt Howard W Clayton  2 Jul 1927  
Flt Lt James C Stevens  8 Sep 1927  
Flt Lt Narborough H D'Aeth  2 May 1928 later AVM
Flt Lt George N Carroll  1 Oct 1927  
Flt Lt Ernest R Maddox 20 Feb 1928 Pilotage (Navigation) duties
Hon Flt Lt William F R Gough 13 May 1927  
Fg Off Sydney G Newport  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off William H Jinman 16 Jul 1926 Engineer duties, MBE
Fg Off David G Fleming  5 Feb 1923  
Fg Off Fred Miller  5 Aug 1926 Armament duties, DSM
Fg Off Frederick H H Twelvetree  8 Sep 1926  
Fg Off Robert Mundy-Cox  7 Jul 1926 Pilotage (Navigation) duties
Fg Off John F Young 10 Oct 1927  
Fg Off Richard F Shenton 16 Dec 1925  
Fg Off James E A Binnie 17 Feb 1927  
Fg Off Horace Waring  1 Oct 1927 later A/Cdre
Plt Off Geoffrey I L Saye  1 Jan 1928 later AVM
Plt Off Keith F Jones 14 Aug 1928  
Plt Off Colin McK Grierson 30 Jul 1927 later A/Cdre
Plt Off Richard B Counsell 28 Jul 1928  
Plt Off Rolf D Williams 28 Jul 1928  
Plt Off Charles Ryley 28 Jul 1928  
Plt Off Edward J Laine 28 Jul 1928  
-
5 Airman Pilots
Accountant Branch
Flt Lt Edwin J Grout 27 Sep 1923  
Plt Off Rowland D Pratt 17 Jan 1928  
Medical Branch
Flt Lt Thomas J X Canton

12 Apr 1927

MB
Chaplains Branch
Rev Maurice H Edwards

10 Jan 1924

OBE, MA
Education Officer
Capt Donald R McWhinnie 13 Jul 1925 Grade IV
Attached from Royal Canadian Air Force
Flt Lt Earl L MacLeod  9 Fe 1927  
Flt Lt Neron F Mossop 16 Feb 1928  
Under Instruction
Sqn Ldr Wilfred R D Acland  5 Mar 1928 DFC, AFC
Flt Lt Frederic H Laurence  5 Mar 1928 MC
Flt Lt Paul D Robertson  8 May 1928 AM
Flt Lt John Duminy  6 Mar 1928  
Flt Lt Leonard K Barnes  8 May 1928 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Howard E E Weblin  5 Mar 1928  
Plt Off Alfred W Hunt  6 Mar 1928  
Plt Off Walter H Hutton  6 Mar 1928 later A/Cdre (printed as Walker not Walter?)

Source - September 1928 Air Force List

July 1929

Location Command/Group Units
Calshot, Hampshire Coastal Area/No 10 Group
  • No 201 (Flying Boat) Squadron

 

 
Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt Eric R C Nanson  1 Sep 1928 Officer Commanding, CBE, DSC, AFC
Sqn Ldr Wilfred Underhill 28 Apr 1927 DSC
Flt Lt John C M Hay  7 Jun  1927  
Flt Lt Peter C Wood 12 Sep 1927  
Flt Lt George H Harrison 14 Jan 1929 DFC
Flt Lt William E Staton 11 May 1927 MC, DFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Christopher T Walkington 6 Sep 1925 Engineer duties
Flt Lt Howard W Clayton  2 Jul 1927  
Flt Lt Harold W St John 13 Oct 1928 Signal duties, DFC
Flt Lt Edward A Blake  7 Jan 1929 MM
Fg Off William H Jinman 16 Jul 1926 Engineer duties, MBE
Fg Off Fred Miller  5 Aug 1926 Armament duties, DSM
Fg Off Frederick H H Twelvetree  8 Sep 1926  
Fg Off Robert Mundy-Cox  7 Jul 1926 Pilotage (Navigation) duties
Fg Off Allen E Hill 21 Feb 1929 Pilotage (Navigation) duties
Fg Off James E A Binnie 17 Feb 1927  
Fg Off Horace Waring  1 Oct 1927 Pilotage (Navigation) duties; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Charles W Dicken 18 Feb 1929 Pilotage (Navigation) duties; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Geoffrey I L Saye  1 Jan 1928 Armament duties; later AVM
Fg Off Colin McK Grierson 30 Jul 1927 later A/Cdre
Plt Off Norman X Sheldrick  5 Mar 1929  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Raymond A Latham  9 May  1929  
Accountant Branch
Flt Lt Edwin J Grout 27 Sep 1923  
Plt Off Rowland D Pratt 17 Jan 1928  
Medical Branch
Sqn Ldr Thomas J X Canton

12 Apr 1927

MB
Fg Off William Heron 11 May 1929 MB
Chaplains Branch
Rev George H Collier 26 Nov 1928 MA
Education Officer
Capt Donald R McWhinnie 13 Jul 1925 Grade IV
Under Instruction
Sqn Ldr Douglas Iron  4 Mar 1929 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Henry S Scroggs 22 Jan 1929  
Flt Lt Edward F Turner  4 Mar 1929 AFC
Flt Lt Kenneth B Lloyd  5 Mar 1929 AFC, later AVM
Flt Lt John A Boret  4 Mar 1929 MC, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Narborough H D'Aeth 23 Jan 1929 Pilotage duties, later AVM
Plt Off Edward J Laine 13 Sep 1928  
Plt Off Bryant T Shelley  5 Mar 1929  
Plt Off James D Rutherford  5 Mar 1929  
Plt Off Francis C Sturgiss  5 Mar 1929  
Plt Off Kenneth R Coates  5 Mar 1929  
Plt Off James R Scarlett  5 Mar 1929 later AVM
Plt Off Herbert M Pearson  5 Mar 1929 later A/Cdre

Source - Air Force List July 1929

July 1930

Location Command/Group Units
Calshot, Hampshire Coastal Area/No 10 Group
  • No 201 (Flying Boat) Squadron

 

 
Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt Eric R C Nanson  1 Sep 1928 Officer Commanding, CBE, DSC, AFC
Sqn Ldr Archibald Maskell 24 Apr 1930  
Sqn Ldr Wilfred Underhill 28 Apr 1927 DSC
Sqn Ldr Peter C Wood 12 Sep 1927  
Flt Lt Ralph E Meek 20 May 1930  
Flt Lt John A Boret  4 Mar 1929 MC, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt George H Harrison 14 Jan 1929 DFC
Flt Lt Harold A Hamersley  1 Aug 1929 Engineer duties
Flt Lt William E Staton 11 May 1927 MC, DFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Howard W Clayton  2 Jul 1927  
Flt Lt Harold W St John 13 Oct 1928 Signal duties, DFC
Flt Lt Edward A Blake  7 Jan 1929 MM
Flt Lt Cecil S Riccard  5 Dec 1929  
Flt Lt Ronald H Carter  5 Dec 1929  
Flt Lt John H Woodin 22 Sep 1929  
Fg Off John W Hutchins  1 May 1930 Engineer duties, MBE
Fg Off Walter Anderson 18 Nov 1929  
Fg Off Robert Mundy-Cox  7 Jul 1926 Pilotage (Navigation) duties
Fg Off Allen E Hill 21 Feb 1929 Pilotage (Navigation) duties
Fg Off James E A Binnie 17 Feb 1927  
Fg Off Horace Waring  1 Oct 1927 Armament duties; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Charles W Dicken 18 Feb 1929 Pilotage (Navigation) duties; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Humphrey R Hughes-Hallett  3 Sep 1929  
Plt Off James R Scarlett  5 Mar 1929 later AVM
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Raymond A Latham  9 May  1929  
Accountant Branch
Flt Lt Frederick W Arthurton 13 Sep 1929  
Plt Off Rowland D Pratt 17 Jan 1928  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr James W H Stell  8 Jan 1930 MB, CM
Flt Lt Cornelius W Coffey  6 Dec 1929 LRCP & S
Chaplains Branch
Rev George H Collier 26 Nov 1928 MA
Attached from Royal Australian Air Force
Sqn Ldr Hippolyte F Delarue  1 Oct 1929 DFC
Education Officer
Capt Donald R McWhinnie 13 Jul 1925 Grade IV
Under Instruction
Flt Lt John H McN Campbell 14 Jan 1930  
Fg Off Faulkner M V May 14 Jan 1929  
Plt Off Blair A Fraser 14 Dec 1929  
Plt Off William N McKechnie 14 Dec 1929  

Source - Air Force List July 1930

August 1930

Source - August 1930 Air Force List

September 1930

Source - September 1930 Air Force List

October 1930

Source - October 1930 Air Force List

November 1930

Source - November 1930 Air Force List

December 1930

Source - December 1930 Air Force List

July 1931

Location Command/Group Units
Calshot, Hampshire Coastal Area/No 10 Group
  • No 201 (Flying Boat) Squadron

 

 
Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt Eric R C Nanson  1 Sep 1928 Officer Commanding, CBE, DSC, AFC
Wg Cdr James C P Wood 10 Feb 1931  
Sqn Ldr George E Godsave  1 Oct 1930  
Sqn Ldr John A Sadler 13 May 1931  
Sqn Ldr Clement F Horsley 30 Apr 1931 MC
Flt Lt David V Carnegie 17 Jul 1930 AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Edward A Blake  7 Jan 1929 MM
Flt Lt Michael W C Ridgway  1 Jul 1930 Engineer duties
Flt Lt Victor H Clift 13 Jul 1930  
Flt Lt Leopold H Stewart  1 Aug 1930 Signal duties
Flt Lt John H Woodin 22 Sep 1929  
Flt Lt John W Hutchins  1 May 1930 Engineer duties
Flt Lt Alan D Gilmore 22 Sep 1930 Pilotage (Navigation) duties; later AVM
Flt Lt William L Bateman  7 Jul 1930  
Fg Off Walter Anderson 18 Nov 1929  
Fg Off Hugh M G Parker  8 Jul 1930  
Fg Off Charles W Dicken 18 Feb 1929 Pilotage (Navigation) duties; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Donald T Savile 13 Jan 1931 Pilotage (Navigation) duties
Fg Off James C B Tinling  1 Apr 1931  
Fg Off Alfred W Hunt 16 Jul 1930  
Fg Off Rolf D Williams 21 Feb 1931 Armament duties
Fg Off James R Scarlett  5 Mar 1929 later AVM
Plt Off Blair A Fraser 14 Dec 1929  
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Albert J Cox 12 Jun 1930 MBE
Accountant Branch
Flt Lt Derek J Sherlock 14 Jan 1931  
Flt Lt Cecil E Aston 26 Nov 1930  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr James W H Stell  8 Jan 1930 MB, CM
Flt Lt Andrew S Burns  8 Jun 1931 MB, ChB
Chaplains Branch
Rev George H Collier 26 Nov 1928 MA
Attached from Royal Australian Air Force
Sqn Ldr Hippolyte F Delarue  1 Oct 1929 DFC
Education Officer
Capt Donald R McWhinnie 13 Jul 1925 Grade IV
Under Instruction
Sqn Ldr John O Andrews  1 Jun 1931 DSO, MC; later AVM
Flt Lt Francis C B Savile  5 Jan 1931  
Flt Lt Frank G Gibbons  5 Jan 1931 DFC
Flt Lt Reginald N Waite  5 Jan 1931 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt John H McN Campbell 14 Jan 1930  
Flt Lt Ardley G Pickering 18 Mar 1931 AFC
Fg Off Charles E Chilton 12 Jan 1931 later AM
Fg Off John H Lindell  5 Jan 1931  
Fg Off William R Tope 27 May 1931  
Fg Off William F Murray 18 May 1931  
Fg Off Robert L Bennet  8 Jul 1930  
Fg Off Basil A Blythe  5 Jan 1931  
Plt Off Fergus A Pearce 20 Dec 1930 later Act AVM
Plt Off John P Cecil Wright 20 Dec 1930  
Plt Off Hubert T Bennett  8 Feb 1931  
Plt Off Thomas Q Horner 20 Dec 1930  
Plt Off Roger F Smith 20 Dec 1930  
For duty with the High Speed Flight
Sqn Ldr Augustus H Orlebar 11 May 1931 AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Eustace J L Hope 11 May 1931 AFC
Flt Lt William F Dry 11 May 1931 Engineer duties
Flt Lt Francis W Long 11 May 1931 later AVM
Flt Lt John N Boothman 11 May 1931 later ACM
Flt Lt George H Stainforth 11 May 1931  
Fg Off Leonard S Snaith 11 May 1931  
Stores Branch
Fg Off Mark F Tomkins 11 May 1931  

 Source - Air Force List July 1931

July 1932

Location Command/Group Units
Calshot, Hampshire Coastal Area
  • HQ

  • Training Squadron (3 Flights)

  • No 201 (Flying Boat) Squadron

 

 
Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt Hazelton R Nicholl 26 Apr 1932 Officer Commanding, CBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr Alexander F A Hooper 31 May 1932 OBE
Sqn Ldr Theodore Q Studd 31 Jan 1932 Navigation duties, DFC
Sqn Ldr George E Godsave  1 Oct 1930 Navigation duties
Sqn Ldr Clement F Horsley 30 Apr 1931 MC
Sqn Ldr Leonard G Maxton  4 Jan 1932 AFC
Flt Lt Edward S Moulton-Barrett 11 Jan 1932  
Flt Lt Edward A Blake  7 Jan 1929 MM
Flt Lt Michael W C Ridgway  1 Jul 1930 Engineer duties
Flt Lt Victor H Clift 13 Jul 1930  
Flt Lt Leopold H Stewart  1 Aug 1930 Signal duties
Flt Lt John H Woodin 22 Sep 1929  
Flt Lt John W Hutchins  1 May 1930 Engineer duties
Flt Lt Alan D Gilmore 22 Sep 1930 Pilotage (Navigation) duties; later AVM
Flt Lt James Rodger 30 May 1932 DSM
Flt Lt Charles W Dicken 18 Feb 1929 Navigation duties; later A/Cdre
Fg Off Walter Anderson 18 Nov 1929  
Fg Off Frederick H H Twelvetree  1 Mar 1932  
Fg Off James C B Tinling  1 Apr 1931  
Fg Off Alfred W Hunt 16 Jul 1930  
Fg Off Edward J Laine 28 Oct 1931  
Fg Off Eric B Grace 12 Feb 1932  
Fg Off James R Scarlett  5 Mar 1929 later AVM
-
1 Airman Pilot
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Richard T Rich 15 Feb 1932  
Fg Off Eric G Moore  3 Aug 1931  
Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr Algernon W B Phillips 21 May 1932 OBE
Flt Lt Derek J Sherlock 14 Jan 1931  
Flt Lt Cecil E Aston 26 Nov 1930  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr James W H Stell  8 Jan 1930 MB, CM
Chaplains Branch
Rev George H Collier 26 Nov 1928 MA
Education Officer
Capt Donald R McWhinnie 13 Jul 1925 Grade IV
Under Instruction
Sqn Ldr Archibald H Wann  4 Jan 1932 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr Albert F Lang  4 Jan 1932 MBE; later AVM
Flt Lt Ernest L J Rowe  3 Apr 1932  
Fg Off Francis R Worthington  5 Jan 1932  
Fg Off Edgar A Jones  5 Jan 1932  
Fg Off Kenneth F T Pickles  4 Jan 1932  
Fg Off Walter H Hutton  5 Jan 1932 later A/Cdre
Fg Off John E Allen  4 Jan 1932  
Fg Off Thomas B Cooper  4 Jan 1932  
Fg Off Edwin M Gurney  4 Jan 1932  
Fg Off Leslie T G Barber  2 Apr 1932  
Fg Off Douglas McC Gordon  4 Jan 1932  
Fg Off John C F Peacock  4 Jan 1932  
Fg Off Arthur E Dobell  3 Apr 1932  
Fg Off Douglas W Morrish  3 Apr 1932  
Fg Off John W Bateman  3 Apr 1932  
Fg Off Normand B Littlejohn  3 Apr 1932  
Fg Off Peter F Foss  4 Jan 1932  
Fg Off Gordon R Brice  4 Jan 1932  
Fg Off Rodney A Phillips  3 Apr 1932  
Plt Off Ralph Cleland  2 Apr 1932  
Supernumerary
Fg Off Maurice Q Candler  1 Apr 1932  

Source - Air Force List July 1932

July 1933

Location Command/Group Units
Calshot, Hampshire Coastal Area
  • HQ

  • Training Squadron (3 Flights)

  • No 201 (Flying Boat) Squadron

 

 
Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt Hazelton R Nicholl 26 Apr 1932 Officer Commanding, CBE; later AVM
Wg Cdr Gilbert G H Cooke 22 May 1933 DSC, AFC
Wg Cdr Theodore Q Studd 31 Jan 1932 Navigation duties, DFC
Sqn Ldr George E Godsave  1 Oct 1930 Navigation duties
Sqn Ldr Leonard G Maxton  4 Jan 1932 AFC
Flt Lt Vincent P Feather 22 Apr 1933 Engineer duties
Flt Lt Cyril R Smythe 19 Sep 1932  
Flt Lt Victor H Clift 13 Jul 1930  
Flt Lt Charles H Brill 19 Sep 1932  
Flt Lt Reginald N Waite 23 Mar 1933 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Leopold H Stewart  1 Aug 1930 Signal duties
Flt Lt Edward S C Davis 26 May 1933 AFC
Flt Lt John W Hutchins  1 May 1930 Engineer duties
Flt Lt Alan D Gilmore 22 Sep 1930 Navigation duties; later AVM
Flt Lt Francis R Worthington  5 Jan 1932 Armament duties
Fg Off Kenneth F T Pickles  4 Jan 1932  
Fg Off Robert A Chigwell 18 Dec 1932  
Fg Off Reginald Chadwick 18 Dec 1932  
Fg Off Basil A Blythe  9 Jan 1933  
Fg Off James R Scarlett 15 Dec 1928 later AVM
Fg Off

Frederick R Drew

12 Jul 1932 later A/Cdre
Fg Off John C F Peacock 21 Jul 1932  
Fg Off Edward A Kayser 13 Sep 1932  
-
1 Airman Pilot
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Richard T Rich 15 Feb 1932  
Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr Algernon W B Phillips 21 May 1932 OBE
Flt Lt Cecil E Aston 26 Nov 1930  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr James W H Stell  8 Jan 1930 MB, CM
Chaplains Branch
Rev George H Collier 26 Nov 1928 MA
Education Officer
Capt Donald R McWhinnie 13 Jul 1925 Grade IV
Civilian Assistants
Wg Cdr (Ret) H E M Watkins   AFC
Fg Off M R Banks    
Fg Off (Ret) B S Brice   AFC
Civilian Stores Officer
Flt Lt (Ret) E S Bullen   MBE
Civilian Embarkation Officer
Sqn Ldr (Ret) N F D Buckeridge    
Warrant Officers
WO Gordon Brown  1 Apr 1931  
WO Richard K Nicholas 14 Dec 1928  
WO Charles L Trevithick  3 Jul 1930  
WO Albert Bates 27 Mar 1933  
WO II Harold G Cook 22 Mar 1932  
Under Instruction
Flt Lt Michael W C Ridgway 21 Mar 1933  
Fg Off Montague C Collins  2 Jan 1933  
Fg Off Rupert S Darbyshire  2 Jan 1933  
Fg Off Alan C Mitchell 20 Mar 1933  
Fg Off Reginald J Cooper 31 Jan 1933  
Fg Off Edgar R M Walker 31 Jan 1933  
Fg Off Horace J L Hawkins 21 Mar 1933  
Fg Off Graham R Canavan  2 Jan 1933  
Fg Off Lawrence G Belchem  2 Jan 1933  
Fg Off Raymond I B Winn  2 Jan 1933  
Fg Off Edward R Berry 20 Mar 1933  
Fg Off William J Hickey  2 Jan 1933  
Fg Off Leslie F Brown  2 Jan 1933  
Fg Off Alister G F Stewart 20 Mar 1933  
Fg Off George K Strangman 20 Mar 1933  
Fg Off Jack Goodhart  2 Jan 1933  
Plt Off Donald W Baird  2 Jan 1933  
Plt Off John C Sisson  2 Jan 1933  
Plt Off Christopher F M Rambaut 20 Mar 1933  

Source - Air Force List July 1933

January 1934

Location Command/Group Units
Calshot, Hampshire Coastal Area
  • HQ

  • Training Squadron (3 Flights)

  • No 201 (Flying Boat) Squadron

 

 
Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt William B Callaway  1 Sep 1933 Officer Commanding, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Gilbert G H Cooke 22 May 1933 DSC, AFC
Wg Cdr Theodore Q Studd 31 Jan 1932 Navigation duties, DFC
Sqn Ldr Paul D Robertson 21 Aug 1933 Navigation duties, AM
Sqn Ldr Leonard G Maxton  4 Jan 1932 AFC
Sqn Ldr Francis C B Savile 15 Nov 1933  
Flt Lt Vincent P Feather 22 Apr 1933 Engineer duties
Flt Lt Cyril R Smythe 19 Sep 1932  
Flt Lt Narborough H D'Aeth  6 Nov 1933 Navigation duties; later AVM
Flt Lt Charles H Brill 19 Sep 1932  
Flt Lt Reginald N Waite 23 Mar 1933 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Leopold H Stewart  1 Aug 1930 Signal duties
Flt Lt Frank H Whitmore 30 Aug 1933 MBE, DSC
Flt Lt Edward S C Davis 26 May 1933 AFC
Flt Lt Francis S Hodder  2 Oct 1933  
Flt Lt

Geoffrey I L Saye

 4 Jun 1933 AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Montague C Collins  2 Jan 1933  
Fg Off Kenneth F T Pickles  4 Jan 1932  
Fg Off Robert A Chigwell 18 Dec 1932  
Fg Off Reginald Chadwick 18 Dec 1932  
Fg Off Rupert S Darbyshire  2 Jan 1933  
Fg Off Rolf D Williams 23 Jul 1933  
Fg Off Edgar R M Walker 31 Jan 1933 Navigation duties
Fg Off Frank Crump 13 May 1933  
-
1 Airman Pilot
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Richard T Rich 15 Feb 1932  
Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr Algernon W B Phillips 21 May 1932 OBE
Flt Lt Cecil E Aston 26 Nov 1930  
Medical Branch
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) James W H Stell  8 Jan 1930 MB, CM
Flt Lt Cornelius W Coffey  3 Jul 1933 MRCP & S
Chaplains Branch
Rev George H Collier 26 Nov 1928 MA
Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off Frederick Wilmshurst 11 Sep 1933 DSM
Education Officer
Capt Donald R McWhinnie 13 Jul 1925 Grade III
Civilian Assistants
Wg Cdr (Ret) H E M Watkins   AFC
Fg Off M R Banks    
Fg Off (Ret) B S Brice   AFC
Civilian Stores Officer
Flt Lt (Ret) E S Bullen   MBE
Civilian Embarkation Officer
Sqn Ldr (Ret) N F D Buckeridge    
Warrant Officers
WO Gordon Brown  1 Apr 1931  
WO Charles L Trevithick  3 Jul 1930  
WO Albert Bates 27 Mar 1933  
WO Sidney C Temple  9 Oct 1933  
Under Instruction
Flt Lt

John D Breakey

18 Sep 1933 DFC; later AVM
Flt Lt John E G H Thomas 28 Jun 1933 DFC
Fg Off George E Sampson 18 Sep 1933  
Fg Off George F Humphries  3 Jul 1933  
Fg Off Ronald J Bennett  3 Jul 1933  
Fg Off Glen Atkinson  3 Jul 1933  
Fg Off Colin C McMullen  3 Jul 1933 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Harold M Russell 18 Sep 1933 later A/Cdre
Plt Off Ernest C Kidd  3 Jul 1933  
Plt Off Philip W Bale 19 Sep 1933  
Plt Off Thomas L Moseley 19 Sep 1933  
Plt Off Michael D Thunder 19 Sep 1933  
Supernumerary
Flt Lt John E M Bainbridge  9 Aug 1933 Engineer Duties
Fg Off Reginald C Jordan  9 Aug 1933  
Fg Off Alban M Carey 21 Aug 1933  

Source - January 1934 Air Force List

July 1934

Location Command/Group Units
Calshot, Hampshire Coastal Area
  • HQ

  • Training Squadron (3 Flights)

  • No 201 (Flying Boat) Squadron

 

 
Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt William B Callaway  1 Sep 1933 Officer Commanding, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr Vivian Gaskell-Blackburn 14 Mar 1934 DSC, AFC
Wg Cdr Edward A B Rice 23 Feb 1934 Navigation duties, MC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Paul D Robertson 21 Aug 1933 Navigation duties, AM
Sqn Ldr Francis C B Savile 15 Nov 1933  
Flt Lt Cyril R Smythe 19 Sep 1932  
Flt Lt Narborough H D'Aeth  6 Nov 1933 Navigation duties; later AVM
Flt Lt Alfred H Willetts 14 Jan 1934  
Flt Lt Francis S Hodder  2 Oct 1933  
Flt Lt

Geoffrey I L Saye

 4 Jun 1933 AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt Robert A Chignell 18 Dec 1932  
Flt Lt Reginald C Jordan  8 May 1934 Engineer duties
Flt Lt Kenneth F T Pickles  4 Jan 1932  
Flt Lt Reginald Chadwick 18 Dec 1932  
Flt Lt Rupert S Darbyshire  2 Jan 1933  
Fg Off Rolf D Williams 23 Jul 1933  
Fg Off Edgar R M Walker 31 Jan 1933 Navigation duties
Fg Off Donald C T Bennett 14 Aug 1933 later AVM
Fg Off Frank Crump 13 May 1933  
Fg Off Gordon R Brice 13 May 1933  
Fg Off Lawrence G Belchem 13 May 1933  
Fg Off Alban M Carrey 21 Aug 1933  
Fg Off George K Strangman 20 Mar 1933  
-
1 Airman Pilot
Stores Branch
Flt Lt Richard T Rich 15 Feb 1932  
Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr Algernon W B Phillips 21 May 1932 OBE
Flt Lt Cecil E Aston 26 Nov 1930  
Medical Branch
Sqn Ldr Attwell A Townsend 10 May 1934 MB, BCh
Flt Lt Cornelius W Coffey  3 Jul 1933 MRCP & S
Chaplains Branch
Rev Ronald N Shapley

 9 May 1934

MC, AKC
Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off Frederick Wilmshurst 11 Sep 1933 DSM
Education Officer
Capt Donald R McWhinnie 13 Jul 1925 Grade III
Civilian Assistants
Fg Off M R Banks    
Fg Off (Ret) B S Brice   AFC
Civilian Stores Officer
Flt Lt (Ret) E S Bullen   MBE
Civilian Embarkation Officer
Sqn Ldr (Ret) N F D Buckeridge    
Warrant Officers
WO Gordon Brown  1 Apr 1931  
WO Charles L Trevithick  3 Jul 1930  
WO Albert Bates 27 Mar 1933  
WO Edward A Spooner 12 Aug 1932  
WO II Walter G Claydon 18 May 1934  
WO II James B Meadmore 10 May 1934  
Under Instruction
Wg Cdr Wilfred H Dunn 19 Mar 1934 DSC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Clarence E Williamson-Jones 15 Mar 1934 DFC
Flt Lt John McFarlane 19 Mar 1934 MC, AFC
Flt Lt Edward S C Davis 26 May 1933 AFC
Fg Off Philip E Hudson 28 Jan 1934  
Fg Off Gareth G Barrett 28 Jan 1934 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Kenneth W Niblett 29 Jan 1934  
Fg Off John A Powell 29 Jan 1934  
Fg Off Richard T Gething 18 Feb 1934 later A/Cdre
Plt Off Lawrence W Burgess 18 Feb 1934  
Plt Off Patrick H Dunn 18 Feb 1934 later AM
Plt Off Robert H S McConnell 18 Feb 1934  
Plt Off John E Townsend 18 Feb 1934  
Plt Off Fred Rump 18 Feb 1934 later A/Cdre
Plt Off Dennis C Oliver 11 Mar 1934  
Plt Off Charles R Taylor 11 Mar 1934  
Plt Off Harold J Maguire 11 Mar 1934 later AM
Plt Off Francis C Scott 11 Mar 1934  
Plt Off Sidney T Misselbrook 11 Mar 1934  
Plt Off John A K Pettit 11 Mar 1934  
APO Frederick J Manning 12 Feb 1934 later A/Cdre

Source - Air Force List July 1934

It was disbanded on 1 April 1935 by being redesignated RAF Station Calshot

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