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HQ Technical Training Command Personnel, locations and units

1940 - 1945

[Sep 1940 | Jun 1941 | Jul 1942 | Dec 1943 | Jun 1944 | Jun 1945 | Jul 1945 | Aug 1945 | Sep 1945]

[1946 - 1949 | 1950 - 1968]

This Command was formed by splitting Training Command into two new Commands on 27 May 1940 with its HQ at .

September 1940

Address Controlled
Wantage Hall, Reading University, Reading, Surrey

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Act AM Sir John T Babington  7 Jul 1941 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DSO; later AM Sir John Tremayne
AVM Arthur C Maund 17 Dec 1941 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO
Gp Capt G S N Johnson 22 Dec1941 Deputy Air Officer i/c Administration
Personal Appointment
Fg Off T G M Weldon 15 Aug 1941 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cresswell Turner  1 Jan 1942 Senior Air Staff Officer, AFC
Gp Capt

Robert J Rodwell

  9 Mar 1942 Deputy Senior Air Staff Officer; later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W A Thompson 10 Sep 1941  
Wg Cdr A M N David    
Wg Cdr A H Harrison 18 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr P R Burchell  9 Oct 1941 OBE
Sqn Ldr K W Bransby  5 Jan 1942  
Sqn Ldr F J Sherman  5 Jan 1941  
Flt Lt F W Harris 27 May 1940  
Flt Lt J Digby  1 Dec 1941  
Flt Lt W J Elvin 27 May 1940  
Flt Lt E W Braendle 11 Sep 1941  
Flt Lt G H F Knight 29 Sep 1941  
Fg Off J H L Trustram    
Fg Off A G Abel  1 Oct 1941  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C E Maude 24 Jan 1942 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G G H Cooke  4 Sep 1941 DSC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F F Fulton 27 May 1940  
Sqn Ldr W O Whitamore  5 Nov 1941  
Sqn Ldr M P S Spencer 22 Aug 1941  
Flt Lt F W Mundy  2 Oct 1940  
Flt Lt S G Toby 10 Nov 1941  
Flt Lt J D Atkinson 13 Dec 1940  
Flt Lt J D Worthington 20 Mar 1941  
Flt Lt E R Harley  6 Apr 1942  
Fg Off W S Brundish  2 Aug 1940  
Fg Off H D Curry 29 Sep 1941  
Fg Off W G Randell  4 Feb 1942  
Fg Off D C S Bland    
Fg Off J S Schilling  1 Dec 1941  
Fg Off G M Phillips 12 Mar 1942  
Fg Off G Glendinning 30 Mar 1942  
Fg Off J Histead 30 Mar 1942  
Fg Off D G Liddle 29 Dec 1941  
Fg Off J A Fox 11 Aug 1941  
Fg Off G Palgrave-Brown    
Fg Off G R Riddell-Carre 14 Feb 1941  
Fg Off C B Waters 28 Feb 1941  
Plt Off D V Wright 14 Apr 1941  
Plt Off E Evans 29 Sep 1941  
Plt Off W F Harley 12 Mar 1942  
Plt Off G D Fletcher 13 Apr 1942  
Plt Off T V Prior 14 May 1942  
Plt Off H McGuire 28 May 1942  
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Wg Cdr J J Owen 9 Mar 1942  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr E T McKeown  1 Jun 1941  
Flt Lt C C Brachi 25 Apr 1941  
Flt Lt C F Cowper 27 May 1940  
Signals
Wg Cdr A W Daniels  2 May 1942 Chief Signals Officer
Sqn Ldr H W St John 23 Aug 1941
Fg Off H F Viney  8 May 1942
Plt Off W C Cropper 11 Nov 1940
Armament
Fg Off R C Crabbe 26 Mar 1940  
Fg Off W J Cawte  8 Apr 1942  
Equipment
Gp Capt J V Mason 27 May 1940 OBE
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 27 May 1940  
Sqn Ldr L N Sargent 27 May 1940  
Sqn Ldr

Cyril J Salmon

22 Jul 1940 later AVM
Sqn Ldr S P Quick 27 May 1940  
Flt Lt J G Geary  4 Apr 1941  
Flt Lt C E Jackson 16 Dec 1941  
Fg Off T D Connochie 23 Aug 1941  
Fg Off J D Gunnis  
Fg Off G W Jones 19Jan 1942  
Fg Off S H Smiles 14 Jan 1942  
Fg Off Easterley 20 Feb 1942  
Fg Off H Thomas 23 Mar1942  
Fg Off A E Hunt  1 Nov 1940  
Plt Off H S Cullerne-Brown 19 Jan 1942  
Plt Off H J Palmer  1 Apr 1942  
Plt Off J Fitzsimons 20 Apr 1942  
Plt Off E D Mitchell 18 Mar 1942  
Accountant
A/Cdre

Herbert J Down

 27 May 1940 Command Accountant, CBE
Gp Capt

Ivor L Wincer 

 27 May 1940 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr N Wallett 14 Jul 1941  
Sqn Ldr H C Staines 17 Jan 1942  
Sqn Ldr R P Bennett  
Fg Off L Bond 25 Sep 1941  
Medical
AVM William Tyrrell 27 May 1940 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, DSO, MC, MB, BCh, DPH, KHS
Gp Capt W J G Walker 27 May 1940 Deputy Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr W King 27 May 1940 Quartermaster
Sqn Ldr C S Barton 27 May 1940 MB, BCh
Flt Lt L G Anderson 27 May 1940 MD, ChB, DPH
Mrs (Flt Lt) E V Butler-Jones 20 Aug 1941 MRCS, LRCP
Fg Off K W B Rostron 12 Sep 1941 MB, BCh
Dental
Wg Cdr G A Ballantyne 27 May 1940 Inspecting Dental Officer, DFC, LDS
Flt Lt J W Smith  6 Aug 1941 LDS, DDS
Chaplains
Rev H J R Ulyatt 18 Nov 1941 OBE
Physical Education
Flt Lt A W Taylor  1 Dec 1941  
Educational
Dr I I B Hart 22 Jan 1941 Command Education Officer, OBE, BSc, PhD, RAFVR
Mr O M Moullin 20 Oct 1941 Grade II, MA, RAFVR
Works
Capt H T Humphrees   Chief Engineer, OBE
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off S F Wynne-Eyton 12 May 1941 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col W C Storrie 23 Feb 1942
 Sqn Ldr F A Latter 14 Mar 1942

Source - September 1940 Confidential Air Force List

June 1941

Address Controlled
Wantage Hall, Upper Redlands Road, Reading, Surrey

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Act AM William L Welsh 27 May 1940 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, CB, DSC, AFC; later AM
Act AVM Rey G Parry 23 Feb 1941 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, DSO
Personal Appointment
Fg Off G Munro-Kerr  1 Mar 1941 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
A/Cdre Hugh H MacL Fraser  4 Jul 1940 Senior Air Staff Officer, later AVM
Gp Capt Thomas A Warne-Browne 26 Sep 1940 DSC; later AM
Capt P H McCartan   RN
Wg Cdr W K Mercer 28 Apr 1941  
Sqn Ldr P C Hilton 27 May 1940  
Fg Off S Bishop    
Fg Off E R Harley  1 Mar 1941  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt E D H Davies 27 May 1940 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr J S Phillips 24 Jan 1941  
Sqn Ldr F F Fulton 27 May 1940  
Sqn Ldr J E Beynon 27 May 1940 Personnel Duties
Flt Lt W H Calvert 21 Jul 1940  
Flt Lt F J Sherman  4 Han 1941  
Flt Lt G Austin 15 Feb 1941  
Flt Lt F W Mundy  2 Oct 1940  
Fg Off G H Tripp    
Fg Off J D Worthington 26 Mar 1941  
Fg Off W S Brundish  2 Aug 1940  
Plt Off G R Riddell-Carre 14 Feb 1941  
Plt Off C B Waters 28 Feb 1941  
Plt Off J T H Jackson  1 Mar 1941  
Plt Off T Lilley 20 Mar 1941  
Plt Off J D Atkinson    
Plt Off A H I Fraser    
Plt Off D V Wright 14 Apr 1941  
Plt Off J C Rawlinson  9 May 1941  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr E E Fallick 27 May 1940
Wg Cdr George B Beardsworth  9 Oct 1940 later AVM
Wg Cdr V Croome  6 Apr 1941
Fg Off W J Elvin 27 May 1940  
Fg Off F W Harris 27 May 1940  
Fg Off C F Cowper 27 May 1940  
Fg Off C C Brachi 25 Apr 1941  
Plt Off E S Hamilton 25 Apr 1941  
Signals
Wg Cdr Thomas P P F Fagan  6 Aug 1940 Chief Signals Officer; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr W W Hart 27 May 1940 MBE
Fg Off J H Dellbridge 20 Mar 1941
Plt Off W C Cropper 11 Nov 1940
Armament
Wg Cdr John Marson 27 May 1940 later AVM
Fg Off R C Crabbe 26 Mar 1940  
Fg Off S A J Shaw 22 Feb 2941  
Fg Off A Doyle 28 Apr 1941  
Photography
Sqn Ldr R G Seys 29 Jan 1941
Equipment
Gp Capt J V Mason 27 May 1940 OBE
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 27 May 1940  
Sqn Ldr L N Sargent 27 May 1940  
Sqn Ldr

Cyril J Salmon

 22 Jul 1940 later AVM
Flt Lt S P Quick 27 May 1940  
Flt Lt B H Cunningham 27 May 1940  
Flt Lt R L Winterburn  8 Jan 1941  
Fg Off C C Campbell 27 May 1940  
Fg Off R Willoughby  6 Dec 1940  
Fg Off J G Geary  4 Apr 1941  
Fg Off C E Jackson  
Plt Off E A Hubble  1 Nov 1940  
Plt Off A E Hunt  1 Nov 1940  
Accountant
A/Cdre

Herbert J Down

 27 May 1940 Command Accountant, CBE
Gp Capt

Ivor L Wincer 

 27 May 1940 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W W Deane 27 May 1940  
Sqn Ldr F W Judge 17 Feb 1941  
Plt Off L Bond 25 Sep 1940  
Medical
AVM William Tyrrell 27 May 1940 Principal Medical Officer, DSO, MC, MB, BCh, DPH, KHS
Gp Capt W J G Walker 27 May 1940 MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr W King 27 May 1940 Quartermaster
Flt Lt L G Anderson 27 May 1940 MD, ChB, DPH
Flt Lt C S Barton 27 May 1940 MB, BCh
Fg Off B E Batty 17 Jan 1941  
Fg Off J D Gunnis  
Fg Off P B Atkinson 15 Apr 1941 MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Wg Cdr G A Ballantyne 27 May 1940 Inspecting Dental Officer, DFC, LDS
Physical Education
Fg Off J Digby 10 Apr 1941  
Educational
Dr I I B Hart 11 Jan 1941 Command Education Officer, OBE, BSc, PhD, RAFVR
Capt V G F Kelly 27 May 1940 Grade II, BSc, RAFVR
Works
Capt H T Humphrees   Chief Engineer, OBE
Miscellaneous Appointments
Flt Lt F A B Barnard 28 Oct 1940  

Source - June 1941 Confidential Air Force List

July 1942

Address Controlled
Wantage Hall, Upper Redlands Road, Reading, Surrey

Groups: -

Other units: -

  • Central Medical Establishment - London

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Act AM Sir John T Babington  7 Jul 1941 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CBE, DSO; later AM Sir John Tremayne
AVM Arthur C Maund 17 Dec 1941 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, DSO
Gp Capt G S N Johnson 22 Dec 1941 Deputy Air Officer i/c Administration,
Personal Appointment
Fg Off T G M Weldon 15 Aug 1941 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cresswell Turner  1 Jan 1942 Senior Air Staff Officer,  AFC
Gp Capt

Robert J Rodwell

 9 Mar 1942 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W A Thompson 10 Sep 1941  
Wg Cdr A M N David    
Wg Cdr A H Harrison 18 May 1942  
Sqn Ldr P R Burchell  9 Oct 1941 OBE
Sqn Ldr K W Bransby  5 Jan 1942  
Sqn Ldr F J Sherman  5 Jan 1941  
Flt Lt F W Harris 29 Oct 1941  
Flt Lt J Digby  1 Dec 1941  
Flt Lt W J Elvin    
Flt Lt E W Braendle 11 Sep 1941  
Flt Lt G H F Knight 29 Sep 1941  
Fg Off J H L Trustram    
Fg Off A G Abel  1 Oct 1941  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C E Maude 24 Jan 1942 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr G G H Cooke  4 Sep 1941 DSC, AFC
Sqn Ldr F F Fulton 27 May 1940 OBE
Sqn Ldr W O Whatamore  5 Nov 1941  
Sqn Ldr M P S Spencer 22 Aug 1941  
Flt Lt F W Mundy  2 Oct 1940  
Flt Lt S G Toby 10 Nov 1941  
Flt Lt J D Atkinson 13 Dec 1940 AFC
Flt Lt J D Worthington 26 Mar 1941  
Flt Lt E R Harley  6 Apr 1942  
Fg Off W S Brundish  1 Jan 1941  
Fg Off H D Curry 29 Sep 1941  
Fg Off W G Randell  4 Feb 1942  
Fg Off D C S Bland    
Fg Off J S Schilling  1 Dec 1941  
Fg Off G M Phillips 12 Mar 1942  
Fg Off G Glendinning 30 Mar 1942  
Fg Off J Histead 30 Mar 1942  
Fg Off D G Liddle 29 Dec 1941  
Fg Off J A Fox 11 Aug 1941  
Fg Off G Palgrave-Brown    
Fg Off G R Riddell-Carre 14 Feb 1941  
Fg Off C B Waters 28 Feb 1941  
Plt Off D V Wright 14 Apr 1941  
Plt Off E Evans 29 Sep 1941  
Plt Off W F Harley 12 Mar 1942  
Plt Off G D Fletcher 13 Apr 1942  
Plt Off T V Prior 14 May 1942  
Plt Off H McGuire 28 May 1942  
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Wg Cdr J J Owen  9 Mar 1942  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr E T McKeown  1 Jun 1941
Flt Lt C F Cowper 27 May 1940  
Flt Lt C C Brachi 25 Apr 1941  
Signals
Wg Cdr A W Daniels  2 May 1942
Sqn Ldr H W St John 23 Aug 1941
Fg Off H F Viney  8 May 1942
Plt Off W C Cropper 11 Nov 1940
Armament
Fg Off R C Crabbe 26 Mar 1940  
Fg Off W J Cawte  8 Apr 1942  
Equipment
Gp Capt J V Mason 27 May 1940 OBE
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 27 May 1940  
Sqn Ldr L N Sargent 27 May 1940  
Sqn Ldr

Cyril J Salmon

 22 Jul 1940 later AVM
Sqn Ldr S P Quick 27 May 1940  
Flt Lt J G Geary  4 Apr 1941  
Flt Lt C E Jackson 16 Dec 1941  
Fg Off T D Connochie 23 Aug 1941  
Fg Off J D Gunnis  
Fg Off G W Jones 19 Jan 1942  
Fg Off S H Smiles 14 Jan 1942  
Fg Off Eatherley 20 Feb 1942  
Fg Off H Thomas 23 Mar 1942  
Fg Off A E Hunt  1 Nov 1940  
Plt Off H S Cullerne-Brown 19 Jan 1942  
Plt Off H J Palmer  1 Apr 1942  
Plt Off J Fitzsimons 20 Apr 1942  
Plt Off E D Mitchell 18 Mar 1942  
Accountant
A/Cdre

Herbert J Down

 27 May 1940 Command Accountant, CBE
Gp Capt

Ivor L Wincer 

 19 Jun 1940 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr N Wallett 14 Jul 1941  
Sqn Ldr H C Staines 17 Jan 1942  
Sqn Ldr R P Bennett  
Fg Off L Bond 25 Sep 1941  
Medical
AVM William Tyrrell 27 May 1940 Principal Medical Officer, DSO, MC, MB, BCh, DPH, KHS
Gp Capt W J G Walker 27 May 1940 MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr W King 27 May 1940 Quartermaster, MSM
Sqn Ldr C S Barton 27 May 1940 MB, BCh
Flt Lt L G Anderson 27 May 1940 MD, ChB, DPH
Flt Lt (Mrs) E V Butler-Jones 20 Aug 1941 MRCS, LRCP
Fg Off K W B Rostron 12 Sep 1941 MB, BCh
Dental
Wg Cdr G A Ballantyne 27 May 1940 Inspecting Dental Officer, DFC, LDS
Flt Lt J W Smith  6 Aug 1941 LDS, DDS
Chaplains
Rev H J R Ulyatt 18 Nov 1941 OBE
Physical Education
Flt Lt A W Taylor  1 Dec 1941  
Educational
Dr I I B Hart 11 Jan 1941 Command Education Officer, OBE, BSc, PhD, RAFVR
Mr O M Moullin Grade III, MA, RAFVR
Works
Capt H T Humphrees   Chief Engineer, OBE
WAAF Staff Officers
Wg Off S F Wynne-Eyton 12 May 1941 WAAF
RAF Regiment
 Lt Col W C Storrie 23 Feb 1942
Sqn Ldr F A Latter 14 Mar 1942  

Source - July 1942 Confidential Air Force List

December 1943

Address Controlled
Wantage Hall, Upper Redlands Road, Reading, Surrey

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Arthur S Barratt  1 Jun 1943 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG, MC; later ACM
AVM George B A Baker  1 Jan 1943 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, MC
Gp Capt G S N Johnson 22 Dec 1941 Deputy Air Officer i/c Administration,
Personal Appointment
SO A M Lamble   Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
A/Cdre Cresswell Turner  1 Jan 1942 Senior Air Staff Officer,  AFC
Gp Capt

Robert J Rodwell

  9 Mar 1942 later A/Cdre
Wg Cdr W A Thompson 10 Sep 1941  
Wg Cdr A H Harrison 18 May 1942  
Wg Cdr F J Sherman  5 Jan 1941  
Wg Cdr R B Cleaver 13 Aug 1943  
Sqn Ldr F W Harris  9 Oct 1941  
Sqn Ldr E W Braendle 11 Sep 1941  
Sqn Ldr S K Dunford 17 May 1943  
Sqn Ldr R L Tomlinson  8 Nov 1942  
Sqn Ldr F A Partridge  4 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr W H G Leggett 19 Oct 1942  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt L S Weedon 13 Jul 1943 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr D E Ward  3 Sep 1942  
Wg Cdr J D Atkinson 13 Dec 1940 AFC
Wg Cdr J W Taylor 19 Oct 1942  
Wg Cdr C W Carleton  5 Oct 1943 AFC
Wg Cdr J R Morgan 29 Aug 1943  
Sqn Ldr C C Brachi 25 Apr 1941  
Sqn Ldr G R Riddell-Carre 14 Feb 1941  
Sqn Ldr J A Fox 11 Aug 1941  
Sqn Ldr S G Toby 10 Nov 1941  
Sqn Ldr C B Waters 28 Feb 1941  
Sqn Ldr D G Liddle 29 Dec 1941  
Sqn Ldr P J T Cullinan 29 Jan 1943  
Sqn Ldr J F Arnold  4 Apr 1943  
Sqn Ldr A T R Bradshaw 13 Jul 1943  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Sqn Ldr E T McKeown  1 Jun 1941
Flt Lt C F Cowper 27 May 1940  
Signals
Wg Cdr H W St John 23 Aug 1941
Sqn Ldr W C Cropper 11 Nov 1940
Equipment
Gp Capt J V Mason 27 May 1940 OBE
Wg Cdr L H Vernon 27 May 1940  
Wg Cdr G G C Piggott 11 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr C E Jackson 16 Dec 1941  
Sqn Ldr D P Blatherwick  1 Jun 1943  
Sqn Ldr W J Breen 14 Sep 1943  
Sqn Ldr B H Miller 14 Jun 1943  
Accountant
A/Cdre Herbert G Jones 26 Jul 1942 Command Accountant, CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt W R Westcombe 19 Jul 1942
Sqn Ldr N Wallett 14 Jul 1941  
Sqn Ldr R D I Scott 12 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr D Leighton 14 Jun 1943  
Medical
AVM William Tyrrell 27 May 1940 Principal Medical Officer, CBE, DSO, MC, MB, BCh, DPH, KHS
Gp Capt F L White 29 Sep 1942 MRCS, LRCP
Wg Cdr C S Barton 27 May 1940 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr W King 27 May 1940 Quartermaster, MSM
Sqn Ldr P B Atkinson 15 Apr 1941 MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr (Mrs) B A Briant  1 Jan 1943 MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Sqn Ldr J W Smith  6 Aug 1941 LDS, DDS
Physical Education
Sqn Ldr A W Taylor  1 Dec 1941  
Chaplains
Rev H J R Ulyatt 18 Nov 1941 OBE
Educational
Mr D A Smith 17 Nov 1942 Command Education Officer, MA, RAFVR
Mr C J Whittle Grade I, MSc, RAFVR
Works
Capt H T Humphrees 15 Dec 1938 Chief Engineer, OBE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr N H Thompson Command Inspector of Explosives - Assistant Inspector, AID
WAAF Staff Officers
Gp Off E R McLeod 21 Apr 1942 WAAF
Sqn Off E R Kirkpatrick 21 Aug 1943 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Col C R Major  1 Jun 1943
Maj A Dodds 23 Sep 1943
Wg Cdr D F Massy  1 Jun 1943 OBE
Wg Cdr R Wilson  1 Jun 1943  

Source - December 1943 Confidential Air Force List

June 1944

Address Controlled
Wantage Hall, Upper Redlands Road, Reading, Surrey

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Arthur S Barratt  1 Jun 1943 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG, MC; later ACM
AVM George B A Baker  1 Jan 1943 Air Officer i/c Administration, CB, CBE, MC
Gp Capt G S N Johnson 22 Dec 1941 Assistant Air Officer i/c Administration,
Personal Appointment
SO A M Lamble   Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C
Air Staff
A/Cdre     Senior Air Staff Officer,  AFC
Gp Capt W A Thompson 10 Sep 1941 OBE
Gp Capt A H Harrison 18 May 1942 DSM
Wg Cdr F J Sherman  5 Jan 1941  
Wg Cdr R B Cleaver 13 Aug 1943  
Wg Cdr F J M Pryer 14 Feb 1944  
Sqn Ldr F W Harris  9 Oct 1941  
Sqn Ldr E W Braendle 11 Sep 1941  
Sqn Ldr R L Tomlinson  8 Nov 1942  
Sqn Ldr F A Partridge  4 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr W H G Leggett 19 Oct 1942  
Sqn Ldr J H L Trustram 24 Feb 1944  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt L S Weedon 13 Jul 1943 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr J D Atkinson 13 Dec 1940 AFC
Wg Cdr C W Carleton  5 Oct 1943 AFC
Wg Cdr J R Morgan 29 Aug 1943  
Wg Cdr J D Worthington  3 Nov 1943  
Wg Cdr A T R Bradshaw 13 Jul 1943  
Sqn Ldr C C Brachi 25 Apr 1941  
Sqn Ldr G R Riddell-Carre 14 Feb 1941  
Sqn Ldr J A Fox 11 Aug 1941  
Sqn Ldr S G Toby 10 Nov 1941  
Sqn Ldr C B Waters 28 Feb 1941  
Sqn Ldr D G Liddle 29 Dec 1941  
Sqn Ldr J F Arnold  4 Apr 1943  
Sqn Ldr S K Dunford 17 May 1943  
Sqn Ldr G Glendinning 22 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr W G Randell 22 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr S N H Phillips  8 Sep 1943  
Sqn Ldr F E M Clarke 25 Jan 1944  
Sqn Ldr R D R Probert 21 Apr 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Sqn Ldr E T McKeown  1 Jun 1941
Flt Lt C F Cowper 27 May 1940  
Signals
Wg Cdr J S Smith 22 Feb 1944 MBE
Sqn Ldr H F Viney  1 Mar 1944
Equipment
Gp Capt J V Mason 27 May 1940 OBE
Wg Cdr L Mitchell  8 Nov 1943  
Wg Cdr J H Thacker  1 May 1944  
Sqn Ldr C E Jackson 16 Dec 1941  
Sqn Ldr D P Blatherwick  1 Jun 1943  
Sqn Ldr W J Breen 14 Sep 1943  
Sqn Ldr B H Miller 14 Jun 1943  
Sqn Ldr J D Gunnis  5 Dec 1940  
Accountant
A/Cdre Herbert G Jones 26 Jul 1942 Command Accountant, CBE; later A/Cdre
Gp Capt W R Westcombe 19 Jul 1942
Wg Cdr C L Dook 19 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr R D I Scott 12 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr E J Watson 28 Feb 1944  
Medical
AVM Sir William Tyrrell 27 May 1940 Principal Medical Officer, KBE, DSO, MC, MB, BCh, DPH
Gp Capt W E Hodgins  8 Feb 1944 MB, MCP & S
Wg Cdr C S Barton 27 May 1940 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr W King 27 May 1940 Quartermaster, MSM
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 16 Feb 1944 MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr (Mrs) B A Briant  1 Jan 1943 MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt M J Pigott 26 Apr 1943 BDS
Sqn Ldr J W Smith  6 Aug 1941 LDS, DDS
Physical Education
Sqn Ldr D Nicholson 24 Jan 1944  
Educational
Mr D A Smith 17 Nov 1942 Command Education Officer, MA, RAFVR
Mr C N Heath 10 Nov 1943 BA, RAFVR
Works
Capt H T Humphrees 15 Dec 1938 Chief Engineer, OBE
Aeronautical Inspection
Mr N H Thompson Command Inspector of Explosives - Assistant Inspector, AID
WAAF Staff Officers
Gp Off E R McLeod 21 Apr 1942 WAAF
Flt Off M I Humpherson  3 Jun 1943 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Brig C R Major  1 Jun 1943
Lt Col A Dodds 23 Sep 1943
Lt Col H C Browning 10 Jan 1944 DSO, MC
Wg Cdr F E Scott 17 Dec 1943  
Sqn Ldr A R Brown 16 Aug 1943  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr G V Thomson   Provost and Security Liaison Officer

Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List

June 1945

Address Controlled
Wantage Hall, Upper Redlands Road, Reading, Surrey

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Arthur S Barratt  1 Jun 1943 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG, MC; later ACM
AVM William M Yool  1 Aug 1944 Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE
Personal Appointment
ASO H C M Hills 27 Apr 1945 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C, WAAF
Air Staff
A/Cdre James R Mutch 20 Mar 1944 Senior Air Staff Officer,  AFC
Gp Capt W A Thompson 10 Sep 1941 OBE
Gp Capt A H Harrison 18 May 1942 CBE, DSM
Wg Cdr R B Cleaver 13 Aug 1943  
Wg Cdr F J M Pryer 14 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr O V Holmes 13 May 1944 AFC
Wg Cdr W H G Leggett 19 Oct 1942  
Sqn Ldr F W Harris  9 Oct 1941  
Sqn Ldr J H L Trustram 24 Feb 1944  
Sqn Ldr J S Schilling 27 Jun 1944  
Sqn Ldr W Jones 25 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr G Danielson 26 Mar 1945  
Sqn Ldr H J H Fulcher 17 Apr 1945  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt J H Herring 22 May 1944 Chief Personnel Staff Officer, DSO, MC
Gp Capt L S Weedon 13 Jul 1943 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr J D Atkinson 13 Dec 1940 AFC
Wg Cdr C W Carleton  5 Oct 1943 AFC
Wg Cdr J R Morgan 29 Aug 1943  
Wg Cdr J D Worthington  3 Nov 1943  
Wg Cdr A T R Bradshaw 13 Jul 1943  
Wg Cdr S K Dunford 17 May 1943  
Sqn Ldr C C Brachi 25 Apr 1941  
Sqn Ldr G R Riddell-Carre 14 Feb 1941  
Sqn Ldr J A Fox 11 Aug 1941  
Sqn Ldr J F Arnold  4 Apr 1943  
Sqn Ldr G Glendinning 22 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr W G Randell 22 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr N Clayton  9 Feb  1945  
Sqn Ldr R D R Probert 21 Apr 1944  
Sqn Ldr A D Loughbrough  2 Oct 1944  
Sqn Ldr D C S Bland  2 Oct 1944  
Sqn Ldr H Hall 21 Aug 1944  
Sqn Ldr W W Parsons 19 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr P R Casement 25 Oct 1944  
Sqn Ldr B B Gillis 26 Mar 1944  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Sqn Ldr E T McKeown  1 Jun 1941
Sqn Ldr C F Cowper 27 May 1940  
Sqn Ldr J McKay 18 Apr 1945
Signals
Sqn Ldr H F Viney  1 Mar 1944
Equipment
Gp Capt J V Mason 27 May 1940 OBE
Wg Cdr L Mitchell  8 Nov 1943  
Wg Cdr R B Horstman 21 Mar 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Blatherwick  1 Jun 1943  
Sqn Ldr B H Miller 14 Jun 1943  
Sqn Ldr J D Gunnis  5 Dec 1940  
Sqn Ldr W J Breen 14 Sep 1943  
Accountant
A/Cdre John S Griffiths 16 Jun 1945 Command Accountant, CBE,
Gp Capt W R Westcombe 19 Jul 1942
Wg Cdr E Smith 19 Oct 1944  
Sqn Ldr R D I Scott 12 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr E J Watson 28 Feb 1944  
Medical
AVM A E Panter 20 Oct 1944 Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP, KHS
Gp Capt A Briscoe 18 Oct 1944 MB, BCh
Wg Cdr C S Barton 27 May 1940 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr W King 27 May 1940 Quartermaster, MSM
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 16 Feb 1944 MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr (Mrs) B A Briant  1 Jan 1943 MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt M J Pigott 26 Apr 1943 BDS
Sqn Ldr J W Smith  6 Aug 1941 LDS, DDS
Physical Education
Sqn Ldr D Nicholson 24 Jan 1944  
Educational
Mr T G G Hutchinson 18 Sep 1944 Command Education Officer, AMIMechE, RAFVR
Mr H Woffenden 25 May 1944 AMIMechE, RAFVR
Works
Mr T C Coles 18 Apr 1945 MRSanI
WAAF Staff Officers
Gp Off E B Richdale 18 Dec 1944 WAAF
Flt Off M J Llewellyn 14 Feb 1945 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col H C Browning 10 Jan 1944 DSO, MC
Wg Cdr F E Scott 17 Dec 1943  
Sqn Ldr F MacFarlane 28 Oct 1944  
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 16 Mar 1945  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr R S Barnes 11 Oct 1943 Provost and Security Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr B McFadden 16 Oct 1944 DFM

Source - June 1945 Confidential Air Force List

July 1945

Address Controlled
Wantage Hall, Upper Redlands Road, Reading, Surrey

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Arthur S Barratt  1 Jun 1943 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG, MC; later ACM
AVM William M Yool  1 Aug 1944 Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE
Personal Appointment
ASO H C M Hills 27 Apr 1945 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C, WAAF
Air Staff
A/Cdre James R Mutch 20 Mar 1944 Senior Air Staff Officer,  AFC
Gp Capt W A Thompson 10 Sep 1941 OBE
Gp Capt A H Harrison 18 May 1942 CBE, DSM
Wg Cdr R B Cleaver 13 Aug 1943  
Wg Cdr F J M Pryer 14 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr O V Holmes 13 May 1944 AFC
Wg Cdr W H G Leggett 19 Oct 1942  
Sqn Ldr F W Harris  9 Oct 1941  
Sqn Ldr J H L Trustram 24 Feb 1944  
Sqn Ldr J S Schilling 27 Jun 1944  
Sqn Ldr W Jones 25 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr G Danielson 26 Mar 1945  
Sqn Ldr H J H Fulcher 17 Apr 1945  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt J H Herring 22 May 1944 Chief Personnel Staff Officer, DSO, MC
Gp Capt L S Weedon 13 Jul 1943 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr J D Atkinson 13 Dec 1940 AFC
Wg Cdr C W Carleton  5 Oct 1943 AFC
Wg Cdr J R Morgan 29 Aug 1943  
Wg Cdr J D Worthington  3 Nov 1943  
Wg Cdr A T R Bradshaw 13 Jul 1943  
Wg Cdr S K Dunford 17 May 1943  
Sqn Ldr C C Brachi 25 Apr 1941  
Sqn Ldr G R Riddell-Carre 14 Feb 1941  
Sqn Ldr J A Fox 11 Aug 1941  
Sqn Ldr J F Arnold  4 Apr 1943  
Sqn Ldr G Glendinning 22 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr W G Randell 22 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr N Clayton  9 Feb  1945  
Sqn Ldr R D R Probert 21 Apr 1944  
Sqn Ldr A D Loughbrough  2 Oct 1944  
Sqn Ldr D C S Bland  2 Oct 1944  
Sqn Ldr H Hall 21 Aug 1944  
Sqn Ldr W W Parsons 19 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr P R Casement 25 Oct 1944  
Sqn Ldr B B Gillis 26 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr E W Murray 19 May 1945  
Sqn Ldr L Mackintosh 18 Jun 1945  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Sqn Ldr E T McKeown  1 Jun 1941
Sqn Ldr C F Cowper 27 May 1940  
Sqn Ldr J McKay 18 Apr 1945
Signals
Sqn Ldr H F Viney  1 Mar 1944
Equipment
Gp Capt J V Mason 27 May 1940 OBE
Wg Cdr L Mitchell  8 Nov 1943  
Wg Cdr R B Horstman 21 Mar 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Blatherwick  1 Jun 1943  
Sqn Ldr B H Miller 14 Jun 1943  
Sqn Ldr J D Gunnis  5 Dec 1940  
Sqn Ldr W J Breen 14 Sep 1943  
Accountant
A/Cdre John S Griffiths 16 Jun 1945 Command Accountant, CBE,
Gp Capt W R Westcombe 19 Jul 1942
Wg Cdr E Smith 19 Oct 1944  
Sqn Ldr R D I Scott 12 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr E W Kirby 31 May 1945  
Medical
AVM A E Panter 20 Oct 1944 Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP, KHS
Gp Capt A Briscoe 18 Oct 1944 MB, BCh
Wg Cdr R H Pratt 21 May 1945 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr W King 27 May 1940 Quartermaster, MSM
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 16 Feb 1944 MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr (Mrs) B A Briant  1 Jan 1943 MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt M J Pigott 26 Apr 1943 BDS
Sqn Ldr J W Smith  6 Aug 1941 LDS, DDS
Physical Education
Sqn Ldr D Nicholson 24 Jan 1944  
Educational
Mr T G G Hutchinson 18 Sep 1944 Command Education Officer, AMIMechE, RAFVR
Mr H Woffenden 25 May 1944 AMIMechE, RAFVR
Works
Mr T C Coles 18 Apr 1945 MRSanI
WAAF Staff Officers
Gp Off E B Richdale 18 Dec 1944 WAAF
Flt Off M J Llewellyn 14 Feb 1945 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col H C Browning 10 Jan 1944 DSO, MC
Wg Cdr F E Scott 17 Dec 1943  
Sqn Ldr F MacFarlane 28 Oct 1944  
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 16 Mar 1945  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr R S Barnes 11 Oct 1943 Provost and Security Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr B McFadden 16 Oct 1944 DFM

Source - July 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)

August 1945

Address Controlled
Wantage Hall, Upper Redlands Road, Reading, Surrey

Groups: -

 

Rank Name Date Notes
AM Sir Arthur S Barratt  1 Jun 1943 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, KCB, CMG, MC; later ACM
AVM William M Yool  1 Aug 1944 Air Officer i/c Administration, CBE
Personal Appointment
ASO H C M Hills 27 Apr 1945 Personal Assistant to AOC-in-C, WAAF
Air Staff
A/Cdre James R Mutch 20 Mar 1944 Senior Air Staff Officer,  AFC
Gp Capt W A Thompson 10 Sep 1941 OBE
Gp Capt A H Harrison 18 May 1942 CBE, DSM
Wg Cdr R B Cleaver 13 Aug 1943  
Wg Cdr F J M Pryer 14 Feb 1944  
Wg Cdr O V Holmes 13 May 1944 AFC
Wg Cdr W H G Leggett 19 Oct 1942  
Sqn Ldr J H L Trustram 24 Feb 1944  
Sqn Ldr J S Schilling 27 Jun 1944  
Sqn Ldr W Jones 25 Sep 1944  
Sqn Ldr G Danielson 26 Mar 1945  
Sqn Ldr H J H Fulcher 17 Apr 1945  
Sqn Ldr W R Morgans 19 Jul 1945  
Administrative Staff
Gp Capt J H Herring 22 May 1944 Chief Personnel Staff Officer, DSO, MC
Gp Capt L S Weedon 13 Jul 1943 Senior Personnel Staff Officer
Wg Cdr J D Atkinson 13 Dec 1940 AFC
Wg Cdr C W Carleton  5 Oct 1943 AFC
Wg Cdr J R Morgan 29 Aug 1943  
Wg Cdr J D Worthington  3 Nov 1943  
Wg Cdr A T R Bradshaw 13 Jul 1943  
Wg Cdr S K Dunford 17 May 1943  
Sqn Ldr C C Brachi 25 Apr 1941  
Sqn Ldr G R Riddell-Carre 14 Feb 1941  
Sqn Ldr J A Fox 11 Aug 1941  
Sqn Ldr J F Arnold  4 Apr 1943  
Sqn Ldr G Glendinning 22 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr W G Randell 22 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr N Clayton  9 Feb  1945  
Sqn Ldr R D R Probert 21 Apr 1944  
Sqn Ldr A D Loughbrough  2 Oct 1944  
Sqn Ldr P R Casement 25 Oct 1944  
Sqn Ldr B B Gillis 26 Mar 1944  
Sqn Ldr E W Murray 19 May 1945  
Sqn Ldr L Mackintosh 18 Jun 1945  
Sqn Ldr T B Prior  1 Aug 1945  
Sqn Ldr R E Casey 30 Jul 1945  
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Sqn Ldr E T McKeown  1 Jun 1941
Sqn Ldr C F Cowper 27 May 1940  
Sqn Ldr J McKay 18 Apr 1945
Signals
Sqn Ldr H F Viney  1 Mar 1944
Equipment
Gp Capt J V Mason 27 May 1940 OBE
Wg Cdr L Mitchell  8 Nov 1943  
Wg Cdr R B Horstman 21 Mar 1945  
Sqn Ldr D P Blatherwick  1 Jun 1943  
Sqn Ldr B H Miller 14 Jun 1943  
Sqn Ldr J D Gunnis  5 Dec 1940  
Sqn Ldr W J Breen 14 Sep 1943  
Sqn Ldr H D Gough  1 Jun 1945  
Accountant
A/Cdre John S Griffiths 16 Jun 1945 Command Accountant, CBE,
Gp Capt W R Westcombe 19 Jul 1942
Wg Cdr E Smith 19 Oct 1944  
Sqn Ldr R D I Scott 12 Oct 1943  
Sqn Ldr E W Kirby 31 May 1945  
Medical
AVM A E Panter 20 Oct 1944 Principal Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP, KHS
Gp Capt A Briscoe 18 Oct 1944 MB, BCh
Wg Cdr R H Pratt 21 May 1945 MB, BCh
Sqn Ldr W King 27 May 1940 Quartermaster, MSM
Sqn Ldr R J Healey 16 Feb 1944 MRCS, LRCP
Sqn Ldr (Mrs) B A Briant  1 Jan 1943 MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP
Dental
Gp Capt M J Pigott 26 Apr 1943 BDS
Sqn Ldr J W Smith  6 Aug 1941 LDS, DDS
Sqn Ldr H C Davis  8 Jun 1945 LDS, RCS (Eng)
Physical Education
Sqn Ldr D Nicholson 24 Jan 1944  
Educational
Mr T G G Hutchinson 18 Sep 1944 Command Education Officer, AMIMechE, RAFVR
Mr H Woffenden 25 May 1944 AMIMechE, RAFVR
Works
Mr T C Coles 18 Apr 1945 MRSanI
WAAF Staff Officers
Gp Off E B Richdale 18 Dec 1944 WAAF
Flt Off M J Llewellyn 14 Feb 1945 WAAF
RAF Regiment
Lt Col H C Browning 10 Jan 1944 DSO, MC
Sqn Ldr F MacFarlane 28 Oct 1944  
Sqn Ldr W A P Gardner 16 Mar 1945  
Miscellaneous Appointments
Sqn Ldr R S Barnes 11 Oct 1943 Provost and Security Liaison Officer
Sqn Ldr B McFadden 16 Oct 1944 DFM

Source - August 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)

September 1945

Source - September 1945 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/3839)

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