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HQ No 300 Group Personnel, locations and units

[Aug 1945 | Sep 1945]

This was formed at Camden, New South Wales, Australia on 24 Apr 1945 by renaming No 300 Wing to control RAF transport units in Australia. 

August 1945

Location Command Controlled
Melborne Transport Command

  • RAF Station Camden

    • No 243 Squadron

    • No 1315 (Transport) Flight

  • No 145 Staging Post

  • No 189 Staging Post

  • No 190 Staging Post

  • No 191 Staging Post

  • No 192 Staging Post

  • No 193 Staging Post

  • No 194 Staging Post

  • No 195 Staging Post

  • No 196 Staging Post

  • No 197 Staging Post

  • No 198 Staging Post

  • No 199 Staging Post

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt D F Anderson  4 Jan 1945 Officer Commanding
Air Staff
Wg Cdr G T Gilbert 17 Dec 1944 Senior Air Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R F Wyness 25 Dec 1944  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr P S Searle  3 May 1945 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  1 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr N Shearing  5 Jun 1945  
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr G A Grant 22 Dec 1944  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr G E Langley  4 Jul 1945  
Signals
Sqn Ldr L V Wrenn 13 Feb 1945  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr R W Head 15 Dec 1944  
Accountant
Sqn Ldr B H Gatley 26 May 1945  
Medical
Sqn Ldr G A Mandow 22 Dec 1944 BCh

Dates shown prior to 24 April 1945 are appointment dates to No 300 Wing.

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

September 1945

Location Command Controlled
Melborne Transport Command

  • RAF Station Camden

    • No 238 Squadron

    • No 243 Squadron

    • No 1315 (Transport) Flight

  • No 145 Staging Post

  • No 189 Staging Post

  • No 190 Staging Post

  • No 191 Staging Post

  • No 192 Staging Post

  • No 193 Staging Post

  • No 194 Staging Post

  • No 195 Staging Post

  • No 196 Staging Post

  • No 197 Staging Post

  • No 198 Staging Post

  • No 199 Staging Post

 

Rank Name Date Notes
Gp Capt D F Anderson  4 Jan 1945 Officer Commanding
Air Staff
Wg Cdr G T Gilbert 17 Dec 1944 Senior Air Staff Officer
Sqn Ldr R F Wyness 25 Dec 1944  
Sqn Ldr F J Hanson 27 May 1945  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr P S Searle  3 May 1945 Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr J F Sanders  1 Jan 1945  
Sqn Ldr N Shearing  5 Jun 1945  
Staffs of the Services
Navigation
Sqn Ldr G A Grant 22 Dec 1944  
Engineer
Sqn Ldr G E Langley  4 Jul 1945  
Signals
Sqn Ldr L V Wrenn 13 Feb 1945  
Equipment
Sqn Ldr R W Head 15 Dec 1944  
Accountant
Sqn Ldr B H Gatley 26 May 1945  
Medical
Sqn Ldr G A Mandow 22 Dec 1944 BCh

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

In January 1946 it moved to 6 Tivoli Place, South Yarra, Melbourne and on 4 January an Advance Party left Essendon, arriving at Leyte on 5 January and Kowloon on 6 January. 

On 31 March 1946 it reverted to the title No.300 (Transport) Wing, with the Rear HQ at  Camden disbanding on 17 April and a Forward Rear Party moved to 426 George Street, Sydney on 21 June, closing on 7 November 1946.

[Aug 1945 | Sep 1945]

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