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HQ No 31 Group Personnel, units and locations

[May 1939 | Dec 1939]

Reformed as No 31 (Barrage Balloon) Group on 1 March 1939 within Balloon Command

May 1939

Location Command Controlled
176 Broad Street, Birmingham Balloon Command

  • No units allocated yet

Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List

It moved to Forhill House, King's Norton, Warwickshire on 1 September 1939.

December 1939

Location Command Controlled
Forhill House, King's Norton, Warwickshire Balloon Command

  • No 10 Balloon Centre - Manchester

    • No 924 (Balloon) Squadron

    • No 925 (Balloon) Squadron

    • No 926 (Balloon) Squadron

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre Rowland F S Morton 23 Aug 1939 Air Officer Commanding,
Air Staff
Wg Cdr H G Laird   Senior Air Staff Officer, RAFO
Flt Lt W R Collins   RAFO
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C R Strudwick   Senior Administrative Staff Officer
 Services
Signals
Flt Lt F W Wrench   RAFO
Armament
Flt Lt F Marshall   TD, RAFO
Medical
Flt Lt E Donovan    
Miscellaneous
Lt P F W Picton Waynerie   Code and Cypher Duties

Source - December 1939 Confidential Air Force List

June 1941

Location Command Controlled
Forhill House, King's Norton, Warwickshire Balloon Command

  • No 5 Balloon Centre - Birmingham North

    • No 911 (Balloon) Squadron

    • No 913 (Balloon) Squadron

  • No 6 Balloon Centre - Birmingham South

    • No 914 (Balloon) Squadron

    • No 915 (Balloon) Squadron

    • No 916 (Balloon) Squadron

    • No 917 (Balloon) Squadron

  • No 14 Balloon Centre - Cardiff

    • No 953 (Balloon) Squadron

    • No 966 (Balloon) Squadron

    • No 969 (Balloon) Squadron

  • No 21 Balloon Centre - Pembrey

    • No 958 (Balloon) Squadron

    • No 962 (Balloon) Squadron

    • No 956 (Balloon) Squadron

  • No 918 (Balloon) Squadron

 

Rank Name Date Notes
A/Cdre John C Quinnell xx Jan 1940 Air Officer Commanding, DFC; later A/Cdre
Air Staff
Wg Cdr H G Laird 12 May 1939 Senior Air Staff Officer, RAFO
Flt Lt J L Padmore 14 Jun 1940 MC
Flt Lt N B Thomson 10 Jul 1940  
Flt Lt P L W Morton 24 Jul 1940  
Fg Off R W Kerr 10 Aug 1940  
Plt Off H P Bazeley 29 Sep 1940  
Plt Off J G Taylor 10 Feb 1941  
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr C R Strudwick   Senior Administrative Staff Officer
Flt Lt W P Lewis 25 Sep 1939 Personnel Duties
Flt Lt E Errington 10 Jul 1940 Personnel Duties
Flt Lt C K Horne  2 Apr 1941  
Plt Off R L Rogers 10 Mar 1940  
Plt Off S David-Parkes  8 Mar 1941  
Plt Off E F Cooper 18 Apr 1941  
 Services
Equipment
Sqn Ldr L Kemp 28 Oct 1940  
Flt Lt E H Hereford 15 May 1940  
Fg Off W J Farquharson 29 Mar 1940  
Fg Off C Metcalf  1 Apr 1941  
Signals
Flt Lt W A M Whyte    
Armament
Flt Lt F Marshall   TD
Equipment
Flt Lt R C Kitchin 16 Feb 1941  
Physical Training
Fg Off A E Bakewell 27 Sep 1940  
Medical
Flt Lt C R Mayou   MRCS, LRCP

Source - June 1941 Confidential Air Force List

It disbanded into No 32 Group on 13 November 1941.

[May 1939 | Dec 1939 | Jun 1941]

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