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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 31 Service Flying Training School - Personnel and locations
RCAF Officers/Canadian personnel are shown in Italics
Personnel Movements: Aug - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Sqn Ldr | D Mc C Gordon | 28 Aug 1940 | Assumed command of First Echelon (Nos 101 and 108 Parties) |
| Fg Off | G G Morrow | 12 Sep 1940 | Attached from HQ No 1 Training Command for Liaison duties |
| Fg Off | R G Marks | 14 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached |
| Fg Off | P H Knowles | 23 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough |
| Fg Off | W B Hodgson | 23 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough |
| Fg Off | A MacDougall | 23 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough |
| Fg Off | D L Harvey | 23 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough |
| Flt Sgt | J J Causon | 23 Sep 1940 | Fitter AE, arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough |
| Sgt | G W Smith | 23 Sep 1940 | Carpenter/Rigger, arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough |
| Sgt | G Penford | 23 Sep 1940 | Wireless Operator, arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough |
| Sgt | G Taylor | 23 Sep 1940 | Link Trainer Instructor, arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough |
| Sgt | N F McLeod | 23 Sep 1940 | Pilot, arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough |
| Cpl | F Brown | 23 Sep 1940 | Rigger/Aero, arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough |
| LAC | D Edington | 23 Sep 1940 | Flight Rigger, arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough |
| LAC | G Dearlove | 23 Sep 1940 | Flight Rigger, arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough |
| AC1 | A E Hicks | 23 Sep 1940 | Instrument Repairer, arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough |
| AC1 | H N Miller | 23 Sep 1940 | Flight Mechanic, arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough |
| AC1 | A R Bennett | 23 Sep 1940 | Flight Mechanic, arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough |
| AC2 | E Heath | 23 Sep 1940 | Instrument Repairer, arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough |
| Fg Off | D C Skene | 26 Sep 1940 | Attached to Fleet Aircraft Corporation to test Battle aircraft prior to delivery |
| Fg Off | J G M McMurchy | 16 Oct 1940 | Medical Officer, attached to No 31 ANS, Port Albert |
| Fg Off | R A Lowe | 16 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting for Security Guard duties |
| Lt | L H Holmes | 16 Oct 1940 | Arrived for duty as Dental Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | Wheatley | 19 Oct 1940 | Attached to Goderich on temporary duty to open up No 31 ANS |
| Plt Off | A H Partner | 19 Oct 1940 | Attached to Goderich on temporary duty to open up No 31 ANS |
| Lt | F W McDowell | 22 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached from Toronto for duty as Dental Officer |
| Mr | F H Patterson | 23 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting for Meteorological duties |
| Flt Lt | H Pearce | 6 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Photographic duties |
| Fg Off | G G Morrow | 7 Nov 1940 | Assumed duties of Sqn Ldr - Administrative |
| Flt Lt | J H White | 10 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Flying Instructor |
| Flt Lt | J Hewson | 10 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Flying Instructor |
| Fg Off | R D H Ellis | 10 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for Armament duties |
| Fg Off | S C Weir-Rhodes | 10 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for Administrative duties |
| Fg Off | H R Pooley | 10 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Flying Instructor |
| Act Fg Off | F E Westley | 10 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Flying Instructor |
| Act Fg Off | J R Wood | 10 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Flying Instructor |
| Plt Off | E H Jones | 10 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Flying Instructor |
| Plt Off | E Ciemow | 10 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for Administrative duties |
| Plt Off | G Holloway | 10 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Flying Instructor |
| Plt Off | L I Cockerham | 10 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Link Trainer Instructor |
| Plt Off | R A Jackson | 10 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Flying Instructor |
| Plt Off | R Carnie | 10 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for Administrative duties |
| Sqn Ldr | E H E Cross | 12 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for Medical duties |
| Plt Off | J W Bradley | 12 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough |
| Plt Off | H Clemow | 12 Nov 1940 | Assumed duties of Permanent Orderly Officer |
| Fg Off | A R A Lowe | 22 Nov 1940 | Attached to Air Armament School, Trenton for temporary duty |
| WO | H Curtis | 22 Nov 1940 | Arrived on discharged from Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal |
| Flt Lt | R V L Pattison | 25 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Temp Sqn Ldr, wef 1 Jun 1940 |
| Gp Capt | A Shekleton | 5 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough |
| Gp Capt | A Shekleton | 6 Dec 1940 | Assumed command of No 31 SFTS |
| Act Wg Cdr | W M Keddie | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for Engineer duties, wef 5 Dec 1940 |
| Lt Cdr | C A R Gibb | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough, wef 5 Dec 1940 |
| Flt Lt | A A F Hickman | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for Engineer duties, wef 5 Dec 1940 |
| Flt Lt | C H Simpson | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Flying Instructor, wef 5 Dec 1940 |
| Act Flt Lt | A M L Alderton | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Flying Instructor, wef 5 Dec 1940 |
| Act Flt Lt | T E Ison | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Flying Instructor, wef 5 Dec 1940 |
| Act Flt Lt | R G Mitchell | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for Administrative duties |
| Fg Off | F C Bradley | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for Engineer duties, wef 5 Dec 1940 |
| Act Fg Off | H Harvey | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Flying Instructor, wef 5 Dec 1940 |
| Act Fg Off | T R Mitchell | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Flying Instructor, wef 5 Dec 1940 |
| Act Fg Off | W R Povey | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Flying Instructor, wef 5 Dec 1940 |
| Act Fg Off | J Shearsmith | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Flying Instructor, wef 5 Dec 1940 |
| Plt Off | H F Breakspear | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Flying Instructor, wef 5 Dec 1940 |
| Plt Off | A G Cooper | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Flying Instructor, wef 5 Dec 1940 |
| Plt Off | T M Dow | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for Administrative duties, wef 5 Dec 1940 |
| Plt Off | J E Glenny | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Flying Instructor, wef 5 Dec 1940 |
| Plt Off | S H Rochester | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for Engineer duties, wef 5 Dec 1940 |
| Plt Off | R M H Ross | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for duty as Flying Instructor, wef 5 Dec 1940 |
| Plt Off | D G Skegg | 7 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough for Administrative duties, wef 5 Dec 1940 |
| Gp Capt | A Shekleton | 7 Dec 1940 | Admitted to Kingston General Hospital |
| Fg Off | A R A Lowe | 7 Dec 1940 | Posted to Air Armament School, Trenton |
| Fg Off | A H Hinton | 13 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Officer i/c Security Guard |
| Gp Capt | A Shekleton | 17 Dec 1940 | Discharged from Kingston General Hospital |
| Fg Off | G G Morrow | 17 Dec 1940 | Sqn Ldr - Administrative, promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Fg Off | E P Henley | 26 Dec 1940 | Attached to RCAF Station, Trenton for Instructional duties |
| Fg Off | G B Smyth | 26 Dec 1940 | Attached to RCAF Station, Trenton for Instructional duties |
| Fg Off | E H Jones | 26 Dec 1940 | Attached to RCAF Station, Trenton for Instructional duties |
| Fg Off | H F Breakspear | 26 Dec 1940 | Attached to RCAF Station, Trenton for Instructional duties |
| Fg Off | W F McDonnell | 28 Dec 1940 | Ceased to be attached from No 6 SFTS, RCAF Dunnville |
| Fg Off | R H Hyndman | 28 Dec 1940 | Ceased to be attached from No 6 SFTS, RCAF Dunnville |
| Fg Off | M W Hees | 28 Dec 1940 | Ceased to be attached from No 6 SFTS, RCAF Dunnville |
| Plt Off | J R Wood | 31 Dec 1940 | Attached to RCAF Station, Trenton for Instructional duties |
Source - No 31 Service Flying Training School ORB (AIR 29/571)
Organisational Movements: Aug - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 28 Aug 1940 | First echelon of No 7 SFTS (No 101 and No 108 Parties) formed at RAF Peterborough |
| 29 Aug 1940 | First echelon of No 7 SFTS ()No 101 and No 108 Parties) departed RAF Peterborough for Liverpool by train en-route to Canada |
| 29 Aug 1940 | First echelon embarked on RMS 'Duchess of Richmond' and set sail |
| 6 Sep 1940 | RMS 'Duchess of Richmond' arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 7 Sep 1940 | RMS 'Duchess of Richmond' departed Halifax, for Quebec |
| 9 Sep 1940 | RMS 'Duchess of Richmond' arrived in Quebec and sailed for Montreal |
| 10 Sep 1940 | RMS 'Duchess of Richmond' arrived in Montreal, disembarked and entrained for Kingston, Ontario |
| 10 Sep 1940 | First echelon arrived at Kingston, Ontario |
| 15 Sep 1940 | No 7 SFTS was redesignated No 31 SFTS |
| 20 Oct 1940 | 2 x Harvards delivered from Malton |
| 22 Oct 1940 | 1 x Harvard delivered from Malton |
| 24 Oct 1940 | No 108 Party attached to No 31 ANS Port Albert |
| 25 Oct 1940 | 4 x Harvards delivered from Malton |
| 26 Oct 1940 | 1 x Harvard delivered from Malton |
| 28 Oct 1940 | Flying instruction commenced |
| 28 Oct 1940 | 1 x Harvard delivered from Trenton |
| 29 Oct 1940 | 1 x Harvard delivered from Trenton |
| 29 Oct 1940 | 4 x Harvards delivered from Malton |
| 31 Oct 1940 | 1 x Harvard delivered from Malton |
| 2 Nov 1940 | 3 x Harvards delivered from Malton |
| 6 Nov 1940 | 3 x Harvards delivered from Malton |
| 9 Nov 1940 | 3 x Battles delivered from Fort Erie |
| 10 Nov 1940 | Second echelon of No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough (13 x Officers and 170 x Airmen) arrived at Kingston, Ontario |
| 12 Nov 1940 | 3 x Harvards delivered from Malton |
| 14 Nov 1940 | 2 x Battles delivered from Fort Erie |
| 18 Nov 1940 | 3 x Battles delivered from Fort Erie |
| 21 Nov 1940 | 3 x Battles delivered from Fort Erie |
| 21 Nov 1940 | 1 x Battle delivered from Malton |
| 22 Nov 1940 | 1 x Battle delivered from Fort Erie |
| 23 Nov 1940 | Servicing Sqn and Maintenance Sqn formed |
| 26 Nov 1940 | 4 x Battles delivered from Fort Erie |
| 2 Dec 1940 | No 2 Course arrived and commenced ITS (12 from No 8 SFTS, Seal Island and 27 from No 7 SFTS, Windsor) |
| 2 Dec 1940 | No 3 Course commenced ATS |
| 7 Dec 1940 | Third echelon, No 7 SFTS, RAF Peterborough arrived at Kingston, Ontario |
| 7 Dec 1940 | 2 x Battles allotted from Fort Erie |
| 11 Dec 1940 | 4 x Battles allotted from Fort Erie |
| 12 Dec 1940 | 1 x Battle allotted from Fort Erie |
| 13 Dec 1940 | 3 x Battles allotted from Fort Erie |
| 14 Dec 1940 | 33 pupils of No 3 Course awarded Flying Badge |
| 19 Dec 1940 | 3 x Battles allotted from Fort Erie |
| 30 Dec 1940 | FAA Course arrived (33 RN Ratings from No 24 EFTS, Luton and 6 RAF Airmen from No 2 EFTS, Staverton) |
Source - No 31 Service Flying Training School ORB (AIR 29/571)
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