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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 153 Sqn Personnel and location Movements
[1941 | 1942]
Personnel Movements: Oct - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Flt Lt | D R West | 24 Oct 1941 | Assumed command of No 153 Sqn |
| Fg Off | G J Holdcroft | 25 Oct 1941 | Attached from SHQ, RAF Squires Gate for duty as Adjutant and Intelligence Officer |
| Plt Off | R O N Lyne | 25 Oct 1941 | Ceased to be attached from SHQ, RAF Squires Gate |
| Sgt | E A Tennant | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | B Cordingley | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | T Froggatt | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | C T Deane | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | G A J Lines | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | F S Collins | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | D P Trim | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | W B Mulligan RNZAF | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | R Low | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | J P Bentley | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | A R Carter RCAF | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | R H J Winter | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | J H Smithes | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | R Kelly | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | K R Pexman | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Cpl | W Mitcheson | 29 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Squires Gate in charge of the Echelon |
| Sgt | S D Wills | 30 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 125 Sqn |
| Sgt | S D Parnell | 30 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 125 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J A M Haddon | 30 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | F E W Jowling | 30 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | E W H Salter RNZAF | 30 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | J R Lucas RCAF | 30 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | J E T Foot | 30 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | F E Luxford RCAF | 30 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | S L Cottam | 30 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | G D L Humphreys | 30 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sqn Ldr | J E J Sing | 31 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU and assumed command of No 153 Sqn |
| Plt Off | F J Reahil | 31 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | D Rutherford | 1 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 125 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J W Whittington | 1 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 125 Sqn |
| Plt Off | L J Quincey | 1 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from HQ Fighter Command for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Plt Off | F H Anderson RNZAF | 2 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Fg Off | A S Turnbull | 13 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | B B H Best | 13 Nov 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | M H D Snape | 14 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Honiley for duty as Adjutant |
| Fg Off | J G Keep | 19 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | R B Cowper | 19 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | Lindeman | 19 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | Pope | 19 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | Pearce | 19 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | Pearce | 19 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | Walker | 19 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Sgt | Kleisdorff | 19 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU |
| Plt Off | F H Anderson RNZAF | 20 Nov 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Fg Off | G S Bliss | 3 Dec 1941 | Attached to RAF Duxford for short Camera Gun Course |
| Plt Off | K G Rayment | 4 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Sgt | Henderson | 4 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU |
| Fg Off | A O'Connell | 6 Dec 1941 | Attached to RAF Halton for Medical Board |
| Plt Off | T Froggatt | 9 Dec 1941 | Attached to HMS Valetta |
| Plt Off | D Rutherford | 20 Dec 1941 | Posted to No 2 CFS, RAF Dalcross |
| Plt Off | G Carnell | 20 Dec 1941 | Attached to No 141 Sqn for Beaufighter Conversion Course |
| Fg Off | R Cooper | 24 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 93 Sqn for duty as Signals (Radio) Officer |
Source - No 153 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1027)
Organisational Movements: Oct - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| 14 Oct 1941 | Advance party of 'A' Flight, No 256 Sqn arrived at RAF Ballyhalbert from RAF Squires Gate |
| 15 Oct 1941 | Remainder of 'A' Flight, No 256 Sqn arrived at RAF Ballyhalbert from RAF Squires Gate |
| 24 Oct 1941 | 'A' Flight, No 256 Sqn was redesignated No 153 Sqn, equipped with Defiant Is |
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| 23 Nov 1941 | 1 x Defiant, N3425, was delivered |
| 29 Nov 1941 | 1 x Magister, L5949, was delivered |
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| 10 Dec 1941 | 1 x Blenheim I (dual control), L8515, delivered from No 51 OTU |
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Source - No 153 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1027)
[1941 | 1942]
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
