No 222 Sqn

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
The ORB for January - March 1940 appears to be missing
Fg Off	G Drew	17 Apr 1940	Relinquished command of 'A' Flight on posting to a Training Group
Act Flt Lt	D R S Bader	17 Apr 1940	Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'A' Flight
1 x Officer and 1 x Sgt Plt		5 May 1940	Arrived on posting
Flt Lt	Williams	8 May 1940	Relinquished command of 'B' Flight on posting to No 263 Sqn, RAF Turnhouse
Plt Off	R A L Morant	8 May 1940	Assumed temporary command of 'B' Flight
Fg Off	A I Robinson	15 May 1940	Arrived on posting and command of 'B' Flight
Plt Off	R A L Morant	15 May 1940	Relinquished temporary command of 'B' Flight
Plt Off	G G A Davies	31 May 1940	Failed to return from an operation
Plt Off	R A L Morant	1 Jun 1940	Failed to return from an operation
Plt Off	H E L Falkus	1 Jun 1940	Failed to return from an operation
Plt Off	G Massey-Sharpe	1 Jun 1940	Killed in action
Sgt	L J White	1 Jun 1940	Killed in action
Plt Off	G G A Davies	1 Jun 1940	Reported back for duty
Plt Off	R A L Morant	2 Jun 1940	Reported back for duty
Plt Off	R A L Morant	25 Jun 1940	Admitted to hospital after being wounded in action
1 x Officer and 1 x Sgt Plt		1 Jul 1940	Arrived on posting
Sqn Engineer Officer		3 Jul 1940	Arrived on posting
Sgt	E I Lewis	4 Jul 1940	Killed in a flying accident
Sqn Ldr	J H Heyworth	9 Jul 1940	Arrived on posting as Supernumerary
Sqn Ldr	J H Heyworth	12 Jul 1940	Posted to No 79 Sqn
1 x Sgt Plt		18 Jul 1940	Posted to No 1 RAF Depot
Sqn Ldr	D C H Spencer	21 Jul 1940	Arrived on posting as Supernumerary
Sqn Ldr	D C H Spencer	26 Jul 1940	Attached to No 266 Sqn, RAF Wittering
1 x Sgt Plt		29 Jul 1940	Arrived on posting from No 5 OTU, RAF Aston Down
Sqn Ldr	J H Hill	31 Jul 1940	Arrived on posting from RAF Usworth and assumed command of No 222 Sqn
Sqn Ldr	H W Mermagen	31 Jul 1940	Relinquished command of No 222 Sqn on posting to RAF Warmwell
Sgt	J I Johnson	30 Aug 1940	Killed in action
Fg Off	J W Cutts	4 Sep 1940	Killed in action
Sgt	J W Ramshaw	4 Sep 1940	Killed in action
Sgt	S Baxter	14 Sep 1940	Killed in a flying accident
Plt Off	H L Whitbread	20 Sep 1940	Killed in action
Plt Off	J W Broadhurst	7 Oct 1940	Killed in action
Fg Off	McG-Hallam	24 Oct 1940	Posted to No 73 Sqn
Sgt	R B Price	24 Oct 1940	Arrived on posting from No 73 Sqn
Plt Off	H P Edridge	30 Oct 1940	Killed in a flying accident
Plt Off	A E Davies	30 Oct 1940	Killed in action
Fg Off	D A P McMullen	23 Nov 1940	Posted to No 151 Sqn for duty as a Flight Commander
1 x Officer and 1 x Sgt Plt		23 Nov1940	Departed on posting
Fg Off	F S Farrow	25 Nov 1940	Posted to RAF Acklington as Station Engineer Officer
3 x Officers and 4 x Sgt Plt		25 Nov 1940	Arrived on posting from No 56 OTU, RAF Sutton Bridge
Flt Lt	A I Robinson	8 Dec 1940	Posted to No 2 CFS, RAF Cranwell
Plt Off	G G A Davies	10 Dec 1940	Rejoined the squadron from RAF Hornchurch
Plt Off	W R Assheton	13 Dec 1940	Posted to No 611 Sqn, RAF Rochford
Plt Off	D A Stanley	13 Dec 1940	Posted to No 611 Sqn, RAF Rochford
Sgt	D G Gibbins	13 Dec 1940	Posted to No 611 Sqn, RAF Rochford
Sgt	R A Breeze	13 Dec 1940	Posted to No 611 Sqn, RAF Rochford
Sqn Ldr	B A Wood	14 Dec 1940	Arrived on posting from No 57 OTU, as Supernumerary
Sgt	J Scott	15 Dec 1940	Arrived on posting from No 611 Sqn, RAF Rochford
Sgt	A B A Smith	15 Dec 1940	Arrived on posting from No 611 Sqn, RAF Rochford
Sgt	K E F Purcell	15 Dec 1940	Arrived on posting from No 611 Sqn, RAF Rochford
Sgt	D L Ferraby	15 Dec 1940	Arrived on posting from No 611 Sqn, RAF Rochford
Plt Off	T A Vigors	29 Dec 1940	Posted to No 243 Sqn
Sgt	L F Patrick	29 Dec 1940	Posted to No 2 CFS, RAF Cranwell
Sgt	A O Sharples	31 Dec 1940	Arrived on posting from No 602 Sqn

Source - No 222 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1371)

Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1940

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Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Sqn Ldr	H W Mermagen	5 Oct 1939	Arrived on posting from RAF Usworth and assumed command of No 222 Sqn
Fg Off	G Drew	9 Oct 1939	Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'A' Flight
3 x Plt Offs		9 Oct 1939	Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight
Sqn Adjutant		10 Oct 1939	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	Stewart	16 Oct 1939	Posted to No 11 Group Pool for further training
Plt Off	Mitchell	16 Oct 1939	Posted to No 11 Group Pool for further training
2 x Plt Offs		21 Oct 1939	Arrived on posting
3 x Sgt Plt		22 Oct 1939	Arrived on posting
Plt Off	Delamore	22 Oct 1939	Attached to RAF Locking for a Parachute course (7 days)
1 x Plt Off		23 Oct 1939	Arrived on posting
Flt Lt	Williams	8 Nov 1939	Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'B' Flight
3 x Officers and 2 x Sgt Plt		25 Nov 1939	Arrived on posting
3 x Officers		26 Nov 1939	Arrived on posting
1 x Officer		28 Nov 1939	Arrived on posting
1 x Officer		29 Nov 1939	Arrived on posting

Date	Notes
5 Oct 1939	Formed at RAF Duxford
31 Oct 1939	First two Bristol Blenheim IFs, L6638 and L6642, were collected from No 5 MU, RAF Kemble

5 Nov 1939	4 x Blenheim IFs collected from No 5 MU, RAF Kemble
8 Nov 1939	'B' Flight formed
9 Nov 1939	2 x Blenheim IFs collected from No 5 MU, RAF Kemble
15 Nov 1939	3 x Blenheim IFs collected from No 20 MU, RAF Aston Down

Date	Notes
xx Mar 1940	Squadron converted from Blenheim IFs to Supermarine Spitfire Is*

10 May 1940	Squadron moved from RAF Duxford to RAF Digby by road and air
11 May 1940	Servicing Flight moved from RAF Duxford to RAF Digby
23 May 1940	Squadron aircraft moved from RAF Digby to RAF Kirton Lindsay
28 May 1940	Squadron aircraft moved from RAF Kirton Lindsay to RAF Hornchurch
4 Jun 1940	Squadron aircraft returned to RAF Kirton Lindsay from RAF Hornchurch
12 Aug 1940	'A' Flight detached to RAF Ringway
29 Aug 1940	Squadron moved from RAF Kirton Lindsay to RAF Hornchurch by road and air
30 Aug 1940	Servicing Flight moved from RAF Kirton Lindsay to RAF Hornchurch by road
11 Nov 1940	Squadron moved from RAF Hornchurch to RAF Coltishall by air and road