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No 453 (RAAF) Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations

[1941 | ]

Personnel Movements: May - Dec 1941

Rank Name Date Notes
May
No personnel movements are recorded for this month in the ORB
June
No personnel movements are recorded for this month in the ORB
July
Flt Lt W K Wells 29 Jul 1941 Temporary OC, embarked on 'SS Marella' at Sydney
Plt Off M Irvine-Brown 29 Jul 1941 Embarked on 'SS Marella' at Sydney
Plt Off T W Livesey 29 Jul 1941 Embarked on 'SS Katoomba' at Sydney
Plt Off G L Angus 29 Jul 1941 Embarked on 'SS Katoomba' at Sydney
Plt Off F L Bowes 29 Jul 1941 Embarked on 'SS Katoomba' at Sydney
Plt Off R W Drury 29 Jul 1941 Embarked on 'SS Katoomba' at Sydney
August
LAC T J Rogers  8 Aug 1941 Failed to rejoin the ship in Townsville and later posted to RAAF Darwin
AC1 A M Davies 13 Aug 1941 Joined the ship at Darwin as a stowaway
AC1 R B Jones 13 Aug 1941 Joined the ship at Darwin as a stowaway
Flt Lt L D Jackson 16 Aug 1941 Ceased to attached to RAF Sembawang and posted to No 453 Sqn
Sqn Ldr W F Allshorn 17 Aug 1941 Ceased to attached to RAF Sembawang and posted to No 453 Sqn, to command
Flt Lt W K Wells 21 Aug 1941 Posted to No 453 Sqn
Plt Off M Irvine-Brown 21 Aug 1941 Posted to No 453 Sqn
Plt Off T W Livesey 21 Aug 1941 Posted to No 453 Sqn
Plt Off G L Angus 21 Aug 1941 Posted to No 453 Sqn
Plt Off F L Bowes 21 Aug 1941 Posted to No 453 Sqn
Plt Off R W Drury 21 Aug 1941 Posted to No 453 Sqn
September
Sgt H H Griffiths 18 Sep 1941 Admitted to RAF Sembawang SSQ following a flying accident (1 week)
Plt Off R D Vanderfield 29 Sep 1941 Arrived on posting and attached to No 21 Sqn RAAF
Plt Off R A Grace 29 Sep 1941 Arrived on posting and attached to No 21 Sqn RAAF
Plt Off G E Penniall 30 Sep 1941 Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer
October
Sqn Ldr W J Harper  2 Oct 1941 Arrived on posting as supernumerary from the UK
Plt Off M Irvine-Brown  8 Oct 1941 Killed in a flying accident
Sqn Ldr W F Allshorn  9 Oct 1941 Relinquished command of No 453 Sqn
Sqn Ldr W J Harper  9 Oct 1941 Assumed command of No 453 Sqn
Sqn Ldr W F Allshorn 10 Oct 1941 Posted to No 21 Sqn  RAAF
Flt Lt F H Williams 13 Oct 1941 Relinquished command of 'B' Flight and ceased to be attached from No 21 Sqn RAAF
Plt Off R D Vanderfield 13 Oct 1941 Ceased to be attached to No 21 Sqn RAAF and assumed command of 'A' Flight
Plt Off R A Grace 13 Oct 1941 Ceased to be attached to No 21 Sqn RAAF and assumed command of 'B' Flight
November
No personnel movements are recorded for this month in the ORB
December
The records for this month were lost/destroyed during the fighting in Singapore and Java

Source - No 453 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1893)

Organisational Movements: May - Dec 1941

Date Notes
May
13 May 1941 No 453 (RAAF) Squadron formed at RAAF Bankstown
June
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
July
29 Jul 1941 'A' Section (2 x officers and 108 airmen) embarked on 'SS Marella' at Sydney for Singapore

'B' Section (4 x officers, 15 x Sgt pilots and 35 ORs) embarked on 'SS Katoomba' for Fremantle
August
 8 Aug 1941 'B' Section trans-shipped to 'SS Sibajak' for Singapore
15 Aug 1941 'B' Section disembarked in Singapore and proceeded to RAF Sembawang
21 Aug 1941 'A' Section disembarked in Singapore and proceeded to RAF Sembawang
23 Aug 1941 15 x Sgt pilots and 142 ORs ceased to be attached to RAF Sembawang and posted to No 453 Sqn
26 Aug 1941 18 x Brewster Buffalos allotted to the squadron by No 151 MU
Buffalo I of No 453 Squadron
24 Sep 1941 The following personnel were attached from units at RAF Sembawang: -
  •  1 x WO Armament
  •  5 x SNCOs (Fitter IIA, Fitter IIE and W/T personnel)
September
17 Sep 1941 Squadron conducted its first 'operation'
24 Sep 1941 The following promotions were authorised by AHQ: -
  •  1 x Sgt to Act Flt Sgt
  • 10 x Cpls to Act Sgt
  • 10 x LACs to Act Cpl
October
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
November
13 Nov 1941  3 x Buffalos allotted to CAMCC, leaving the squadron with 16 x IE and 2 x IR (6 short of establishment)
19 Nov 1941 Squadron wsa declared fully operational

The state of the squadron on this date was: -

  Establishment Strength
Officers 15 9
Airmen Pilots 11 15
Other Ranks 156 154
Totals 182 178
December
The records for this month were lost/destroyed during the fighting in Singapore and Java

Source - No 453 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1893)

This entry was last updated on 20/09/25

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