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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 953 (Balloon) Sqn Personnel and locations
Auxiliary Air Force personnel shown in italics (where known).
Personnel Movements: Mar - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Flt Lt | H T Rees | 7 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 935 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Hawes | 7 Mar 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 935 Sqn for Medical duties |
| Flt Lt | B O Angell | 8 Apr 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 11 Balloon Centre for duty as Adjutant, wef 29 Mar 1940 |
| Flt Lt | C M Stock | 12 Apr 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 11 Balloon Centre |
| Plt Off | Dibben | 12 Apr 1940 | Attached from No 931 Sqn for Equipment duties, pending posting |
| Plt Off | Dunhill | 12 Apr 1940 | Attached from No 930 Sqn for duty as Accountant Officer, pending posting |
| Plt Off | A W Dent | 14 Apr 1940 | Attached from No 933 Sqn, pending posting |
| Plt Off | Dunhill | 14 Apr 1940 | Posted from No 930 Sqn for duty as Accountant Officer |
| Plt Off | A W Dent | 15 Apr 1940 | Posted from No 933 Sqn, wef 14 Apr 1940 |
| Plt Off | Dibben | 17 Apr 1940 | Posted from No 931 Sqn for Equipment duties, wef 14 Apr 1940 |
| Flt Lt | C M Stock | 21 Apr 1940 | Posted to No 935 Sqn |
| Plt Off | H R Colcough | 21 Apr 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 935 Sqn, wef 20 Apr 1940 |
| Plt Off | Sanderson | 27 Apr 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Loughborough for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Plt Off | I R Draper | 1 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | H T Murly-Gotto | 3 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | A G L Young | 3 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | A W Dent | 6 Jun 1940 | Proceeded to Swansea to open sites |
| Plt Off | H T Murly-Gotto | 6 Jun 1940 | Proceeded to Swansea to open sites |
| Plt Off | A G L Young | 6 Jun 1940 | Proceeded to Swansea to open sites |
| Plt Off | K A Southwell | 6 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| WO | G L Smith | 12 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 932 Sqn |
| Plt Off | I R Draper | 18 Jun 1940 | Posted to No 932 Sqn |
| Plt Off | C O O Bermingham | 19 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 932 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | H T Rees | 1 Jul 1940 | Attached to No 932 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | H G Bird | 1 Jul 1940 | Attached from No 930 Sqn |
| Plt Off | R V Lawson | 5 Jul 1940 | Attached from No 951 Sqn for temporary duty |
| Plt Off | A G L Young | 7 Jul 1940 | Attached to Rollestone Camp for Anti-Gas course |
| Plt Off | J P Parker | 9 Jul 1940 | Attached from No 933 Sqn, pending posting |
| Flt Lt | H T Rees | 10 Jul 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 932 Sqn |
| Plt Off | W V Trubshaw | 10 Jul 1940 | Attached from No 932 Sqn, pending posting |
| Plt Off | J O Fane | 10 Jul 1940 | Attached from No 930 Sqn, pending posting |
| Plt Off | Lawson | 12 Jul 1940 | Ceased to be attached from No 951 Sqn for temporary duty |
| Plt Off | C d'E Trevellyan | 12 Jul 1940 | Attached from No 933 Sqn, pending posting |
| Plt Off | J H P Brain | 12 Jul 1940 | Attached from No 932 Sqn, pending posting |
| Flt Lt | B O Angell | 14 Jul 1940 | Adjutant, assumed duties of Sqn Ldr Administrative, wef 3 Jul 1940 |
| Plt Off | W R F Fisher | 14 Jul 1940 | Attached from No 12 Balloon Centre for duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | J Swinburne | 23 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | G H Pittam | 24 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | H A Emery | 24 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | H G Bird | 25 Jul 1940 | Ceased to be attached from No 930 Sqn |
| Plt Off | H R Colcough | 27 Jul 1940 | Posted to No 904 Sqn |
| Plt Off | A G L Young | 28 Jun 1940 | Returned from Swansea |
| Act Fg Off | A W Dent | 3 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 21 Jul 1940 |
| Plt Off | H G Robinson | 5 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | K A Southwell | 10 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 933 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | V E Vincent | 13 Aug 1940 | Attached to No 959 Sqn, pending posting |
| Sqn Ldr | B O Angell | 13 Aug 1940 | Assumed temporary command of No 953 Sqn |
| Plt Off | H T Murly-Gotto | 13 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 958 Sqn (with 'E' Flight) |
| Plt Off | A G L Young | 13 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 958 Sqn (with 'E' Flight) |
| Plt Off | H G Robinson | 13 Aug 1940 | Attached to No 958 Sqn |
| Fg Off | J O Fane | 14 Aug 1940 | Attached to No 957 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | H T Rees | 15 Aug 1940 | Attached to No 965 Sqn |
| Plt Off | P P Butters | 15 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 924 Sqn and attached to No 958 Sqn |
| Plt Off | W E Ballard | 15 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 924 Sqn and attached to No 958 Sqn |
| Plt Off | R B Sanderson | 15 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 14 Balloon Centre |
| Plt Off | W R F Fisher | 17 Aug 1940 | Posted from No 12 Balloon Centre for duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | J H P Brain | 17 Aug 1940 | Attached to No 965 Sqn (with 'D' Flight) |
| Plt Off | G H Pittam | 17 Aug 1940 | Attached to No 965 Sqn (with 'D' Flight) |
| Sqn Ldr | V E Vincent | 19 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 959 Sqn |
| Fg Off | J O Fane | 23 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 957 Sqn |
| Plt Off | J P Parker | 23 Aug 1940 | Attached to No 932 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Thomas | 24 Aug 1940 | Arrived on attachment |
| Plt Off | W O Arnold | 25 Aug 1940 | Attached from No 951 Sqn, pending posting |
| Act Wg Cdr | E J L S Brooke | 26 Aug 1940 | Arrived on attachment and assumed command of No 953 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | B O Angell | 26 Aug 1940 | Relinquished temporary command of No 953 Sqn |
| Plt Off | R B Sanderson | 26 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act Fg Off, wef 15 Jul 1940 |
| Plt Off | W R F Fisher | 26 Aug 1940 | Promoted to Act Fg Off, wef 20 Aug 1940 |
| Plt Off | C d'E Trevellyan | 28 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 965 Sqn (with 'C' Flight) |
| Plt Off | Thomas | 28 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 965 Sqn (with 'C' Flight) |
| Flt Lt | H S Bailey | 28 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | E Gator | 28 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Fg Off | N J Smallthwaite | 29 Aug 1940 | Arrived on attachment |
| Plt Off | R C B Thackeray | 30 Aug 1940 | Arrived on attachment, pending posting |
| Plt Off | J H P Brain | 30 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 965 Sqn, wef 27 Aug 1940 |
| Plt Off | G H Pittam | 30 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 965 Sqn, wef 27 Aug 1940 |
| Act Wg Cdr | E J L S Brooke | 3 Sep 1940 | Posted to and assumed command of No 953 Sqn, wef 16 Aug 1940 |
| Plt Off | A I Horsley | 4 Sep 1940 | Arrived on attachment |
| Fg Off | R B Sanderson | 7 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 958 Sqn |
| Act Wg Cdr | E J L S Brooke | 20 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Temp Wg Cdr, wef 1 Sep 1940 |
| Fg Off | N J Smallthwaite | 20 Sep 1940 | Promoted to Temp Flt Lt, wef 1 Sep 1940 |
| Plt Off | R P Hobbs | 21 Sep 1940 | Arrived on attachment |
| Plt Off | J H Gates | 26 Oct 1940 | Arrived on attachment, pending posting |
| WO | M R Johnstone | 28 Oct 1940 | Departed on posting |
| WO | J Clarke | 28 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| AC1 | W M Parry | 10 Nov 1940 | Killed in action |
| AC2 | H C Lockett | 10 Nov 1940 | Killed in action |
| AC2 | H S Wheelhouse | 10 Nov 1940 | Killed in action |
| Plt Off | J S Crook | 11 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 919 Sqn, wef 9 Nov 1940 |
| Act Flt Lt | A W Dent | 14 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Fg Off, wef 3 Sep 1940 |
| Plt Off | J Swinburne | 15 Nov 1940 | Posted to No 919 Sqn, wef 9 Nov 1940 |
| Act Fg Off | W V Trubshaw | 19 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 13 Nov 1940 |
| Plt Off | A I Horsley | 21 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Fg Off, wef 4 Sep 1940 |
| Plt Off | C O O Bermingham | 21 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Fg Off, wef 16 Sep 1940 |
| Plt Off | W R F Fisher | 21 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Fg Off, wef 23 Sep 1940 |
| Plt Off | W O Arnold | 1 Dec 1940 | Promoted to Fg Off, wef 25 Aug 1940 |
| Act Flt Lt | W V Trubshaw | 1 Dec 1940 | Promoted to Fg Off, wef 28 Sep 1940 |
| Flt Lt | H S Bailey | 9 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 922 Sqn but remained attached to No 953 Sqn |
| Fg Off | R J S Martin | 9 Dec 1940 | Posted from No 922 Sqn but remained attached to No 922 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | H S Bailey | 20 Dec 1940 | Ceased to be attached and departed on posting to No 922 Sqn, wef 9 Dec 1940 |
| Fg Off | R J S Martin | 20 Dec 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 922 Sqn and arrived on posting, wef 9 Dec 1940 |
| Fg Off | A I Horsley | 22 Dec 1940 | Attached to Rollestone Camp to No 33 Anti-Gas Course |
Source - No 953 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2302)
Organisational Movements: Mar - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 7 Mar 1940 | This was formed under the control of No 14 BC at Llandaff, Cardiff with a detachment at Barry |
| 11 Apr 1940 | Equipment and responsibilities of No 935 Sqn transferred to No 953 Sqn (paper transaction only) |
| 21 Apr 1940 | No 953 Sqn completed the change over from No 935 Sqn |
| 1 Jul 1940 | Sqn HQ moved to Cotterell House, St Nicholas, near Cardiff |
| 12 Jul 1940 | 'A'. 'B', 'C', 'D' and 'E' Flights formed |
| 3 Aug 1940 | 'B' Flight HQ moved from No 14 Balloon Center to Agivey, Llandough |
| 13 Aug 1940 | 'E' Flight, Swansea transferred to No 958 Sqn |
| 14 Aug 1940 | 'A' Flight HQ moved from No 14 Balloon Center to Cardiff Castle |
| 13 Aug 1940 | 'D' Flight, Port Talbot transferred to No 965 Sqn |
| 28 Aug 1940 | 'C' Flight, Barry transferred to No 969 Sqn |
| 30 Aug 1940 | New 'C' Flight HQ moved from No 14 Balloon Center to Reath Church Hall, Waterloo Road, Cardiff |
| 30 Aug 1940 | New 'D' Flight HQ moved from No 14 Balloon Center to Min-yr-Avon, Taff Embankment, Cardiff |
| 4 Sep 1940 | 'E' (Waterborne) Flight commenced formation |
| 15 Sep 1940 | Sqn HQ moved from Cotterell House, St Nicholas, near Cardiff to Ely Rise, Cardiff |
Source - No 953 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2302)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
