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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 954 (Balloon) Sqn Personnel and locations
Auxiliary Air Force personnel shown in italics (where known).
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Flt Lt | W H R Lloyds MC | 30 Jan 1940 | Attached and assumed temporary command of No 954 Sqn |
| APO | Bennett | 30 Jan 1940 | Attached from No 912 Sqn |
| APO | Bailey | 30 Jan 1940 | Attached from No 912 Sqn |
| APO | Brown | 30 Jan 1940 | Attached from No 912 Sqn |
| Cpl | Roberts | 2 Feb 1940 | Attached from No 5 Balloon Centre and assumed control of Orderly Room |
| Flt Lt | R G E Mayo | 8 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting pending assuming command of No 954 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | W H R Lloyds MC | 12 Feb 1940 | Relinquished temporary command of No 954 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | R G E Mayo | 12 Feb 1940 | Assumed command of No 954 Sqn |
| Fg Off | K W Monks | 13 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Flt Lt | W H R Lloyds MC | 14 Feb 1940 | Posted to No 954 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | Gamble | 14 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting for Administrative duties |
| APO | Bennett | 14 Feb 1940 | Posted from No 912 Sqn |
| APO | Bailey | 14 Feb 1940 | Posted from No 912 Sqn |
| APO | Brown | 14 Feb 1940 | Posted from No 912 Sqn |
| APO | Bray | 20 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting for Equipment duties |
| Flt Lt | W H R Lloyds MC | 22 Feb 1940 | Assumed command of 'C' and 'D' Flights |
| APO | Bailey | 22 Feb 1940 | Assumed command of 'A' and 'B' Flights |
| Plt Off | B J Dodridge | 26 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | B B Stonebridge | 26 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | P A Feeny | 26 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | H Edwards | 26 Feb 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| The Squadron was disbanded by being split up between Nos 911 and 913 Squadrons | |||
| Sqn Ldr | Sir John Milbanke | 18 Sep 1940 | Assumed command of No 954 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Gauvain | 18 Sep 1940 | Medical Officer, ceased to be attached from No 956 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Byrne | 18 Sep 1940 | Attached from No 930 Sqn for duty as Medical Officer |
| Flt Lt | Gardener | 22 Sep 1940 | OC, 'C' Flight, ceased to be attached from No 908 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | L H Farbrother | 22 Sep 1940 | Attached from No 903 Sqn pending posting to command 'C' Flight |
| Fg Off | Byrne | 23 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached from No 930 Sqn for duty as Medical Officer |
| Fg Off | G S Strain | 23 Sep 1940 | Attached, pending posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Fg Off | G E Roberts | 23 Sep 1940 | Attached from No 956 Sqn, pending posting to command 'B' Flight |
| Plt Off | E Benton | 23 Sep 1940 | Attached from No 909 Sqn, pending posting |
| Plt Off | K Buckley | 23 Sep 1940 | Attached from No 961 Sqn, pending posting |
| Plt Off | R O Buchanan | 23 Sep 1940 | Attached from No 910 Sqn, pending posting |
| Plt Off | S E Mann | 23 Sep 1940 | Attached from No 910 Sqn, pending posting |
| Flt Lt | Copley | 25 Sep 1940 | OC, 'B' Flight, ceased to be attached from No 904 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Joseph | 25 Sep 1940 | 'B' Flight, ceased to be attached from No 904 Sqn |
| Plt Off | E Hughes | 28 Sep 1940 | Attached, pending posting |
| Plt Off | R C Norton | 28 Sep 1940 | Attached, pending posting |
| Plt Off | T S Dorman | 28 Sep 1940 | Attached, pending posting |
| Flt Lt | Beddard | 1 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Plt Off | T E Arnold | 1 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached from No 906 Sqn |
| Plt Off | A E C Vanderbilt | 1 Oct 1940 | Attached from No 906 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | E G Pole | 2 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached from No 906 Sqn |
| Plt Off | D G Heath | 2 Oct 1940 | Attached, pending posting for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Plt Off | Rowley | 3 Oct 1940 | Equipment Officer ceased to be attached from No 901 Sqn |
| Plt Off | R O Buchanan | 12 Oct 1940 | Attached to No 906 Sqn |
| Plt Off | T S Dorman | 29 Oct 1940 | Attached to No 961 Sqn |
| Plt Off | F G Fitzgerald | 29 Oct 1940 | Attached from No 961 Sqn |
| Plt Off | G B Cuthbertson | 7 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Fg Off/Act Flt Lt |
| Fg Off | G E Roberts | 12 Oct 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Plt Off | S E Mann | 1 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Plt Off | T S Dorman | 1 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Plt Off | A E C Vanderbilt | 1 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Plt Off | R O Buchanan | 15 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 906 Sqn |
| Plt Off | R O Buchanan | 13 Dec 1940 | Attached to 'M' Balloon Unit for special duty |
| Plt Off | R B Hunt | 14 Dec 1940 | Accountant Officer, posted overseas |
| Plt Off | Gray | 16 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Accountant Officer |
Source - No 954 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2303)
Organisational Movements: Jan - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 22 Jan 1940 |
Squadron formed under the control of No 31 Group at Erdington, Birmingham, taking over nominal operational control from No 912 Sqn |
| 15 Feb 1940 | Squadron took over the offices of No 912 Sqn at No 5 Balloon Centre |
| 22 Feb 1940 | Flight HQs deployed from No 5 Balloon Centre to war sites |
| 31 Mar 1940 | Operational control of 'A' and 'B' Flights was taken over by No 911 Sqn |
| 18 May 1940 | Squadron disbanded into Nos 911 and 913 Squadrons |
| 12 Sep 1940 | Personnel assembled at RAF Cardington, |
| 18 Sep 1940 | Squadron reformed at 'Huntspill', St Georges Avenue, Weybridge to be administered by No 2 Balloon Centre, Hook. |
| 18 Sep 1940 | 'A' Flight HQ was established at 'The Yews', West Byfleet |
| 18 Sep 1940 | 'B' Flight HQ was established at 'Silverwood', Byfleet Road, Weybridge |
| 18 Sep 1940 | 'C' Flight HQ was established at 'Waylea', Weybridge |
| 30 Sep 1940 | Disposition of officers: -
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Source - No 954 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2303)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
