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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 969 (Balloon) Sqn Personnel and locations
Auxiliary Air Force personnel shown in italics (where known).
Personnel Movements: Aug - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Plt Off | C Trevelyan | 19 Aug 1940 | Attached for 'C' Flight, No 953 Sqn, pending posting |
| Plt Off | R A B Thomas | 24 Aug 1940 | Attached for 'C' Flight, No 953 Sqn, pending posting |
| Flt Lt | R V N Shutte | 25 Aug 1940 | Attached for No 932 Sqn, pending posting, promoted to Act Sqn Ldr and assumed command of No 969 Sqn |
| Plt Off | R A Pointon | 28 Aug 1940 | Attached, pending posting |
| Plt Off | S C Smallman | 28 Aug 1940 | Attached, pending posting |
| Flt Lt | C M A Maxwell | 29 Aug 1940 | Attached, pending posting |
| Plt Off | C H Edwards | 29 Aug 1940 | Attached, pending posting for Equipment duties |
| Plt Off | C Trevelyan | 29 Aug 1940 | Assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Flt Lt | C M A Maxwell | 29 Aug 1940 | Assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| Fg Off | D A Parker | 1 Sep 1940 | Attached, pending posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | Nowell | 8 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for Equipment duties and attached to No 14 BC |
| Flt Lt | C M A Maxwell | 9 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached on posting to No 969 Sqn |
| Fg Off | D A Parker | 9 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached on posting to No 969 Sqn |
| Plt Off | C G Brewer | 10 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Fg Off | H Whittle | 11 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 5 SFTS for duty as Medical Officer |
| Flt Lt | D A McFie | 11 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 3 RSU for duty as Adjutant |
| Plt Off | C Trevelyan | 11 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached on posting to No 969 Sqn |
| Plt Off | R E Thomas | 11 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached on posting to No 969 Sqn |
| Fg Off | D A Parker | 15 Sep 1940 | Attached to No 5 Balloon Centre for Defence Course |
| Plt Off | C W Shearn | 23 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Accountant Officer, reported to No 14 BC and attached to Bristol |
| Plt Off | E L Morris | 23 Sep 1940 | Attached from No 14 BC for Accountant duty |
| Fg Off | E Hall | 23 Sep 1940 | Attached from No 73 Sqn, pending posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Fg Off | D A Parker | 1 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 5 Balloon Centre for Defence Course and assumed duties of Defence Officer |
| Cpl | Roberts | 3 Oct 1940 | 'B' Flight, attached to RAF Cardington for MT and Winch Course |
| Plt Off | C W Shearn | 4 Oct 1940 | Posted to No 927 Sqn, wef 23 Sep 1940 |
| Plt Off | E L Morris | 4 Oct 1940 | Posted from No 14 BC for Accountant duty, wef 23 Sep 1940 but remained attached to No 14 BC |
| Plt Off | S C Smallman | 18 Oct 1940 | Attached to No 971 Sqn, RAF Cardington, pending posting overseas |
| AC1 | J Crane | 19 Oct 1940 | Armourer, arrived on posting from RAF Leeming |
| Plt Off | S C Smallman | 22 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 971 Sqn, RAF Cardington, on cancellation of overseas posting |
| Plt Off | S C Smallman | 5 Nov 1940 | Attached to No 971 Sqn, RAF Cardington, pending posting overseas |
| Cpl | Rosoman | 9 Nov 1940 | Balloon Operator, promoted to Temp Sgt |
| Cpl | Plumb | 9 Nov 1940 | Balloon Operator, promoted to Temp Sgt |
| LAC | Catlow | 9 Nov 1940 | Nursing Orderly, promoted to Temp Cpl |
| LAC | Puffill | 9 Nov 1940 | Nursing Orderly, promoted to Temp Cpl |
| Plt Off | Nowell | 13 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 14 BC for Equipment duties on posting to No 9 BC |
| Plt Off | V W G Cameron | 14 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Equipment duties and attached to No 14 BC |
| LAC | Cooper | 15 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Cpl and posted to RAF Hednesford |
| Fg Off | D A Parker | 16 Nov 1940 | Attached to No 958 Sqn for Barrage Control duties, pending posting |
| Sgt | Gaumey | 18 Nov 1940 | Transferred from 'A' Flight to 'B' Flight |
| Sgt | Crump | 18 Nov 1940 | Transferred from 'A' Flight to 'B' Flight |
| Sqn Ldr | R V N Shutte | 25 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached for No 932 Sqn on posting to No 969 Sqn, wef 25 Aug 1940 |
| Plt Off | C H Edwards | 25 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached on posting to No 969 Sqn, wef 29 Aug 1940 |
| Act Fg Off | E Hall | 25 Nov 1940 | Adjutant, confirmed in his appointment and promoted to Fg Off, wef 19 Sep 1940 |
| Fg Off | D A Parker | 2 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 958 Sqn for Barrage Control duties, wef 24 Nov 1940 |
| Temp Sgt | Hurford | 8 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Act Flt Sgt | Barrett | 11 Dec 1940 | Balloon Operator, promoted to Act (unpaid) WO |
| Fg Off | E Hall | 14 Dec 1940 | Adjutant, promoted to Act Flt Lt wef 20 Nov 1940 |
| Plt Off | R A B Thomas | 16 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 921 Sqn, Liverpool |
| Plt Off | J R Broad | 17 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 921 Sqn, Liverpool and allocated to 'A' Flight |
| Sqn Ldr | R V N Shutte | 27 Dec 1940 | Attached to No 958 Sqn, Swansea to assume temporary command |
| Flt Lt | C M A Maxwell | 27 Dec 1940 | Assumed temporary command of No 969 Sqn |
Source - No 969 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2319)
Organisational Movements: Aug - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 16 Aug 1940 | Squadron formed at No 14 Balloon Centre at Cardiff. |
| 19 Aug 1940 | 'C' Flight, No 953 taken over at Barry Docks |
| 29 Aug 1940 | Sqn relocated to Barry and established its HQ at Bryneitnen, Dinas Powis, near Barry |
| 29 Aug 1940 | 'C' Flight, No 953 was redesignated 'A' Flight, No 969 Sqn |
| 29 Aug 1940 | 'B' Flight formed |
| 29 Aug 1940 | 'A' and 'B' Flight HQs established at the Masonic Hall, Barry |
| 30 Aug 1940 | MT party departed Barry for RAF Cardington by rail to collect transport |
| 31 Aug 1940 | MT party departed RAF Cardington for Barry |
| 1 Sep 1940 | MT party arrived at Dinas Powis |
| 8 Sep 1940 | Squadron transferred from control of No 14 BC to HQ, No 31 Group |
| 15 Sep 1940 | By this date the following sites were occupied:
- 'A' Flight
'B' Flight
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| 3 Oct 1940 | Sqn HQ moved from Bryneitnen, Dinas Powis, near Barry to Mezalton, wef 1 Oct 1940 |
| 11 Oct 1940 | 'A' Flight HQ moved from the Masonic Hall, Barry to Romilly Park |
Source - No 969 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2319)
This page was last updated on 17/10/23
