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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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RAF Horsham St Faith Personnel and units
Personnel Movements: May - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Fg Off | E Banister | 19 May 1940 | Equipment Officer, arrived on posting from HQ Bomber Command for Opening Party duties |
| Plt Off | R Harris | 28 May 1940 | Accountant Officer, arrived on posting from HQ Bomber Command for Opening Party duties |
| Gp Capt | F Wright | 1 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 4 Group and assumed command of RAF Horsham St Faith |
| Plt Off | S D Stubbs | 1 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Linton-on-Ouse for Ground Defence duties |
| Flt Lt | D C H Ferguson | 2 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Watton for duty as Sqn Ldr - Administrative |
| Flt Lt | R K Fletcher | 7 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from Deputy Directorate of Intelligence for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | V P Brookes | 7 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from Deputy Directorate of Intelligence for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | R H Lyne | 7 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from Deputy Directorate of Intelligence for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | G H Harley | 7 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Fg Off | R W Head | 7 Jun 1940 | Arrived on attachment from RAF Wyton for temporary Equipment duties |
| Flt Lt | J Woods | 9 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Wattisham for duty as Signals Officer |
| Plt Off | T B Norgate | 10 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Stradishall for Equipment duties |
| Plt Off | C Lawrence | 13 Jun 1940 | Arrived on attachment from RAF Wattisham for temporary duties |
| Plt Off | L Wood | 13 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from Bishops Stortford for Flying Discipline duties |
| Flt Lt | B Robinson | 15 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF West Raynham for Station Defence duties |
| Fg Off | J P E Pope | 16 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Padgate for duty as Station Adjutant |
| Sqn Ldr | D P Glyn-Davies | 17 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Dishforth for duty as Station Chaplain |
| Fg Off | S L Thompson | 18 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ Bomber Command for duty as Armament Officer |
| Fg Off | R W Head | 19 Jun 1940 | Ceased to be attached from RAF Wyton for temporary Equipment duties |
| Flt Lt | R V Jamieson | 20 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey for Operations duties |
| Plt Off | A Bollington | 20 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for Messing duties |
| Surplus Personnel, Nos 114 & 139 Sqns | 22 Jun 1940 | Posted to SHQ, RAF Horsham St Faith, pending posting | |
| Plt Off | C Lawrence | 29 Jun 1940 | Ceased to be attached from RAF Wattisham for temporary duties |
| Plt Off | R E V Hawker | 3 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Kinloss for Engineer duties |
| Plt Off | B Walker | 3 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for Station Defence duties |
| Plt Off | H D Hawkins | 3 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for Station Defence duties |
| Plt Off | R Haymann | 6 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from Petersfield for Station Defence duties |
| Plt Off | S D Stubbs | 7 Jul 1940 | Defence Officer, posted to RAF West Raynham |
| Flt Lt | L Scullard | 8 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Henlow for duty as Station Engineer Officer |
| Flt Lt | C E Elliott | 9 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 139 Sqn for duty as Senior Medical Officer |
| Fg Off | C W S Marris | 9 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 114 Sqn for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | C Vaughan | 9 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from Walton-on-Thames for Operations duties |
| Sqn Ldr | D P Glyn-Davies | 12 Jul 1940 | Station Chaplain, posted to RAF Dishforth |
| Plt Off | W M S Watters | 14 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Loughborough for Signals duties |
| Plt Off | A W Bennett | 15 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from Codes and Cypher School, Oxford for Cypher duties |
| Sqn Ldr | J C E Reuss | 16 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Netheravon for duty as Station Chaplain |
| Fg Off | S F Ireland | 17 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Manston for duty as Station Adjutant |
| Plt Off | J S McCubbin | 17 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for Station Defence duties |
| Fg Off | J G Dick | 19 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Dental Officer |
| Plt Off | R E V Hawker | 20 Jul 1940 | Posted to No 19 OTU, RAF Kinloss for Engineer duties |
| Fg Off | J P E Pope | 21 Jul 1940 | Station Adjutant, posted to RAF Blackpool |
| ASO | B Hearth | 24 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from the Air Ministry for Codes and Cypher duties |
| ASO | C M Herbert-Smith | 24 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting from the Air Ministry for Codes and Cypher duties |
| Plt Off | G Richardson | 3 Aug1940 | Arrived on posting from No 11 OTU, RAF Bassingbourn |
| Plt Off | W S R Brooke | 1 Nov 1940 | Attached from HQ No 2 Group |
| Flt Lt | C E Elliott | 1 Nov 1940 | Senior Medical Officer, promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
| Plt Off | J V R D Prendergast | 7 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting on appointment to a commission |
| Flt Lt | J Woods | 7 Nov 1940 | Signals Officer, posted to RAF Baginton |
| Plt Off | R V Watson | 12 Nov 1940 | Attached from RAF Watton |
| Fg Off | Michell | 13 Nov 1940 | Posted to HQ Bomber Command |
| Plt Off | W H Furness | 15 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from Anti-Gas School |
| Flt Lt | R H Harris | 15 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
| Plt Off | Flux | 15 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Fg Off | C Vaughan | 15 Nov 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| Flt Lt | R Reader | 25 Nov 1940 | Arrived on attachment from Air Ministry Unit |
| Plt Off | J Colquhoun | 26 Nov 1940 | Posted to Great Bromley |
| Fg Off | J R O'Dowd | 26 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 4 Recruit Centre, RAF Bridgnorth |
| Act Sqn Ldr | C E Elliott | 26 Nov 1940 | Senior Medical Officer, posted to No 4 Recruit Centre, RAF Bridgnorth |
| Flt Lt | C W S Marris | 27 Nov 1940 | Medical Officer, promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
| Flt Lt | D C Beadell | 2 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 82 Sqn for duty with C & M Party, Norwich |
| Fg Off | J F R Crighton | 3 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from the Air Ministry |
| Fg Off | J G Dick | 3 Dec 1940 | Dental Officer, promoted to Flt Lt, wef 22 Sep 1940 |
| Gp Capt | G R C Spencer | 6 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting pending assuming command of RAF Horsham St Faith |
| Gp Capt | F Wright | 11 Dec 1940 | Relinquished command of RAF Horsham St Faith on posting to HQ Flying Training Command |
| Gp Capt | G R C Spencer | 11 Dec 1940 | Assumed command of RAF Horsham St Faith |
| Fg Off | J R O'Dowd | 13 Dec 1940 | Posted to No 114 Sqn |
| Fg Off | S F Ireland | 14 Dec 1940 | Station Adjutant, posted to No 93 Sqn |
| Plt Off | C Wedgewood | 20 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 14 MU for Station Defence duties |
| Plt Off | J S McCubbin | 21 Dec 1940 | Defence Officer, posted to RAF Rochford |
Source - RAF Horsham St Faith ORB
Unit Movements: May - Dec 1940
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| SHQ, RAF Horsham St Faith | 1 Jun 1940 | Opened |
| No 114 Sqn | 10 Jun 1940 | Arrived from RAF West Raynham for reforming and re-equipping |
| No 139 Sqn | 10 Jun 1940 | Arrived from RAF West Raynham for reforming and re-equipping |
| No 71 Wing (Personnel) | 29 Jun 1940 | Arrived following evacuation from France, pending disbandment and sent on leave |
| Advance Party, No 114 Sqn | 8 Aug 1940 | Proceeded to satellite airfield at Oulton |
| No 114 Sqn | 9 Aug 1940 | Proceeded to satellite airfield at Oulton |
Source - RAF Horsham St Faith ORB
This page was last updated on 16/08/20©
