Leeming

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
Wg Cdr	K E Ward	3 Jun 1940	Arrived on posting for duty as Officer Commanding
Sqn Ldr	D Tidmarsh	3 Jun 1940	Arrived on posting for duty as Sqn Ldr - Administrative
Fg Off	C J Dolby	3 Jun 1940	Arrived on posting for duty as Station Adjutant
Fg Off	H W C Hannaford	3 Jun 1940	Arrived on posting for duty as Accountant Officer
Plt Off	E G F Hill	3 Jun 1940	Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer
Fg Off	C J Dolby	3 Jun 1940	Station Adjutant, promoted to Act Flt Lt
Fg Off	H W C Hannaford	3 Jun 1940	Station Accountant Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt
Plt Off	E G F Hill	3 Jun 1940	Station Equipment Officer, promoted to Act Fg Off
Fg Off	A Rossner	6 Jun 1940	Arrived on posting for duty as Armament Officer
Plt Off	A Thomson	6 Jun 1940	Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer
Plt Off	A S Newman	14 Jun 1940	Arrived on posting for duty as Messing Officer
Fg Off	D St C L Henderson	16 Jun 1940	Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer
Fg Off	A Mellor	17 Jun 1940	Arrived on posting for duty as Signals Officer
Plt Off	L G Bristowe	17 Jun 1940	Arrived on posting for duty as Flying Disciplinary Officer
Flt Lt	H V James	19 Jun 1940	Arrived on posting from RAF Driffield for duty as Intelligence Officer
Plt Off	A Thomson	24 Jun 1940	Intelligence Officer, posted to HQ, No 4 Group
Flt Lt	J F Nalder	26 Jun 1940	Arrived on posting for Operations Room duties
Mr	T H F Gifford	26 Jun 1940	Arrived on posting as Meteorological Officer i/c
Plt Off	C E Bicknell	28 Jun 1940	Arrived on posting for Engineering duties
Act Fg Off	E G F Hill	3 Jul 1940	Station Equipment Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 29 Jun 1940
Fg Off	A Mellor	3 Jul 1940	Signals Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 29 Jun 1940
Fg Off	K A Phillips	9 Jul 1940	Arrived on posting from No 1 RAF Depot for Equipment duties
Act Flt Lt	F J H Bacon	9 Jul 1940	Attached from HQ No 4 Group for Intelligence duties
Plt Off	W D Hutcheson	9 Jul 1940	Arrived on posting for Intelligence duties
Wg Cdr	W E Staton	10 Jul 1940	Arrived on posting from No 10 Sqn pending assuming command of RAF Leeming
Plt Off	J Judd	11 Jul 1940	Arrived on commissioning for Defence duties
Plt Off	W Oxlade	11 Jul 1940	Arrived on commissioning for Defence duties
Flt Lt	H V James	11 Jul 1940	Station Intelligence Officer, promoted to Act (unpaid) Sqn Ldr
Wg Cdr	K E Ward	12 Jul 1940	Relinquished command of RAF Leeming
Wg Cdr	W E Staton	12 Jul 1940	Assumed command of RAF Leeming
Wg Cdr	K E Ward	13 Jul 1940	Posted to RAF Dishforth
Plt Off	R H Finch	17 Jul 1940	Arrived on commissioning for Operations Room duties
Plt Off	F N la F Flint	17 Jul 1940	Arrived on commissioning for Defence duties
Plt Off	R H Cook	17 Jul 1940	Arrived on commissioning for Defence duties
Plt Off	C E Bicknell	18 Jul 1940	Engineer Officer, promoted to Act Fg Off
Plt Off	L G Black	23 Jul 1940	Arrived on posting from RAF Linton-on-Ouse for Defence duties
Plt Off	L G Black	24 Jul 1940	Defence Officer, promoted to Act Fg Off
Sqn Ldr	D P G Davies	26 Jul 1940	Arrived on posting from RAF Dishforth for duty as C of E Chaplain
ASO	W Gemmell	27 Jul 1940	Arrived on posting from RAF Driffield for Codes and Cypher duties
Sqn Ldr	P L Marett	21 Aug 1940	Assumed duties of Senior Operations Officer
Flt Lt	F J H Bacon	6 Sep 1940	Assistant Intelligence Officer, posted to RAF Driffield
Wg Cdr	P L Marett	8 Nov 1940	Senior Operations Officer, posted overseas
Flt Lt	J F Nalder	8 Nov 1940	Assumed duties of Senior Operations Officer

Source - RAF Leeming ORB

Unit Movements: Jun - Dec 1940

Unit	Date	Notes
SHQ, RAF Leeming	3 Jun 1940	Opening up party arrived and opened station
20 x Airmen, No 78 Sqn	25 Jun 1940	Arrived as an opening up party
Advance Party, No 78 Sqn	28 Jun 1940	Arrived
No 78 Sqn	8 Jul 1940	Ceased to be attached to RAF Leeming
No 102 Sqn	27 Aug 1940	Arrived from RAF Driffield