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RAF Mildenhall Personnel

[Jul 1936 | Jul 1937 | Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939]

Date Unit To/From/Formed
15 Nov 1934 No 99 Sqn From Upper Heyford
16 Sep 1935 No 38 Sqn Formed

Aug 1936 |

August 1936

Source - August 1936 Air Force List

July 1936

 

County Command/Group Units
near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk ADGB/No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • SHQ

  • No 38 (Bomber) Squadron

  • No 99 (Bomber) Squadron

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Gp Capt R S Maxwell 23 Jan 1936 Officer Commanding, MC, DFC, AFC
Sqn Ldr R Menzies  1 Feb 1935 Signals duties

Stores Branch
Flt Lt D W Dean  1 Feb 1936  

Accountant Branch
Flt Lt D Sender  1 Feb 1936  

Civilian Assistants
Flt Lt A Lees   Adjutant, RAFO
Maj R Blatherwick   late RAF

Warrant Officers
WO I S Wray 24 Mar 1936  
WO I H Barnes 24 Mar 1936  

Source - July 1936 Air Force List

Date Unit To/From/Formed
12 Apr 1937 No 149 Sqn Formed
5 May 1937 No 38 Sqn To Marham
24 Jun 1937 No 211 Sqn Formed

July 1937

County Command/Group Units
near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Bomber Command/No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • SHQ

  • No 99 (Bomber) Squadron

  • No 149 (Bomber) Squadron

  • No 211 (Bomber) Squadron

  • HQ No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • HQ No 4 (Bomber) Group

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Wg Cdr

Henry K Thorold

 19 May 1937 Officer Commanding, DSC, DFC, AFC; later AVM
Flt Lt C M Champion de Crespigney 23 Dec 1936 Armament duties
Flt Lt R Monks  1 Jul 1936 Signals duties
Flt Lt R T Cazalet  8 Aug 1936 Engineer duties
Plt Off F M Thomas 10 May 1937  
Flt Lt A Lees   Adjutant, RAFO
Fg Off N X Sheldrick   RAFO
Fg Off M K McGregor   Assistant Adjutant, late RAF

Equipment Officers
Flt Lt A Amy   RAFO
Lt Col (Ret) C S Burt   DSO

Accountant Branch
Flt Lt D Sender  1 Feb 1936  
Maj (Ret) A H L Marwood    

Education Officer
Lt H A E Gard 19 Oct 1936 Grade III, DFC, BSc

Warrant Officers
WO I H Barnes 24 Mar 1936  
WO I E G Edmonds 23 Jun 1936  
WO I W G B Marsh 15 Feb 1937  

Source - July 1937 Air Force List

Date Unit To/From/Formed
2 Sep 1937 No 211 Sqn To Grantham

July 1938

County Command/Group Units
near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Bomber Command/No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • SHQ

  • No 99 (Bomber) Squadron

  • No 149 (Bomber) Squadron

  • HQ No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • Station Flight

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Wg Cdr

Francis H Coleman

  5 May 1938 Officer Commanding, DSO; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt E C Harding 21 Dec 1937 Armament duties
Flt Lt A Lees   Adjutant, RAFO
Fg Off M K McGregor   Assistant Adjutant, late RAF

Equipment Officers
Flt Lt A Amy   RAFO
Capt (Ret) W H Scott-Badcock    

Accountant Branch
Flt Lt D Sender  1 Feb 1936  
Maj (Ret) A H L Marwood    

Medical Branch
Flt Lt T D L Bolan 20 Dec 1937 LRCP & S

Dental Branch
Flt Lt A P Britton 19 Jul 1937 LDS

Commissioned Engineer Officer
Fg Off P Hall 20 Jan 1938 MBE

Education Officer
Lt H A E Gard 19 Oct 1936 Grade III, DFC, BSc

Warrant Officers
WO I J E Spillard 17 Jan 1938  
WO I F Harrington 13 Sep 1937  
WO I W J Frost  6 Sep 1937  
WO I T G W Young 24 Sep 1937  

Source - July 1938 Air Force List

January 1939

County Command/Group Units
near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Bomber Command/No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • SHQ

  • No 99 (Bomber) Squadron

  • No 149 (Bomber) Squadron

  • HQ No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • Station Flight

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Wg Cdr

Francis H Coleman

  5 May 1938 Officer Commanding, DSO; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr K Lea-Cox  5 Dec 1938  
Flt Lt E C Harding 21 Dec 1937 Armament duties
Flt Lt A Lees   Adjutant, RAFO
Fg Off M K McGregor   Assistant Adjutant, late RAF

Equipment Officers
Flt Lt A Amy   RAFO
Capt (Ret) W H Scott-Badcock    

Accountant Branch
Flt Lt D Sender  1 Feb 1936  
Maj (Ret) A H L Marwood    

Medical Branch
Fg Off H L Jenkins  1 Nov 1938 MD, BS

Dental Branch
Flt Lt A P Britton 19 Jul 1937 LDS

Commissioned Engineer Officer
Fg Off P Hall 20 Jan 1938 MBE

Education Officer
Lt H A E Gard 19 Oct 1936 Grade III, DFC, BSc

Warrant Officers
WO W J Frost  6 Sep 1937  
WO T G W Young 24 Sep 1937  
WO E A Hancock 18 Aug 1938  
WO E J Ware  7 Sep 1938  

Source - January 1939 Air Force List

April 1939

County Command/Group Units
near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Bomber Command/No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • SHQ

  • No 99 (Bomber) Squadron

  • No 149 (Bomber) Squadron

  • HQ No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • Station Flight

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Gp Capt

Francis H Coleman

  5 May 1938 Officer Commanding, DSO; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr K Lea-Cox  5 Dec 1938
Flt Lt A Lees   Adjutant, RAFO
Fg Off M K McGregor   Assistant Adjutant, late RAF
Flt Lt R L Bateman   RAFO
Flt Lt A T H Willis   RAFO

Equipment Officers
Flt Lt A Amy   RAFO
Capt (Ret) W H Scott-Badcock    

Accountant Branch
Flt Lt D Sender  1 Feb 1936  
Maj (Ret) A H L Marwood    

Medical Branch
Fg Off H L Jenkins  1 Nov 1938 MD, BS

Dental Branch
Flt Lt A P Britton 19 Jul 1937 LDS

Commissioned Engineer Officer
Fg Off P Hall 20 Jan 1938 MBE

Education Officer
Mr J H Stevens 13 Feb 1939 Grade III, BSc

Warrant Officers
WO T G W Young 24 Sep 1937  
WO E A Hancock 18 Aug 1938  
WO E J Ware  7 Sep 1938  
WO A G Huggins  3 Feb 1939  
WO F W Newman 22 Jan 1938  

Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List

May 1939

County Command/Group Units
near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Bomber Command/No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • SHQ

  • No 99 (Bomber) Squadron

  • No 149 (Bomber) Squadron

  • HQ No 3 (Bomber) Group

  • Station Flight

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Gp Capt

Francis H Coleman

  5 May 1938 Officer Commanding, DSO; later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr K Lea-Cox  5 Dec 1938
Flt Lt A Lees   Adjutant, RAFO
Fg Off M K McGregor   Assistant Adjutant, late RAF
Flt Lt R L Bateman   RAFO
Flt Lt A T H Willis   RAFO

Equipment Branch
APO H R E Rumsey 27 Mar 1939 RAFO
Flt Lt A Amy   RAFO
Capt (Ret) W H Scott-Badcock    

Accountant Branch
Flt Lt D Sender  1 Feb 1936  
Maj (Ret) A H L Marwood    

Medical Branch
Fg Off H L Jenkins  1 Nov 1938 MD, BS

Dental Branch
Flt Lt A P Britton 19 Jul 1937 LDS

Commissioned Engineer Officer
Fg Off P Hall 20 Jan 1938 MBE

Education Officer
Mr J H Stevens 13 Feb 1939 Grade III, BSc

Warrant Officers
WO T G W Young 24 Sep 1937  
WO E A Hancock 18 Aug 1938  
WO E J Ware  7 Sep 1938  
WO A G Huggins  3 Feb 1939  
WO F W Newman 22 Jan 1938  
WO H C Moss  6 Apr 1937  

Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List

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