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HQ No 201 Group Personnel, locations and units
[Dec 1939 | Jun 1941 | Jul 1942 | Dec 1943]
This Group was formed as No 201 (General Reconnaissance) Group on 18 September 1939 on board the RAF Depot ship, 'HT Duane' at Alexandria from personnel of No 86 Wing and the Hal Far Detachment. It relocated to Alexandria of 9 October 1939.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Alexandria | RAF Mediterranean |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | H W G Penderel | 26 Sep 1939 | Officer Commanding, MC, AFC |
Air Staff | |||
Flt Lt | Frederick J Mannng | 26 Sep 1939 | later A/Cdre |
Source - December 1939 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Alexandria | Middle East Command |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | G M Bryer | 11 Mar 1940 | Officer Commanding, OBE, AFC |
Air Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | R F Shenton | 22 Jun 1940 | |
Flt Lt | C C Thurrell | 26 Jun 1940 | |
Flt Lt | P W Dawson | 7 Nov 1940 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Plt Off | S Findlay | 28 Aug 1940 | |
Plt Off | A l Baker | 29 Dec 1940 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Medical | |||
Flt Lt | H C de B Milne | 5 Mar 1941 | Senior Medical Officer |
Marine Craft | |||
Plt Off | J E Storey | 11 Jun 1940 | |
Plt Off | R F Freeman | 26 Jun 1940 | |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Fg Off | V Packer | 27 Jan 1941 | |
Plt Off | D B Campbell | 6 Jul 1940 | |
Plt Off | W J W Atty | 15 Jul 1940 |
Source - June 1941 Confidential Air Force List
On 3 October 1941 it was redesignated No 201 (Naval Co-operation) Group
Location | Command | Controlled |
Alexandria | Middle East Command |
Squadrons: -
Other Units: -
*Station under AHQ Egypt |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Act AVM | Hugh P Lloyd | Air Officer Commanding, CB, CBE, MC, DFC; later ACM | |
Air Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | James R Scarlett-Streatfield | 30 Jun 1941 | Senior Air Staff Officer; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | R F Shenton | 22 Jun 1940 | |
Sqn Ldr | R A Clay | 8 Aug 1941 | |
Flt Lt | P W Dawson | 7 Nov 1940 | |
Flt Lt | W W Campbell | 1 Apr 1941 | DFC |
Flt Lt | A G F Cunningham | 5 Sep 1941 | |
Plt Off | L J A Parish | 16 Jun 1941 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | Alexander H Montgomery | 3 Jan 1942 | MBE; later A/Cdre |
Fg Off | N C Sampson | 1 Aug 1941 | |
Plt Off | S Findlay | 28 Aug 1940 | |
Plt Off | R Punyer | 26 Apr 1941 | |
Plt Off | F L Bailey | 11 Aug 1941 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Equipment | |||
Fg Off | H G Everest | 1 Aug 1941 | |
Plt Off | A O Babington | 30 Aug 1941 | |
Accountant | |||
Flt Lt | C C Mepham | 1 Aug 1941 | |
Medical | |||
Sqn Ldr | J S Wilson | 28 Jan 1942 | Senior Medical Officer, MB, ChB |
Fg Off | J N Pattinson | 4 Dec 1941 | MB, BCh |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Fg Off | L Marchan | 14 Jun 2941 | |
Fg Off | K M Cripps | 16 Jul 1941 | |
Fg Off | G W Hall | 27 Aug 1941 | |
Plt Off | D B Campbell | 6 Jul 1940 | |
Plt Off | R M Flower-Melling | 6 Jul 1941 | |
Plt Off | W J W Atty | 15 Jul 1940 |
Source - July 1942 Confidential Air Force List
Location | Command | Controlled |
Alexandria | Middle East Command | Unable to list units at present |
Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
AVM | Thomas A Langford-Sainsbury | 5 Mar 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, OBE, DFC, AFC |
Air Staff | |||
Gp Capt | C S Riccard | 10 May 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer; later AVM |
Wg Cdr | 7 Nov 1942 | DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre | |
Sqn Ldr | J A C Coates | 20 Jun 1942 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | A W Daly | 30 Oct 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | D H F Horner | 7 Jun 1942 | DFC |
Sqn Ldr | A G F Cunningham | 5 Sep 1941 | |
Sqn Ldr | G M I Lewthwaite | 4 Mar 1943 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | F J Taylor | 5 Oct 1941 | Senior Officer i/c Administration |
Sqn Ldr | C C Thurrell | 1 Jan 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R I KOwen | 2 Dec 1941 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Wg Cdr | D J Day | 26 Sep 1942 | |
Equipment | |||
Sqn Ldr | J Ross | 5 Feb 1942 | |
Sqn Ldr | A C Bolton | 6 Feb 1943 | |
Signals | |||
Sqn Ldr | R C Lawes | 8 Jan 1942 | |
Accountant | |||
Sqn Ldr | I H Borland | 1 Feb 1943 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | J H Williams | 21 Jan 1943 | Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
Meteorological | |||
Flt Lt | G Hastie | 1 Jan 1942 | Senior Meteorological Officer |
Miscellaneous Appointments | |||
Sqn Ldr | R H W Davidson | 3 Aug 1942 |
Source - December 1943 Confidential Air Force List
It was disbanded on 1 February 1944 and amalgamated with HQ Air Defence Eastern Mediterranean as AHQ Eastern Mediterranean.
[Dec 1939 | Jun 1941 | Jul 1942 | Dec 1943]
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