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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[1944 | ]
Personnel Movements: Jan - Dec 1944
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| January | |||
| Gp Capt | R S Blucke DSO, AFC | 1 Jan 1944 | Promoted to Act A/Cdre and assumed command of No 14 Base |
| Gp Capt | P J R King | 1 Jan 1944 | Assumed command of RAF Ludford Magna |
| Wg Cdr | C B Dove | 1 Jan 1944 | Posted for duty as Wg Cdr Administrative |
| Wg Cdr | G F Rodney AFC | 1 Jan 1944 | Posted for duty as Wg Cdr Operations |
| Sqn Ldr | H Hudson | 1 Jan 1944 | Posted for duty as Base Armament Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | Thompson | 1 Jan 1944 | Posted for duty as Base Intelligence Officer |
| Act Sqn Ldr | S F Kettell | 1 Jan 1944 | Posted for duty as Base Signals Officer |
| Fg Off | H G Pickersgill | 8 Jan 1944 | Posted for duty as Base Committee of Adjustment Officer |
| Wg Cdr | P S V Vallis | 10 Jan 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Wg Cdr Engineering, wef 1 Jan 1944 |
| Flt Lt | W J Harrod | 10 Jan 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Base Personnel Officer |
| Fg Off | Kane | 10 Jan 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Flying Control/Operations Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | Coleman-Smith | 12 Jan 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Senior Base Flying Control Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | Pimm | 12 Jan 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Base Electrical Officer |
| SO | Hughesson WAAF | 19 Jan 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty in the Operations Room |
| Sgt | Ellis WAAF | 19 Jan 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Watchkeeper |
| Sgt | Moon WAAF | 19 Jan 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Watchkeeper |
| Sgt | Duff WAAF | 19 Jan 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Watchkeeper |
| Fg Off | V T Crompton | 19 Jan 1944 | Assumed duty as Intelligence Officer by this date |
| Sgt | Willis | 19 Jan 1944 | Clerk, assumed duty in Intelligence Section by this date |
| LAC | Doust | 19 Jan 1944 | Clerk, assumed duty in Intelligence Section by this date |
| LACW | Mackay WAAF | 19 Jan 1944 | Clerk, assumed duty in Intelligence Section by this date |
| Wg Cdr | H C Fleming | 20 Jan 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Base Accountant Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | G W Mead | 24 Jan 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Senior Base Flying Control Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | Coleman-Smith | 24 Jan 1944 | Senior Base Flying Control Officer, departed on posting |
| February | |||
| No personnel movements were recorded this month | |||
| March | |||
| Wg Cdr | Laird DSO | 3 Mar 1944 | Assumed duties of Wg Cdr Administrative |
| Wg Cdr | C B Dove | 5 Mar 1944 | Wg Cdr Administrative, posted to RAF Binbrook |
| Wg Cdr | G F Rodney AFC | 26 Mar 1944 | Wg Cdr Operations, posted top No 626 Sqn to command |
| Wg Cdr | P Ward-Hunt | 31 Mar 1944 | Arrived on posting for duty as Wg Cdr Operations |
| April | |||
| Flt Lt | F Gesiar | 1 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from Deputy Polish Inspectorate General |
| Fg Off | J Owens | 1 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Group |
| Fg Off | H G Pickersgill | 1 Apr 1944 | Re-posted to No 14 Base for duty at RAF Ludford Magna |
| SO | G K Suttle | 1 Apr 1944 | Re-posted to No 14 Base from RAF Wickenby |
| Act Sqn Ldr | F Tomlinson | 2 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF Warboys |
| Act Sqn Ldr | E G Amies | 2 Apr 1944 | Posted to RAF Warboys |
| Flt Lt | F Green | 2 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from 17 ITW |
| Fg Off | V W Ponshinsky RCAF | 2 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 626 Sqn as Non-Effective, sick |
| Flt Lt | W Wlosinski | 3 Apr 1944 | Posted to (P) ACTW |
| Plt Off | H R Heard | 4 Apr 1944 | Re-posted to No 14 Base (Fg Off post) |
| Plt Off | J L Walshe | 4 Apr 1944 | Re-posted to No 14 Base (Fg Off post) |
| Wg Cdr | R N Cook | 5 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF Hemswell |
| Fg Off | K W Lofts RCAF | 7 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 626 Sqn as Non-Effective, sick |
| Act Sqn Ldr | W E McLean | 8 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 92 Group |
| Act Sqn Ldr | A Martin | 8 Apr 1944 | Posted to HQ No 92 Group |
| Plt Off | E T Anderton | 10 Apr 1944 | Posted to Air Ministry Unit |
| Fg Off | V W Ponshinsky RCAF | 11 Apr 1944 | Posted to No 626 Sqn on ceasing to be Non-Effective, sick |
| Plt Off | R J Lowe | 11 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 626 Sqn as Non-Effective, sick |
| Fg Off | J Jezycki | 13 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 300 Sqn as Non-Effective, sick |
| Wg Cdr | A J Elliott | 15 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 15 Sqn |
| Wg Cdr | R N Cook | 15 Apr 1944 | Posted to No 26 OTU |
| Act Sqn Ldr | J Fairhurst | 15 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF Foulsham |
| Fg Off | P L Betts | 16 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF Swannington |
| Fg Off | P A Kane | 17 Apr 1944 | Posted to No 13 Base |
| Sqn Ldr | H J Davis-Jones | 18 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from PHU, Morecambe |
| Flt Lt | S Lojasiewicz | 19 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from Equipment Officers' School |
| Sqn Ldr | A H M Steele | 20 Apr 1944 | Posted to RAF Henlow |
| Flt Lt | T A D Crook | 20 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 300 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | N F W H D'Arcy | 21 Apr 1944 | Posted to HQ, AEAF |
| Fg Off | C P Bailey | 23 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 12 Sqn as Non-Effective, sick |
| Plt Off | W L Sinclair | 23 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 12 Sqn as Non-Effective, sick |
| Act Flt Off | B T Robinson | 24 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from Air Ministry (DWAAF) |
| Act Flt Off | J Hallett | 25 Apr 1944 | Posted to No 1 PDC |
| Fg Off | J Owens | 25 Apr 1944 | Re-posted to No 14 Base as Non-Effective, sick |
| Lt | F D De Noirmont | 25 Apr 1944 | Posted to RAF Elvington |
| Flt Lt | L A Leja | 26 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 7 MT Company |
| Fg Off | E H Tredwin | 27 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 626 Sqn as Non-Effective, sick |
| Plt Off | E F King | 27 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 626 Sqn as Non-Effective, sick |
| Plt Off | Welford RNZAF | 27 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 626 Sqn as Non-Effective, sick |
| Act Flt Lt | J A W Hoyland | 29 Apr 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Group |
| May | |||
| Fg Off | A Rosziewicz | 1 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 1 AAS |
| Fg Off | J A Nelson | 3 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 27 OTU |
| Fg Off | H C Knight | 8 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF Hemswell |
| Fg Off | R Sellis | 8 May 1944 | Posted to RAF Hemswell |
| Act Flt Lt | N B Davies | 11 May 1944 | Posted to RAF Hemswell |
| Fg Off | P Etel | 11 May 1944 | Reposted to No 14 Base to Fg Off post |
| Fg Off | J Jezycki | 11 May 1944 | Posted to No 300 Sqn on ceasing to be Non-Effective, sick |
| SO | F P C Gimson | 13 May 1944 | Posted to HQ No 92 Group |
| Plt Off | P R Milton | 13 May 1944 | Posted to No 12 Sqn |
| Plt Off | D C H Maxwell | 14 May 1944 | Posted to No 12 Sqn |
| Fg Off | W H Corbett | 16 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 1 PDC |
| Fg Off | A T Baker | 16 May 1944 | Posted to No 86 MU |
| Flt Lt | Z Guranowski | 17 May 1944 | Reposted to No 14 Base to Flt Lt post |
| Fg Off | A Rosziewicz | 17 May 1944 | Reposted to No 14 Base to Fg Off post |
| Flt Lt | W B G Barber | 18 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF Chicksands |
| Fg Off | R C Cambers | 18 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Group |
| Flt Lt | E F Porter | 20 May 1944 | Posted to RAF Chicksands |
| Act Flt Lt | I R S Smith | 21 May 1944 | Reposted to No 14 Base to Fg Off post |
| Sqn Ldr | J W Cunningham | 25 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 9 ITW |
| Flt Lt | A W Byrne | 26 May 1944 | Reposted to No 14 Base as supernumerary |
| Fg Off | W Eagleton | 26 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 101 Sqn |
| APO | A Coates | 26 May 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Group |
| June | |||
| Fg Off | R A Higgs | 16 Jun 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 11 Base |
| Fg Off | J N Dobbin | 14 Jun 1944 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 1 Group |
| Fg Off | R A Higgs | 28 Jun 1944 | Posted to RAF Foulsham |
| July | |||
| Plt Off | R J Lone | 1 Jul 1944 | Posted to No 626 Sqn on ceasing to be Non-Effective, sick |
| Fg Off | H G Pickersgill | 4 Jul 1944 | Re-posted to No 14 Base as supernumerary |
| Flt Lt | H L Gray | 6 Jul 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 12 Sqn as supernumerary, non-effective, sick |
| Fg Off | H P Taylor | 6 Jul 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 12 Sqn as supernumerary, non-effective, sick |
| Flt Lt | J L Wilkinson DFC | 14 Jul 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 1662 HCU for duty as Base Gunnery Leader |
| Fg Off | J N Dobbin | 24 Jul 1944 | Posted to No 29 OTU |
| August | |||
| Flt Lt | J Hay | 1 Aug 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 626 Sqn for duty as Base Bombing Leader |
| Act Flt Lt | J H Barras | 1 Aug 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 101 Sqn as supernumerary, non-effective, sick |
| Plt Off | W N Cornelius | 1 Aug 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 101 Sqn as supernumerary, non-effective, sick |
| Plt Off | F L Welford | 2 Aug 1944 | Posted to No 11 Base |
| Fg Off | C H Bursey | 14 Aug 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 626 Sqn as supernumerary, non-effective, sick |
| Flt Lt | H L Gray | 18 Aug 1944 | Posted to No 12 Sqn on ceasing to be non-effective, sick |
| Plt Off | J C Tyler | 19 Aug 1944 | Posted to RCAF 'R' Depot for disposal |
| Fg Off | H P Taylor | 22 Aug 1944 | Posted to No 12 Sqn on ceasing to be non-effective, sick |
| Act Flt Lt | J H Barras | 23 Aug 1944 | Posted to No 101 Sqn on ceasing to be non-effective, sick |
| Plt Off | W N Cornelius | 25 Aug 1944 | Posted to No 101 Sqn on ceasing to be non-effective, sick |
| SO | M E Maitland | 29 Aug 1944 | Posted to Deputy Directorate of Telecommunications |
| SO | J K Ellacott | 30 Aug 1944 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 1 Group |
| SO | E M Taylor | 30 Aug 1944 | Arrived on posting from School of Administration, Stannington |
| Fg Off | D O Dickey | 31 Aug 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 12 Sqn as supernumerary, non-effective, sick |
| Flt Lt | J L Wilkinson DFC | xx Aug 1944 | Base Gunnery Leader, promoted to Act Sqn Ldr, we 14 Jul 1944 |
| Flt Lt | J Hay | xx Aug 1944 | Base Bombing Leader, promoted to Act Sqn Ldr, we 1 Aug 1944 |
| September | |||
| Fg Off | R Milton | 1 Sep 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 12 Sqn |
| Act Fg Off | H J West | 3 Sep 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 101 Sqn as supernumerary, non-effective, sick |
| Fg Off | C P Bailey | 4 Sep 1944 | Posted to PHU on ceasing to be non-effective, sick |
| SO | E M Taylor | 4 Sep 1944 | Re-posted to No 14 Base |
| SO | G K Suttle | 4 Sep 1944 | Posted to RAF Record Office, Gloucester |
| Plt Off | A Coates | 6 Sep 1944 | Re-posted to No 14 Base as supernumerary |
| Plt Off | N J Kelly RCAF | 6 Sep 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 101 Sqn as supernumerary, non-effective, sick |
| ASO | L Dardier | 6 Sep 1944 | Arrived on posting from WAAF OCTU, Windermere |
| Fg Off | J M Gray | 7 Sep 1944 | Posted to No 5016 Airfield Construction Sqn |
| ASO | J K Lovell | 7 Sep 1944 | Arrived on posting from HQ Bomber Command |
| Flt Lt | A F F West | 10 Sep 1944 | Relinquished acting rank of Sqn Ldr on posting to No 12 Base |
| Flt Lt | G Couzens | 10 Sep 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 12 Base and promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
| Flt Lt | R E Holgate | 13 Sep 1944 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 1 Group |
| Flt Lt | J Fairhurst | 14 Sep 1944 | Posted to RAF Fairford |
| Flt Lt | J H Hayes | 14 Sep 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 11 Base |
| October | |||
| Fg Off | R C Cambers | 7 Oct 1944 | Posted to No 15 Base for Engineering duties |
| Fg Off | R Milton | 7 Oct 1944 | Posted to No 15 Base |
| Plt Off | P B Potts | 7 Oct 1944 | Re-posted to No 14 Base on appointment to a commission |
| Fg Off | D E Vidler | 8 Oct 1944 | Posted to No 626 Sqn on ceasing to be non-effective, sick |
| Fg Off | P A Ratcliffe | 19 Oct 1944 | Posted to No 11 Base on ceasing to be non-effective, sick |
| Fg Off | D O Dickey | 21 Oct 1944 | Posted to No 11 Base on ceasing to be non-effective, sick |
| Act Fg Off | H J West | 27 Oct 1944 | Posted to No 101 Sqn on ceasing to be non-effective, sick |
| November | |||
| Plt Off | A Coates | 1 Nov 1944 | Posted to No 43 Base |
| Act Sqn Ldr | J A C Will | 12 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 31 Base |
| Sqn Ldr | F O Mannion | 12 Nov 1944 | Posted to RAF Colerne |
| Fg Off | E C Moores | 25 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 13 Base |
| Flt Lt | F A Watt | 22 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 12 Sqn |
| Fg Off | S J Palmer | 22 Nov 1944 | Arrived on posting from No 12 Sqn and promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| December | |||
| Act Sqn Ldr | L R Rowlands | 4 Dec 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF Waterbeach for duty as Base Dental Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | W A Daunt | 6 Dec 1944 | Arrived on posting for Engineering duties with Base Major Servicing Section |
| Plt Off | N J Kelly RCAF | 12 Dec 1944 | Posted to No 71 Base |
| Act Flt Lt | W S Morris | 27 Dec 1944 | Arrived on posting from RAF Finningley for Catering duties |
| Act Flt Lt | L G Head | 27 Dec 1944 | Posted to No 1 PDC |
Source - No 13 Base ORB (AIR 28/850/4)
Organisational Movements: Apr - Dec 1944
| Date | Notes | ||||||||
| January | |||||||||
| 1 Jan 1944 | No 14 Base was formed at RAF Ludford Magna in
No 1 Group, wef 16 Dec 1943, comprising: -
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| 19 Jan 1944 | Base Operations Room opened | ||||||||
| 20 Jan 1944 | Base Operations Room became operational | ||||||||
| February | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 1944 | No 1667 HCU moved from RAF Faldingworth to RAF Sandtoft | ||||||||
| 29 Feb 1944 | Advance party, No 300 Sqn arrived at RAF Faldingworth | ||||||||
| March | |||||||||
| 1 Mar 1944 | No 300 Sqn arrived at RAF Faldingworth | ||||||||
| 9 Mar 1944 | All RAF AC Clerk GDs at HQ No 14 Base were transferred to No 2 Group and replaced by WAAF Clerks. | ||||||||
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| 15 Apr 1944 | Base Major Servicing Section was formed | ||||||||
| 30 Apr 1944 | Base HQ strength on this date: -
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| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |||||||||
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| 30 Jun 1944 | Base HQ strength on this date: -
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| 31 Jul 1944 | Base HQ strength on this date: -
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| 31 Aug 1944 | Base HQ strength on this date: -
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| 30 Sep 1944 | Base HQ strength on this date: -
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| 31 Oct 1944 | Base HQ strength on this date: -
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| 31 Dec 1944 | Base HQ strength on this date: -
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Source - No 13 Base ORB (AIR 28/850/4)
This entry was last updated on 30/01/26
