No 31 Base

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
April
A/Cdre	J Silvester	xx xxx 1943	Assumed command of RAF Base Stradishall
May
June
July
The Base ORB available at present currently only begins in August 1943, so no personnel movements can be recorded for the months above.
August
No personnel movements recorded in this month's ORB
September
No personnel movements recorded in this month's ORB
October
No personnel movements recorded in this month's ORB
November
SO	J B Quick	10 Nov 1943	Arrived on posting from HQ, No 3 Group for Engineer duties
Act Wg Cdr	D J Lay DSO, DFC	29 Nov 1943	Posted to RAF Staff College
December
Flt Lt	R H Balls	1 Dec 1943	A & SD, posted to RAF East Kirkby
Fg Off	R S Thompson	2 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting from HQ, No 3 Group for Engineer duties
APO	A T Bradford	3 Dec 1943	Re-posted to No 31 Base (Stradishall)
Flt Lt	J Fairhurst	5 Dec 1943	A & SD, posted to RAF Foulsham
Flt Lt	MC Bell	6 Dec 1943	Medical Officer, posted to RAF West Raynham
SO	M M L Pawsey	8 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting from HQ, VIII Bomber Command for Code & Cypher duties
Flt Lt	F G Chapman	10 Dec 1943	A & SD, arrived in posting from No 513 Sqn
Fg Off	C R Morgan	11 Dec 1943	A & SD posted to HQ, No 19 Group
SO	M J T Davis	13 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting from HQ, VIII Bomber Command for Code & Cypher duties
Fg Off	H C Adlen	15 Dec 1943	A & SD arrived on posting from No 3 GTS
Fg Off	H P Roberts	15 Dec 1943	A & SD arrived on posting from No 1 AGS
Capt	D H Colitz USAAF	16 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting for training
Capt	J B Flamming USAAF	16 Dec 1943	Arrived on posting for training
Fg Off	A G Wildgoose	20 Dec 1943	Dental Officer, arrived on posting from RAF Moreton-in-Marsh
Flt Lt	G E Clarke	21 Dec 1943	Dental Officer, posted to RAF Moreton-in-Marsh
Fg Off	J E Dowling	22 Dec 1943	A & SD arrived on posting from No 53 Base
Flt Lt	J D Paul	23 Dec 1943	A & SD, posted to No 32 Base
APO	R Morris	22 Dec 1943	Signals Officer, posted to No 1 Radio School

Source - No 31 Base ORB (AIR 28/851/1)

Organisational Movements: Apr - Dec 1943

Date	Notes
The Base ORB available at present currently only begins in August 1943, entries below prior to that month are taken from other sources (SD155 & SD161)
April
26 Apr 1943	RAF Stradishall was formed in No 3 Group, comprising: - Base Station - RAF Stradishall (No 1657 HCU) Sub-Station - RAF Chedburgh (No 214 Sqn) Sub-Station - RAF Feltwell (No 192 Sqn) Sub-Station - RAF Ridgewell (No 90 Sqn) Sub-Station - RAF Waterbeach (No 1651 HCU)
30 Apr 1943	RAF Wratting Common was incorporated as a Sub-Station
May
11 May 1943	RAF Shepherd’s Grove was incorporated as a Sub-Station
31 May 1943	No 90 Sqn moved from RAF Ridgewell to RAF Wratting Common
June
1 Jun 1943	RAF Ridgewell ceased to be a Sub-Station
17 Jun 1943	No 620 Sqn formed at RAF Chedburgh
July
No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB
August
25 Aug 1943	RAF Waterbeach was transferred to No 33 Base
September
19 Sep 1943	RAF Base, Stradishall was redesignated No 31 Base, wef 16 Sep 1943
October
12 Oct 1943	No 90 Sqn commenced moving from RAF Wratting Common to RAF Tuddenham in No 32 Base
13 Oct 1943	The aircraft of No 90 Sqn moved from RAF Wratting Common to RAF Tuddenham
14 Oct 1943	Rear party of No 90 Sqn moved from RAF Wratting Common to RAF Tuddenham
November
20 Nov 1943	No 1651 HCU moved from RAF Waterbeach to RAF Wratting Common
21 Nov 1943	No 1653 HCU formed at RAF Chedburgh No 3 LFS formed at RAF Feltwell
22 Nov 1943	No 620 Sqn moved from RAF Chedburgh to RAF Leicester East
25 Nov 1943	No 192 Sqn moved from RAF Feltwell to RAF Foulsham
December
10 Dec 1943	No 214 Sqn moved from RAF Cheburgh to RAF Downham Market No 31 Base was now purely a Operational Training Base

Source - No 31 Base ORB (AIR 28/851/1)