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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 262 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1942 | ]
Personnel Movements: Sep - Dec 1942
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| September | |||
| Flt Lt | J Tolland | 29 Sep 1942 | Arrived at RAF Hednesford on posting to No 262 Sqn for duty as Medical Officer |
| Act Flt Lt | S J Wood | 29 Sep 1942 | Arrived at RAF Hednesford on posting to No 262 Sqn for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Fg Off | D M Steiner RCAF | 29 Sep 1942 | Arrived at RAF Hednesford on posting to No 262 Sqn for duty as Signals Officer |
| Fg Off | J C Clark | 29 Sep 1942 | Arrived at RAF Hednesford on posting to No 262 Sqn for duty as RAF Regiment Officer |
| Plt Off | J C Freeman | 29 Sep 1942 | Arrived at RAF Hednesford on posting to No 262 Sqn |
| Plt Off | C Green | 29 Sep 1942 | Arrived at RAF Hednesford on posting to No 262 Sqn for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Plt Off | S A Rock | 29 Sep 1942 | Arrived at RAF Hednesford on posting to No 262 Sqn for duty as Equipment Officer |
| October | |||
| All personnel were in transit to South Africa | |||
| November | |||
| Plt Off | S A Rock | 26 Nov 1942 | Equipment Officer, proceeded on detachment to the railhead at Matabatuba |
| December | |||
| Flt Lt | S J Wood | 1 Dec 1942 | Engineer Officer, proceeded to St Lucia and assumed command of the detachment |
| Flt Lt | J Tolland | 18 Dec 1942 | Medical Officer, proceeded to St Lucia to inspect the advanced base |
| Flt Lt | J Tolland | 22 Dec 1942 | Medical Officer, returned from St Lucia to Congella |
| Plt Off | S A Rock | 22 Dec 1942 | Equipment Officer, proceeded from Matabatuba to St Lucia |
Source - No 262 ORB (AIR 27/1543)
Organisational Movements: Sep - Dec 1942
| Date | Notes |
| September | |
| 29 Sep 1942 | 377 x airmen arrived at RAF Hednesford on
posting to No 262 Sqn All personnel embarked at Liverpool |
| October | |
| All personnel were in transit to South Africa | |
| November | |
| 5 Nov 1942 | All personnel disembarked at Durban and proceeded to IFTC Clairwood |
| 6-11 Nov 1942 | Personnel proceeded to the new station and Congella daily to finalise accommadation, men being transferred from IFTC to Congella on a daily basis as accommodation became available. |
| 12 Nov 1942 | Last party of officers and airmen moved from
Clairwood to RAF Congella Personnel were now employed on various activities at the station and working with detachments of Nos 205, 209, 321 and 413 Squadrons |
| 26 Nov 1942 | The Equipment Officer and 27 airmen proceeded to the railhead at Matabatuba to supervise the transfer of equipment to the new advanced base at St Lucia |
| December | |
| Preparation of the Advanced Base at St Lucia continued throughout the month | |
Source - No 262 ORB (AIR 27/1543)
This entry was last updated on 16/07/25
