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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 456 (RAAF) Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1941 | ]
Personnel Movements: Jun - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| June | |||
| Act Sqn Ldr | C G C Olive | 30 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 456 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | J S Hamilton | 30 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as a Flight Commander |
| Fg Off | G M Merrifield | 30 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | A G Stanley | 30 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Engineer Officer |
| July | |||
| Plt Off | P G Hill | 2 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | B Royceton | 3 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | C A Cooke | 15 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as a Flight Commander |
| Fg Off | J M Ritchie | 15 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting (AG) |
| Fg Off | C E Waterman | 17 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | H West | 17 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | J D Fox | 17 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Harrison-Yeates | 20 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | T Cleary RAAF | 20 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | A F Brookes | 21 Jul 1941 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Plt Off | M G Gloster | 28 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | D L Norris-Smith RAAF | 28 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| August | |||
| Plt Off | A G Stanley | 5 Aug 1941 | Engineer Officer, attached to No 68 Sqn for experience on Beaufighters |
| Sgt | Humphries | 5 Aug 1941 | Attached to No 68 Sqn for experience on Beaufighters |
| Flt Sgt | J A McCormack | 10 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting (AG) |
| Plt Off | D S Reid | 14 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Plt Off | A G Stanley | 14 Aug 1941 | Engineer Officer, ceased to be attached to No 68 Sqn for experience on Beaufighters |
| Sgt | Humphries | 14 Aug 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 68 Sqn for experience on Beaufighters |
| Fg Off | R C Pargeter | 19 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | R L Fell | 19 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | F W Speller | 19 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting |
| Sgt | J Martin | 19 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting (AG) |
| Sgt | Bullous | 21 Aug 1941 | Attached to No 68 Sqn for experience on Beaufighters |
| Cpl | Gutteridge | 21 Aug 1941 | Attached to No 68 Sqn for experience on Beaufighters |
| Sgt | Bullous | 29 Aug 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 68 Sqn for experience on Beaufighters |
| Cpl | Gutteridge | 29 Aug 1941 | Ceased to be attached to No 68 Sqn for experience on Beaufighters |
| September | |||
| Act Sqn Ldr | C G C Olive | 1 Sep 1941 | Promoted to Temp Sqn Ldr |
| Sqn Ldr | T Burfitt RAAF | 1 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Flt Lt | J E Pike RAAF | 11 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Fg Off | C E Waterman | 15 Sep 1941 | Medical Officer, posted to No 136 Sqn |
| Plt Off | F W Speller | 22 Sep 1941 | Departed on posting |
| Sgt | Woodill RCAF | 22 Sep 1941 | Departed on posting |
| Sqn Ldr | J G Younghusband | 23 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as a Flight Commander |
| Flt Lt | C A Cooke | 23 Sep 1941 | Relinquished duties of Flight Commander on posting |
| Plt Off | B Royceton | 29 Sep 1941 | Adjutant, posted to No 25 Sqn |
| Sgt | Cox | 30 Sep 1941 | Air Gunner, attached to No 51 OTU for AI Course |
| Sgt | Lowther RAAF | 30 Sep 1941 | Air Gunner, attached to No 51 OTU for AI Course |
| Sgt | Hawkins | 30 Sep 1941 | Air Gunner, attached to No 51 OTU for AI Course |
| Sgt | Haydock | 30 Sep 1941 | Air Gunner, attached to No 51 OTU for AI Course |
| October | |||
| Plt Off | A G Stanley | 2 Oct 1941 | Engineer Officer, promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Fg Off | S W A Venn | 3 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Signals Officer |
| LAC | F W Bidgood | 4 Oct 1941 | Died in hospital |
| Plt Off | P H Hale | 14 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting for duty as Signals (Radio) Officer |
| AC1 | P K Eugener | 18 Oct 1941 | Seriously injured in an accident |
| Sqn Ldr | C G C Olive | 23 Oct 1941 | Promoted to Act Wg Cdr, wef 8 Oct 1941 |
| Flt Lt | J S Hamilton | 23 Oct 1941 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr, wef 8 Oct 1941 |
| Flt Lt | A F Dottridge DFC* | 26 Oct 1941 | Arrived on posting with his Observer |
| Plt Off | Harrison-Yeates | 27 Oct 1941 | Posted to No 256 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | J G Younghusband | 30 Oct 1941 | Flight Commander, posted to No 9 Group as N/E sick |
| November | |||
| Sgt | Wild | 4 Nov 1941 | Pilot, posted to No 256 Sqn |
| Sgt | Dodson | 4 Nov 1941 | Pilot, posted to No 256 Sqn |
| Plt Off | A Meredith | 5 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary for Signals (Radio) duties |
| Plt Off | Booth-Adams | 6 Nov 1941 | Attached to RAF High Ercall for training as Observer Radio |
| Plt Off | A Meredith | 6 Nov 1941 | Attached to RAF High Ercall for training as Observer Radio |
| Sgt | Stovell | 6 Nov 1941 | Attached to RAF High Ercall for training as Observer Radio |
| Sgt | Hughes | 7 Nov 1941 | Pilot, returned from T/E conversion course at No 3 S of GR |
| Sgt | Brown | 9 Nov 1941 | AG, posted to No 458 Sqn |
| Sgt | McPherson | 9 Nov 1941 | AG, posted to No 458 Sqn |
| Sgt | Crompton | 9 Nov 1941 | AG, posted to No 458 Sqn |
| Sgt | Tutty RNZAF | 10 Nov 1941 | AG, posted to No 75 Sqn |
| Fg Off | G Barker | 11 Nov 1941 | Attached for duty as Special Instructor in AI Equipment and Technique |
| Plt Off | Booth-Adams | 11 Nov 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF High Ercall for training as Observer Radio |
| Plt Off | A Meredith | 11 Nov 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF High Ercall for training as Observer Radio |
| Sgt | Stovell | 11 Nov 1941 | Ceased to be attached to RAF High Ercall for training as Observer Radio |
| Sgt | J M Kirkman | 20 Nov 1941 | Posted to AAC Flight, Wrexham |
| Fg Off | Long | 21 Nov 1941 | Attached for duty as Relief Intelligence Officer |
| Fg Off | A G Stanley | 21 Oct 1941 | Engineer Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt, wef 7 Nov 1941 |
| Plt Off | D S Reid | 21 Nov 1941 | Intelligence Officer, promoted to Act Fg Off, wef 7 Nov 1941 and proceeded on a training course |
| 2nd Lt | Sugnet USASC | 27 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary for Signals (Radio) duties |
| December | |||
| 2nd Lt | Mitchell USASC | 2 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary for Signals (Radio) duties, wef 1 Dec 1941 |
| 2nd Lt | Fraser USASC | 2 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary for Signals (Radio) duties, wef 1 Dec 1941 |
| 2nd Lt | Meehan USASC | 2 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary for Signals (Radio) duties, wef 1 Dec 1941 |
| Flt Lt | A G Stanley | 8 Dec 1941 | Engineer Officer, returned from Hatfield |
| Flt Lt | C B B Coleman | 14 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 256 Sqn |
| Sgt | Craig | 14 Dec 1941 | AG, arrived on posting from No 256 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Roe | 16 Dec 1941 | Returned from No 54 OTU on completion of Blenheim Conversion Course |
| Sgt | Pryor | 16 Dec 1941 | Returned from No 54 OTU on completion of Blenheim Conversion Course |
| Sgt | Stevens | 16 Dec 1941 | Returned from No 54 OTU on completion of Blenheim Conversion Course |
| Flt Lt | Lee | 18 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary from No 54 OTU |
| Sgt | Satchwell | 19 Dec 1941 | Returned from No 54 OTU on completion of Blenheim Conversion Course |
| Sgt | Scott | 19 Dec 1941 | Returned from No 54 OTU on completion of Blenheim Conversion Course |
| Sgt | Staziker | 20 Dec 1941 | RO, arrived on posting from No 54 OTU |
| Flt Lt | Parker RAAF | 24 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary |
| Flt Lt | Lee | 26 Dec 1941 | Posted to the Middle East |
| Sgt | D B Willis | 26 Dec 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off, wef 15 Dec 1941 |
| Sgt | Parkes | 27 Dec 1941 | Appointed to a commission in the rank of Plt Off |
Source - No 456 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1899)
Organisational Movements: Jun - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| June | |
| 30 Jun 1941 | No 456 (RAAF) Sqn was formed at RAF Valley, equipped with Defiants |
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| 30 Jun 1941 | 3 x Sgt pilots and 2 x AGs arrived on posting |
| July | |
| 5 Jul 1941 | 3 x Sgt pilots arrived on posting |
| 17 Jul 1941 | 1 x Sgt pilot and 2 x AGs arrived on posting |
| 20 Jul 1941 | 7 x Sgt pilots arrived on posting |
| 23 Jul 1941 | 1 x Sgt pilot arrived on posting |
| 27 Jul 1941 | 1 x Sgt pilot arrived on posting |
| 30 Jul 1941 | 3 x Sgt pilots departed on posting |
| August | |
| 13 Aug 1941 | 16 x RAAF Air Gunners arrived on posting |
| September | |
| 5 Sep 1941 | Squadron was declared operational |
| 13 Sep 1941 | 181 x RAAF airmen arrived on posting |
| 26 Sep 1941 | 1 x Beaufighter II was received |
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| 27 Sep 1941 | 3 x Beaufighter IIs were received |
| 30 Sep 1941 | 2 x Beaufighter IIs were received |
| October | |
| 1 Oct 1941 | 3 x RAAF Air Gunners arrived on posting 2 x RAAF aircrews (pilot and AG) arrived on posting |
| 4 Oct 1941 | 1 x Beaufighter II was received |
| 7 Oct 1941 | 3 x Beaufighter IIs were received |
| 8 Oct 1941 | 2 x Beaufighter IIs were received |
| 10 Oct 1941 | 1 x Beaufighter II was received 2 x RAAF aircrews (pilot and AG) arrived on posting |
| 11 Oct 1941 | 2 x Sgt pilots departed on posting |
| 12 Oct 1941 | 4 x Beaufighter IIs were received 1 x Sgt pilot and AG arrived on posting |
| 22 Oct 1941 | 1 x Beaufighter II was received |
| 23 Oct 1941 | 12 x Sgt AGs posted as supernumerary to RAF Valley, pending disposal, wef 18 Oct 1941 |
| 27 Oct 1941 | 1 x Sgt pilot posted to No 256 Sqn |
| 28 Oct 1941 | 1 x Sgt pilot and AG arrived on posting |
| 29 Oct 1941 | 2 x Sgt AGs departed on posting |
| November | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| December | |
| 21 Dec 1941 | 6 x AC Armourers posted to No 455 Sqn |
Source - No 456 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/1899)
This entry was last updated on 22/09/25
