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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 957 (Balloon) Sqn Personnel and locations
Auxiliary Air Force personnel shown in italics (where known).
Personnel Movements: Feb - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
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The ORB does not cover the initial period of operation (February - June) and only begins on 15 July 1940 |
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| Plt Off | G W Manton | 15 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting and commenced formation of the squadron |
| Fg Off | B E French | 15 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | F G Roberts | 15 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | W S Chrystal | 18 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Adjutant |
| Sqn Ldr | N J Hulbert | 19 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 957 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | A A Winser | 19 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | W S Bailey | 19 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | N Poole | 19 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | B H Havart | 19 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | D Foley | 19 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | A O Horsley | 19 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | A R Tunnah | 19 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | M J Fenwick | 19 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | D H Etherington | 19 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | J A Perkins | 19 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | R C S Thackeray | 19 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | J H D Marshall | 20 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | J F Venner | 20 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | A L R Pearse | 20 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Twiddy | 21 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Flt Lt | E H Neild | 22 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Mr | H B Cawthorne | 30 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for Meteorological duties |
| Plt Off | B A Sewell | 30 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for Meteorological duties |
| Flt Lt | J H D Marshall | 4 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 14 Balloon Centre for Balloon Engineer duties |
| Fg Off | Fane | 17 Aug 1940 | Attached and assumed command of 'B' Flight, wef 13 Aug 1940 |
| Plt Off | Twiddy | 23 Aug 1940 | Equipment Officer, attached to HQ Balloon Command, pending posting to No 968 Sqn, wef 20 Aug 1940 |
| Plt Off | R C S Thackeray | 24 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 953 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | W S Bailey | 28 Aug 1940 | Posted to No 953 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Williams | 28 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Davey | 5 Sep 1940 | Attached for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Fg Off | Burgen | 20 Sep 1940 | Attached for temporary duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | N Poole | 21 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 939 Sqn |
| Fg Off | Burgen | 28 Sep 1940 | Ceased o be attached for temporary duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | Davie | 30 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 959 Sqn for Administrative duties |
| Fg Off | Welch | 1 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Medical Officer |
| Plt Off | Vince | 2 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Plt Off | Wright | 5 Oct 1940 | Attached from No 11 Balloon Centre for temporary duty as Accountant Officer |
| Fg Off | J F Venner | 6 Oct 1940 | Posted to the Air Ministry |
| Fg Off | Smith | 7 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Cardington for duty as Accountant Officer |
| Plt Off | Wright | 7 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached from No 11 Balloon Centre for temporary duty as Accountant Officer |
| Plt Off | Davey | 8 Oct 1940 | Ceased to be attached for duty as Equipment Officer on posting to No 927 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Smart | 10 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from No 961 Sqn for duty as Equipment Officer |
| Plt Off | Vince | 15 Oct 1940 | Equipment Officer, posted to No 927 Sqn |
| Plt Off | Eley | 15 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting from Londonderry |
| ASO | Phillip | 25 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Plt Off | Smart | 30 Oct 1940 | Equipment Officer, posted to HQ No 32 Group |
| Sqn Ldr | A A Winser | 4 Nov 1940 | Posted to No 942 Sqn |
| Fg Off | A L R Pearse | 4 Nov 1940 | Attached to No 932 Sqn |
| Act Flt Lt | Grafton | 4 Nov 1940 | Attached from No 932 Sqn |
| Flt Lt | Avens | 15 Nov 1940 | Attached from No 932 Sqn for Barrage Control duties |
| Fg Off | Burgen | 15 Nov 1940 | Attached from No 927 Sqn for temporary duty as Medical Officer |
| Fg Off | Fenwick | 15 Nov 1940 | Attached to No 932 Sqn for Barrage Control duties |
| Fg Off | Burgen | 24 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached from No 927 Sqn for temporary duty as Medical Officer |
| Flt Lt | Avens | 25 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached from No 932 Sqn for Barrage Control duties |
| Fg Off | Manton | 25 Nov 1940 | Attached to No 930 Sqn, Southampton |
| Fg Off | Fenwick | 25 Nov 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 932 Sqn for Barrage Control duties |
| Plt Off | Streeten | 26 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | Monkman | 27 Nov 1940 | Attached from No 930 Sqn for Barrage Control duties |
| Fg Off | Manton | 3 Dec 1940 | Ceased to be attached to No 930 Sqn, Southampton |
| Flt Lt | Monkman | 3 Dec 1940 | Ceased to be attached from No 930 Sqn for Barrage Control duties |
| Flt Lt | W S Chrystal | 15 Dec 1940 | Attached to RAF Loughborough for Administrative Officers' conference |
| Act Flt Lt | Fenwick | 20 Dec 1940 | Posted to to the Air Ministry |
| Flt Lt | Kemp-Scriven | 24 Dec 1940 | Attached from No 2 Balloon Centre for Barrage Control duties |
Source - No 957 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2307)
Organisational Movements: Feb - Dec 1940
| Date | Notes |
| 1 Feb 1940 |
Squadron formed from 'A' Mobile Balloon Squadron at Cardington |
| 4 Jun 1940 |
Squadron disbanded |
| The ORB does not cover the initial period of operation and only begins on 15 July 1940 | |
| 15 Jul 1940 | Squadron reformed as a mobile squadron at Cardington |
| 24 Jul 1940 | Advance party departed RAF Cardington for Yeovil |
| 25 Jul 1940 | Road party departed RAF Cardington for Yeovil |
| 25 Jul 1940 | Rail party departed RAF Cardington for Yeovil |
| 26 Jul 1940 | Squadron move from Cardington to Yeovil completed, Sqn HQ established at Bragg Church House, Hendford Hill, Yeovil (No 11 Balloon Centre) |
Source - No 957 Sqn ORB (AIR 27/2307)
This entry was last updated on 18/11/25
