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RAF Calshot Personnel

[Jul 1935 | Jul 1936 | Jul 1937 | Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939]

Date Unit To/From/Formed
1 Jan 1929 No 201 Sqn Formed

Aug 1936 |

August 1936

Source - August 1936 Air Force List

July 1935

 

County Command/Group Units
Southampton, Hampshire Coastal Area

  • SHQ

    • Training Squadron

    • Navigation School

    • Marine Instructional Section

    • RAF Embarkation Office, Southampton

  • No 201 (Flying Boat) Squadron

 

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Gp Capt

William B Callaway

  1 Sep 1933 Officer Commanding, AFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr

Edward A B Rice

 23 Feb 1934 Navigation duties (OC, Navigation School), MC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Paul D Robertson 21 Aug 1933 Navigation duties, AM
Sqn Ldr John McFarlane  4 Nov 1934 MC, AFC
Flt Lt Noel V Wrigley  4 Jul 1934 Engineer duties
Flt Lt Ralph H W Empson 24 Feb 1935  
Flt Lt Alfred H Willetts 14 Jan 1934  
Flt Lt Charles Snow  1 Jan 1935  
Flt Lt Robert A Chignell 18 Dec 1932  
Flt Lt Reginald Chadwick 18 Dec 1932  
Flt Lt Rupert S Darbyshire  2 Jan 1933  
Flt Lt Edgar R M Walker 31 Jan 1933  
Flt Lt George F Humphries 26 Jun 1934  
Flt Lt Kenneth W Niblett 29 Jan 1934  
Flt Lt Frederick R Drew 31 Oct 1934 later A/Cdre
Fg Off Donald C T Bennett 14 Aug 1933 later AVM
Fg Off Frank Brent 21 Aug 1933  
Fg Off Graham R Canavan 23 Jul 1934  
Fg Off Gordon R Brice 13 May 1934  
Fg Off John P Cecil-Wright 13 May 1934  
Fg Off Alban M Carey 21 Aug 1933  
Fg Off George E Stangman  1 Jan 1934  

-
1 Airman Pilot

Stores Branch
Flt Lt Percy J Mole  3 Jan 1935  

Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr Algernon W P Phillips 21 May 1932 OBE
Flt Lt Crystal Lorimer  8 Aug 1934  

Medical Branch
Wg Cdr Frederick J Murphy 28 Jan 1935 MB, BCh

Chaplains  Branch
Rev Ronald N Shapley  9May 1934 MC, AKC

Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off Frederick Wilmshurst 11 Sep 1933 DSM

Under Instruction
Wg Cdr

Claude R Cox

 8 Apr 1935 OBE, AFC; later A/Cdre
Flt Lt William M M Hurley 29 Apr 1935  
Flt Lt Albert W Bates 29 Apr 1935  
Flt Lt Bertram H Ashton 29 Apr 1935  
Flt Lt Thomas W G Eady 29 Apr 1935  
Fg Off Fergus A Pearce 27 Jan 1935 later Act AVM
Fg Off Thomas Q Horner 24 Dec 1934  
Fg Off Denis I Coote 27 Jan 1935  
Fg Off William S Jenkins 27 Jan 1935  
Plt Off Benjamin Ball  2 Mar 1935 later AVM
Plt Off George S A Parnaby  4 Mar 1935  
Plt Off Archibald R Leggate  4 Mar 1935  
Plt Off Lionel M Laws  4 Mar 1935  
Plt Off William H Kearney  4 Mar 1935  
Plt Off John D T Revell 16 Feb 1935  
Plt Off James R Leggate  4 Mar 1935  

Supernumerary
Flt Lt Dennis W Smythe  8 Aug 1934  

Education Officer
Lt Cdr William R Daniels  3 Sep 1934 MA, BSc, RNVR

Civilian Assistants
Fg Off (Ret) B S Brice   AFC
Lt Cdr (Ret) H W Avery-Fox   RN
Wg Cdr (Ret) S R Watkins    

Civilian Stores Officer
Flt Lt (Ret) E S Bullen   MBE

Civilian Embarkation Officer
Sqn Ldr (Ret) N F D Buckeridge    

Warrant Officer
WO I George H Taylor 15 Jan 1935  
WO I Montague Kemp 25 Jul 1934  
WO I Arthur T Pack 30 Mar 1935  
WO I Frederick Stevens  3 May 1935  
WO I Arthur Frend 13 May 1935  

Source - July 1935 Air Force List

July 1936

County Command/Group Units
Southampton, Hampshire Coastal Command

  • SHQ

    • Training Squadron

    • Navigation School

    • Marine Instructional Section

    • RAF Embarkation Office, Southampton

  • No 201 (Flying Boat) Squadron

 

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Wg Cdr

Edward A B Rice

 23 Feb 1934 MC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr John McFarlane  4 Nov 1934 MC, AFC
Flt Lt Charles Snow  1 Jan 1935  
Flt Lt Robert A Chignell 18 Dec 1932  
Flt Lt Rupert S Darbyshire  2 Jan 1933  
Flt Lt George F Humphries 26 Jun 1934  
Flt Lt Frederick R Drew 31 Oct 1934 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt Gordon R Brice 13 May 1934  
Flt Lt John P Cecil-Wright 13 May 1934  
Flt Lt Alban M Carey 21 Aug 1933  
Flt Lt George E Stangman  1 Jan 1934  
Flt Lt John C Sisson 29 Jul 1935  
Flt Lt John E Allen 20 Jun 1935  

-
1 Airman Pilot

Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr Algernon W P Phillips 21 May 1932 OBE

Medical Branch
Wg Cdr J D Leahy  1 Dec 1935 MC, MB, ChB

Commissioned Signals Officer
Fg Off Frederick Wilmshurst 11 Sep 1933 DSM

Under Instruction
Flt Lt T H Carr 27 Apr 1936  
Flt Lt W Pickersgill 27 Apr 1936  
Plt Off R D Blair 27 Apr 1936  
Plt Off Albert A Case 27 Apr 1936 later AVM
Plt Off R Cave-Browne-Cave 27 Apr 1936  
Plt Off R T F Gates 27 Apr 1936  

Education Officer
Lt Cdr William R Daniels  3 Sep 1934 MA, BSc, RNVR

Civilian Assistants
Lt Cdr (Ret) H W Avery-Fox   RN
Wg Cdr (Ret) S R Watkins    

Civilian Stores Officer
Flt Lt (Ret) E S Bullen   MBE
Flt Lt (Ret) G Lansdowne   DFC

Warrant Officer
WO I George H Taylor 15 Jan 1935  
WO I J H Lloyd 23 Mar 1936  
WO I Arthur T Pack 30 Mar 1935  
WO I Frederick Stevens  3 May 1935  
WO I Arthur Frend 13 May 1935  
WO I G H Hands 16 Apr 1936  

Source - July 1936 Air Force List

Date Unit To/From/Formed
30 Mar 1937 No 240 Sqn Formed

July 1937

County Command/Group Units
Southampton, Hampshire Coastal Command/No 17 (Training) Group

  • SHQ

    • HQ and Training Squadron

    • No 240 (Flying Boat) Squadron

Lodger Unit (No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group): -

  • No 201 (Flying Boat) Squadron

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Gp Capt

Richard E Saul

 31 Jul 1936 Officer Commanding, DFC; later AVM
Wg Cdr

Edward A B Rice

 23 Feb 1934 MC; later AVM
Sqn Ldr Charles Snow  1 Jan 1935  
Flt Lt L H Brooke   Adjutant, RAFO
Flt Lt F E Bishop   Assistant Adjutant, RAFO
Lt Cdr (Ret) H W Avery-Fox   Instructor - M1 Section, RN
Wg Cdr (Ret) S R Watkins   Assistant Adjutant
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) J Kemper   Engineer duties, RAFO
Lt Cdr (Ret) T Griffin   Signals duties, RN

Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr G N Simon 15 Feb 1937  
Maj (Ret) E Chuter   MC

Medical Branch
Wg Cdr B F Haythornthwaite 23 Mar 1937 MB, BCh
Flt Lt J F Ziegler 16 Jan 1937 MB, BS

Chaplains  Branch
Rev A G Kayll 24 Mar 1937 BA

Education Officer
Lt Cdr William R Daniels  3 Sep 1934 MA, BSc, RNVR

Technical Officer
Fg Off N W Wale   Engineer duties, RAFO

Equipment Officers
Flt Lt (Ret) E S Bullen   MBE
Flt Lt (Ret) G Lansdowne   DFC

Warrant Officers
WO I George H Taylor 15 Jan 1935  
WO I J H Lloyd 23 Mar 1936  
WO I Arthur T Pack 30 Mar 1935  
WO I Arthur Frend 13 May 1935  
WO I G H Hands 16 Apr 1936  
WO I R J Chedd 15 Apr 1936  

Supernumerary - Under Instruction
Flt Lt A M Watts-Read 22 May 1937  
Plt Off I M Brodie 28 May 1937  
Plt Off M H Cox 28 May 1937  
Plt Off R W Gautrey 28 May 1937  
Plt Off R C O Lovelock 28 May 1937  
Plt Off F Phillips 28 May 1937  
Plt Off A G Wincott 28 May 1937  
Plt Off P H Alington 28 May 1937  
Plt Off J St J Thomson 28 May 1937  

Source - July 1937 Air Force List

July 1938

County Command/Group Units
Southampton, Hampshire Coastal Command/No 17 (Training) Group

  • SHQ

    • HQ and Training Squadron

    • No 240 (Flying Boat) Squadron

Lodger Unit (No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group): -

  • No 201 (Flying Boat) Squadron

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Gp Capt

Arthur Coningham

 11 Jun 1937 Officer Commanding, DSO, MC, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr

Edward A B Rice

 23 Feb 1934 MC; later AVM
Lt Cdr (Ret) H W Avery-Fox   Instructor - M1 Section, RN
Wg Cdr (Ret) S R Watkins   Assistant Adjutant
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) J Kemper   Engineer duties, MBE, RAFO
Lt Cdr (Ret) T Griffin   Signals duties, RN
Flt Lt J H Leach   RAFO
Flt Lt G Veevers-Carter   Assistant Adjutant, RAFO
Fg Off E H Roberts   RAFO
Fg Off A T C Cooper   RAFO
Fg Off I N Macmillen   RAFO

Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr C E Aston 23 Aug 1937  
Maj (Ret) E Chuter   MC

Medical Branch
Flt Lt H L Willcox 21 Sep 1937 MB, ChB

Chaplains  Branch
Rev A G Kayll 24 Mar 1937 BA

Technical Officers
Fg Off N W Wale   Engineer duties, RAFO
Fg Off E A Burton   Lt Cdr, RN (Ret), RAFO

Equipment Officers
Flt Lt (Ret) E S Bullen   MBE
Flt Lt (Ret) G Lansdowne   DFC

Warrant Officers
WO George H Taylor 15 Jan 1935  
WO J H Lloyd 23 Mar 1936  
WO Arthur T Pack 30 Mar 1935  
WO Arthur Frend 13 May 1935  
WO G H Hands 16 Apr 1936  
WO J Nash 22 Dec 1937  

RAF Embarkation Officer, Southampton
Sqn Ldr (Ret) N F D Buckeridge    

Supernumerary - Under Instruction
Plt Off S G Stilling 30 Oct 1937  
Plt Off E W Young 30 Oct 1937  
Plt Off C L Monk 19 Feb 1938  
Plt Off D B Pearson 19 Feb 1938  
Plt Off W G New 19 Feb 1938  
Plt Off D B Esmonde-White  2 Apr 1938  
Plt Off T O Marshall  2 Apr 1938  
Plt Off T M E Smith  2 Apr 1938  
Plt Off E M Ware  2 Apr 1938  
Plt Off D J G Jackson 26 Mar 1938  
Plt Off K Mackay 26 Mar 1938  
Plt Off R N Cullen 26 Mar 1938  
Plt Off J O Lalor 26 Mar 1938  
APO R E Hunter  9 May 1938  

Source - July 1938 Air Force List

Date Unit To/From/Formed
29 Sep 1938 No 201 Sqn To Invergordon

January 1939

County Command/Group Units
Southampton, Hampshire Coastal Command/No 17 (Training) Group

  • SHQ

    • HQ and Training Squadron

    • No 240 (Flying Boat) Squadron

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Gp Capt

Arthur Coningham

 11 Jun 1937 Officer Commanding, DSO, MC, DFC; later AM
Gp Capt

Edward A B Rice

 23 Feb 1934 MC; later AVM
Lt Cdr (Ret) H W Avery-Fox   Instructor - M1 Section, RN
Wg Cdr (Ret) S R Watkins   Assistant Adjutant
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) J Kemper   Engineer duties, MBE, RAFO
Lt Cdr (Ret) T Griffin   Signals duties, RN
Flt Lt J H Leach   RAFO
Flt Lt L H Cooper   RAFO
Fg Off E H Roberts   RAFO

Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr C E Aston 23 Aug 1937  
Maj (Ret) E Chuter   MC

Medical Branch
Flt Lt H L Willcox 21 Sep 1937 MB, ChB

Chaplains  Branch
Rev A G Kayll 24 Mar 1937 BA

Technical Officers
Fg Off E A Burton   Lt Cdr, RN (Ret), RAFO

Equipment Officers
Flt Lt (Ret) E S Bullen   MBE
Flt Lt (Ret) G Lansdowne   DFC

Warrant Officers
WO George H Taylor 15 Jan 1935  
WO J H Lloyd 23 Mar 1936  
WO Arthur T Pack 30 Mar 1935  
WO Arthur Frend 13 May 1935  
WO J H J Williams  1 Sep 1938  
WO J Nash 22 Dec 1937  

Supernumerary - Under Instruction
Plt Off H C Bailey 15 Oct 1938  
Plt Off L E Ellis 15 Oct 1938  
Plt Off S M Farries 15 Oct 1938  
Plt Off W H Flint 15 Oct 1938  
Plt Off David C McKinley 15 Oct 1938 later AVM
Plt Off K B Corbould 27 Oct 1938  
Plt Off A M G Lywood 27 Oct 1938  
APO R E Hunter  9 May 1938

Source - January 1939 Air Force List

April 1939

County Command/Group Units
Southampton, Hampshire Coastal Command/No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group

  • SHQ

    • HQ and Training Squadron

    • No 201 (General Reconnaissance) Squadron

    • No 240 (General Reconnaissance) Squadron

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Gp Capt

Arthur Coningham

 11 Jun 1937 Officer Commanding, DSO, MC, DFC; later AM
Flt Lt H C Pryer   Adjutant, RAFO
Lt Cdr (Ret) H W Avery-Fox   Instructor - M1 Section, RN
Wg Cdr (Ret) S R Watkins   Assistant Adjutant
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) J Kemper   Engineer duties, MBE, RAFO
Lt Cdr (Ret) T Griffin   Signals duties, RN
Flt Lt J H Leach   RAFO
Flt Lt L H Cooper   RAFO
Fg Off E H Roberts   RAFO

Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr C E Aston 23 Aug 1937  
Maj (Ret) E Chuter   MC

Medical Branch
Flt Lt H L Willcox 21 Sep 1937 MB, ChB

Chaplains  Branch
Rev A G Kayll 24 Mar 1937 BA

Temporary Education Officer
Mr F Bartle 11 Jan 1939 BSc

Technical Officer
Fg Off E A Burton   Lt Cdr, RN (Ret), RAFO

Equipment Officers
Flt Lt (Ret) E S Bullen   MBE
Flt Lt (Ret) G Lansdowne   DFC

Warrant Officers
WO George H Taylor 15 Jan 1935  
WO J H Lloyd 23 Mar 1936  
WO Arthur Frend 13 May 1935  
WO J Nash 22 Dec 1937  
WO W Soper 18 Jun 1930  

Supernumerary - Under Instruction
Plt Off W H Flint 15 Oct 1938  
Plt Off E Brand 11 Feb 1939  
Plt Off David B Fitzpatrick 11 Feb 1939 later A/Cdre
Plt Off Sidney W R Hughes 11 Feb 1939 later AM
Plt Off E C Minchinton 11 Feb 1939  
Plt Off G V Nicholls 11 Feb 1939  
Plt Off A W K Watson 11 Feb 1939  
APO R E Hunter  9 May 1938
APO L L Jones 11 Feb 1939

Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List

May 1939

County Command/Group Units
Southampton, Hampshire Coastal Command/No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group

  • SHQ

    • HQ and Training Squadron

    • No 201 (General Reconnaissance) Squadron

    • No 240 (General Reconnaissance) Squadron

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Gp Capt

Arthur Coningham

 11 Jun 1937 Officer Commanding, DSO, MC, DFC; later AM
Wg Cdr F R Wynne 23 Mar 1939 MBE
Sqn Ldr A G F Stewart 14 Mar 1939  
Flt Lt A W Fletcher 14 Mar 1939  
Flt Lt H C Pryer   Adjutant, RAFO
Lt Cdr (Ret) H W Avery-Fox   Instructor - M1 Section, RN
Wg Cdr (Ret) S R Watkins   Assistant Adjutant
Hon Sqn Ldr (Flt Lt) J Kemper   Engineer duties, MBE, RAFO
Lt Cdr (Ret) T Griffin   Signals duties, RN
Flt Lt J H Leach   RAFO
Flt Lt L H Cooper   RAFO
Fg Off E H Roberts   RAFO

Equipment Branch
APO P J H Perkin 27 Mar 1939  
Flt Lt (Ret) E S Bullen   MBE
Flt Lt (Ret) G Lansdowne   DFC

Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr C E Aston 23 Aug 1937  
Maj (Ret) E Chuter   MC

Medical Branch
Flt Lt H L Willcox 21 Sep 1937 MB, ChB

Chaplains  Branch
Rev A G Kayll 24 Mar 1937 BA

Temporary Education Officer
Mr F Bartle 11 Jan 1939 BSc

Technical Officer
Fg Off E A Burton   Lt Cdr, RN (Ret), RAFO

Warrant Officers
WO George H Taylor 15 Jan 1935  
WO J H Lloyd 23 Mar 1936  
WO Arthur Frend 13 May 1935  
WO W Soper 18 Jun 1930  

Supernumerary - Under Instruction
Plt Off W H Flint 15 Oct 1938  
Plt Off E Brand 11 Feb 1939  
Plt Off David B Fitzpatrick 11 Feb 1939 later A/Cdre
Plt Off Sidney W R Hughes 11 Feb 1939 later AM
Plt Off E C Minchinton 11 Feb 1939  
Plt Off G V Nicholls 11 Feb 1939  
Plt Off A W K Watson 11 Feb 1939  
APO R E Hunter  9 May 1938
APO L L Jones 11 Feb 1939

Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List

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