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RAF Lee-on-Solent Personnel

[Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939]

July 1938

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

  • SHQ

  • HQ, Coastal Command

  • HQ, No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group

  • HQ, No 17 (Training) Group

  • No 2 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Gp Capt J B Graham  1 Dec 1937 Officer Commanding, MC, AFC
Wg Cdr

Walter J Seward 

 23 Feb 1938 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr H N Hampton  1 Jan 1938 DFC
Sqn Ldr H J Walker 10 Jan 1938 Engineer duties
Fg Off H C Ranald 31 Dec 1937 Lt Cdr RN
Fg Off E G Savage 24 May 1938 Lt RN
Fg Off R C B Stallard-Penoyre  1 Jun 1938 Lt RN
Fg Off H D Mathew  9 May 1938 Lt RN
Fg Off P M Hamilton-Hall 16 May 1938  
Flt Lt G V T Thomson   Adjutant, RAFO
Lt Cdr (Ret) A D R Metaxs   Assistant Adjutant
Cdr J W Hoskyns   Assistant Adjutant
Flt Lt (Ret) E R Hockaday   Assistant Adjutant

Equipment Branch
Flt Lt C H W Boldero  1 Dec 1937  
Capt (Ret) H Sadler   Indian Army

Accountant Branch
Flt Lt S C George 18 Jan 1938  
Lt Cdr (Ret) L B S Majendie   RN

Commissioned Engineer Officer
Fg Off L Spencer  3Jan 1938  
Fg Off F W Henwood  1 Jan 1938  
Fg Off T Drinkwater 19 May 1938  

Commissioned Armament Officer
Fg Off R W Short 31 Jan 1938  

Education Officer
Lt E T Symonds  1 Jan 1938 Grade III, MA

Warrant Officers
WO I H A C Oland 17 Jan 1938  
WO I J P Pope 30 Dec 1937  

 

Source - July 1938 Air Force List

January 1939

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

  • SHQ

  • HQ, Coastal Command

  • HQ, No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group

  • HQ, No 17 (Training) Group

  • No 2 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Wg Cdr

Walter J Seward 

 23 Feb 1938 Officer Commanding, later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr H J Walker 10 Jan 1938 Engineer duties
Sqn Ldr N Young 14 Jul 1938  
Sqn Ldr H C Ranald 31 Dec 1937 Lt Cdr RN
Sqn Ldr L C Sisson  8 Jun 1938
Flt Lt R L Johnston 11 Jul 1938 Lt RN
Flt Lt E E R Torin 26 Sep 1938 Lt RN
Flt Lt H J F Lane  7 Nov 1938 Lt RN
Fg Off D G Bowker  5 Oct 1938 Act Lt RN
Fg Off G K Buckingham 29 Aug 1938  
Fg Off J H Wedgwood  3 Sep 1939  
Fg Off J A Ievers 24 Oct 1938 Lt RN
Fg Off R D McIver 17 Oct 1938 Sub-Lt RN
Fg Off R H P Carver 17 Oct 1938 Sub-Lt RN
Fg Off Leslie Fox  8 Jun 1938 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt G V T Thomson   Adjutant, RAFO
Cdr J W Hoskyns   Assistant Adjutant
Flt Lt (Ret) E R Hockaday   Assistant Adjutant

Equipment Officer
Capt (Ret) H Sadler   Indian Army

Accountant Branch
Flt Lt S C George 18 Jan 1938  
Lt Cdr (Ret) L B S Majendie   RN

Commissioned Engineer Officer
Fg Off L Spencer  3Jan 1938  
Fg Off F W Henwood  1 Jan 1938  

Commissioned Armament Officer
Fg Off R W Short 31 Jan 1938  

Education Officer
Lt E T Symonds  1 Jan 1938 Grade III, MA

Warrant Officers
WO H A C Oland 17 Jan 1938  
WO J P Pope 30 Dec 1937  
WO H Lyons  9 Jun 1938  
WO W J James 20 Apr 1938  
WO R Carter  3 May 1938

Source - January 1939 Air Force List

April 1939

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

  • SHQ

  • HQ, Coastal Command

  • No 2 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Wg Cdr

Walter J Seward 

 23 Feb 1938 Officer Commanding, later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr H J Walker 10 Jan 1938 Engineer duties
Sqn Ldr N Young 14 Jul 1938  
Sqn Ldr H C Ranald 31 Dec 1937 Lt Cdr RN
Flt Lt R L Johnston 11 Jul 1938 Lt RN
Flt Lt E E R Torin 26 Sep 1938 Lt RN
Fg Off D G Bowker  5 Oct 1938 Act Lt RN
Fg Off J H Wedgwood  3 Sep 1939  
Fg Off Leslie Fox  8 Jun 1938 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt G V T Thomson   Adjutant, RAFO
Cdr J W Hoskyns   Assistant Adjutant
Flt Lt (Ret) E R Hockaday   Assistant Adjutant

Equipment Branch
Sqn Ldr A M Reidy  8 Jan 1939  
Capt (Ret) H Sadler   Indian Army

Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr J MacL Murray 12 Jan 1939  
Lt Cdr (Ret) L B S Majendie   RN

Commissioned Engineer Officer
Fg Off L Spencer  3Jan 1938  
Fg Off F W Henwood  1 Jan 1938  

Commissioned Armament Officer
Fg Off R W Short 31 Jan 1938  

Temporary Education Officer
Mr F A Samuels  1 Sep 1938 BA

Supernumerary
Sqn Ldr R E Gunston 27 Jan 1939 Lt Cdr, RN
Flt Lt J W S Corbett 21 Dec 1938 Lt, RN
Flt Lt F Fletcher 27 Feb 1939 Lt, RN
APO G H Bellamy 14 Jan 1939  
APO P R A Ford 14 Jan 1939  

Warrant Officers
WO H A C Oland 17 Jan 1938  
WO J P Pope 30 Dec 1937  
WO H Lyons  9 Jun 1938  
WO W J James 20 Apr 1938  
WO T Whitson 20 Jan 1939
WO W R Middleton  5 Nov 1936
WO H Clarke 30 Dec 1937
WO H G Hughes 20 Feb 1939

Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List

May 1939

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

  • SHQ

  • HQ, Coastal Command

  • HQ, No 15 (Reconnaissance) Group

  • No 2 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit

 

Rank Name Date Notes

Station HQ
Gp Capt J B Graham  1 Apr 1939 Officer Commanding, MC, AFC
Wg Cdr

Walter J Seward 

 23 Feb 1938 later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr H J Walker 10 Jan 1938 Engineer duties
Sqn Ldr N Young 14 Jul 1938  
Sqn Ldr H C Ranald 31 Dec 1937 Lt Cdr RN
Flt Lt R L Johnston 11 Jul 1938 Lt RN
Flt Lt E E R Torin 26 Sep 1938 Lt RN
Fg Off D G Bowker  5 Oct 1938 Act Lt RN
Fg Off J H Wedgwood  3 Sep 1939  
Fg Off Leslie Fox  8 Jun 1938 later A/Cdre
Flt Lt G V T Thomson   Adjutant, RAFO
Cdr J W Hoskyns   Assistant Adjutant
Flt Lt (Ret) E R Hockaday   Assistant Adjutant

Equipment Branch
Sqn Ldr A M Reidy  8 Jan 1939  
Capt (Ret) H Sadler   Indian Army

Accountant Branch
Sqn Ldr J MacL Murray 12 Jan 1939  
Lt Cdr (Ret) L B S Majendie   RN

Commissioned Engineer Officer
Fg Off L Spencer  3Jan 1938  
Fg Off F W Henwood  1 Jan 1938  

Commissioned Armament Officer
Fg Off R W Short 31 Jan 1938  

Temporary Education Officer
Mr F A Samuels  1 Sep 1938 BA

Supernumerary
Sqn Ldr R E Gunston 27 Jan 1939 Lt Cdr, RN
Flt Lt J W S Corbett 21 Dec 1938 Lt, RN
Flt Lt F Fletcher 27 Feb 1939 Lt, RN

Warrant Officers
WO H A C Oland 17 Jan 1938  
WO J P Pope 30 Dec 1937  
WO H Lyons  9 Jun 1938  
WO W J James 20 Apr 1938  
WO T Whitson 20 Jan 1939
WO W R Middleton  5 Nov 1936
WO H G Hughes 20 Feb 1939

Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List

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