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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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RAF Newton Personnel and units
Personnel Movements: Jun - Dec 1940
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Gp Capt | G Y Tyrrell | 12 Jun 1940 | Assumed command of RAF Newton |
| Plt Off | Sir L Twiston-Davis | 12 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for Station Defence duties |
| Fg Off | A A East | 13 Jun 1940 | Arrived on commissioning for Signals duties |
| Plt Off | D C King | 14 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for Accountant duties |
| Plt Off | W G Gower | 18 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for Equipment duties |
| Plt Off | W G Gower | 18 Jun 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt whilst holding the post of Senior Equipment Officer |
| Plt Off | D C King | 27 Jun 1940 | Promoted to Act Flt Lt whilst holding the post of Senior Accountant Officer |
| Plt Off | P E Burrell | 28 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence duties and attached to RAF Waddington |
| Act Flt Lt | F Evans | 28 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station Engineer Officer |
| Flt Lt | D M Brown | 28 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for Medical duties |
| Plt Off | A L S O'Beirne | 28 Jun 1940 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence duties and attached to RAF Scampton |
| Plt Off | L I Stranger-Jones | 3 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Act Flt Lt | R F H Norman | 3 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for Operations Room duties |
| ASO | B A Ralphs | 3 Jul 1940 | Arrived on commissioning for Codes and Cypher duties |
| ASO | S Charles | 3 Jul 1940 | Arrived on commissioning for Codes and Cypher duties |
| Act Flt Lt | F C Staines | 3 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station Administrative Officer |
| Flt Lt | R Egerton-Green | 6 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station Adjutant |
| Plt Off | K McLaglan | 6 Jul 1940 | Arrived on commissioning for Messing duties |
| Plt Off | J F Foggo | 7 Jul 1940 | Arrived on commissioning for Flying Discipline duties |
| Fg Off | N X Sheldrick | 8 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Assistant Adjutant |
| Flt Lt | H A Bartlett | 9 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for Operations Room duties |
| Fg Off | H Lyons | 10 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station Armament Officer |
| Fg Off | J de Laszlo | 15 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for Intelligence duties |
| Flt Lt | Maclaren | 18 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for Operations duties |
| WO | D C Millard | 21 Jul 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Officer i/c MT Section |
| Plt Off | Harris | 23 Jul 1940 | Arrived on commissioning in the A & SD Branch |
| Flt Lt | D Dewar | 30 Jul 1940 | Attached from HQ No 1 Group for Meteorological duties |
| Flt Lt | R Egerton-Green | 2 Aug 1940 | Posted to RAF Swinderby for duty as Station Adjutant and attached to RAF Waddington |
| Fg Off | N X Sheldrick | 2 Aug 1940 | Assistant Adjutant, assumed duties of Station Adjutant |
| Mr | W J Milner | 6 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting for Meteorological duties |
| Plt Off | R A B Dismore | 7 Aug 1940 | Attached from RAF Swinderby for instruction on CTO duties |
| ASO | E Hockney | 8 Aug 1940 | Attached for Codes and Cypher duties |
| Sqn Ldr | A W N Tribe | 9 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ Balloon Command for duty as C of E Chaplain |
| Plt Off | W E Ogle-Skan | 12 Aug 1940 | Attached from HQ Coastal Command to instruct squadrons in GR work |
| Flt Lt | R T F Gates | 12 Aug 1940 | Attached from HQ Coastal Command to instruct squadrons in GR work |
| Flt Lt | D Dewar | 16 Aug 1940 | Ceased to be attached from HQ No 1 Group for Meteorological duties |
| Mr | R F J Vozel | 18 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ Bomber Command for Meteorological duties |
| Fg Off | Sir L Twiston-Davis | 18 Aug 1940 | Station Defence, posted to RAF Cleave for Administrative duties |
| Plt Off | L I Stranger-Jones | 18 Aug 1940 | Assistant Adjutant, assumed duties of Station Defence Officer |
| ASO | B A Ralphs | 19 Aug 1940 | Codes and Cypher Officer, attached to RAF Swinderby |
| Flt Lt | McGregor | 23 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 1 Group for duty as Station Adjutant |
| Fg Off | N X Sheldrick | 23 Aug 1940 | Station Adjutant, posted to No 12 Sqn for duty as Sqn Adjutant |
| Plt Off | G W Orrock | 23 Aug 1940 | Arrived on posting for Equipment duties |
| ASO | B A Ralphs | 26 Aug 1940 | Codes and Cypher Officer, ceased to be attached to RAF Swinderby |
| ASO | Goodman | 1 Sep 1940 | Attached from HQ No 1 Group for Codes and Cypher duties |
| Plt Off | W E Anderson | 1 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for Station Defence duties |
| Plt Off | A H Fraser | 3 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for Station Defence duties |
| Flt Lt | Carr-Birbeck | 5 Sep 1940 | Attached from HQ No 1 Group for Gunnery duties |
| Plt Off | Lockwood-Wingate | 5 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for Station Defence duties |
| Plt Off | B L Higgins | 6 Sep 1940 | Arrived for Station Defence duties |
| Plt Off | B L Higgins | 8 Sep 1940 | Posted to RAF Newton for Station Defence duties |
| Plt Off | A Dickinson | 12 Sep 1940 | Arrived for Station Defence duties |
| Plt Off | K McLaglan | 12 Sep 1940 | Messing Officer, posted to the Air Ministry, London |
| Plt Off | A H Fraser | 13 Sep 1940 | Station Defence Officer, detached to RAF Castletown for Gunnery course |
| ASO | M Crawford-Smith | 15 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for Codes and Cypher duties |
| Flt Lt | Carr-Birbeck | 19 Sep 1940 | Ceased to be attached from HQ No 1 Group for Gunnery duties |
| AC | Gregory | 21 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 2 Ground Armament School for conversion course |
| AC | Elliott | 21 Sep 1940 | Posted to No 2 Ground Armament School for conversion course |
| LAC | MacCavera | 21 Sep 1940 | Posted to RAF Manby for demolition course |
| Flt Lt | J E Bonham | 25 Sep 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Senior Accountant Officer |
| Fg Off | J de Laszlo | 26 Sep 1940 | Intelligence Officer, posted to Directorate of Allied Air Co-operation |
| Plt Off | L I Stranger-Jones | 26 Sep 1940 | Station Defence Officer, posted to DAPM, Flying Training Command |
| Flt Lt | J E Bonham | 26 Sep 1940 | Assumed duties of Senior Accountant Officer |
| Flt Lt | D C King | 26 Sep 1940 | Relinquished duties of Senior Accountant Officer |
| ASO | L T Davies | 27 Sep 1940 | Arrived for Codes and Cypher duties |
| Flt Lt | A Haynes | 29 Sep 1940 | Arrived from HQ No 1 Group for Intelligence duties |
| ASO | M Crawford-Smith | 29 Sep 1940 | Codes and Cypher Officer, attached to RAF Hucknall |
| Flt Lt | A Haynes | 1 Oct 1940 | Posted to the station for Intelligence duties |
| ASO | L T Davies | 1 Oct 1940 | Posted to the station for Codes and Cypher duties |
| Plt Off | A H Fraser | 2 Oct 1940 | Station Defence Officer, returned from RAF Castletown on completion of Gunnery course |
| WO | Cope | 4 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Officer i/c MT Section |
| Flt Lt | H Lyons | 6 Oct 1940 | Station Armament Officer, attached to RAF Feltwell for Wellington course |
| Plt Off | Humphreys | 6 Oct 1940 | Attached from HQ No 1 Group for administrative instruction |
| Plt Off | J K Lancaster | 6 Oct 1940 | Attached from HQ No 1 Group for administrative instruction |
| Plt Off | W O Holmes | 8 Oct 1940 | Arrived on posting for duty as Station Messing Officer |
| Flt Lt | H Lyons | 9 Oct 1940 | Station Armament Officer, ceased to be attached to RAF Feltwell for Wellington course |
| Flt Lt | H A Bartlett | 15 Oct 1940 | Intelligence Officer, admitted to RAF Hospital, Cosford |
| Plt Off | Humphreys | 19 Oct 1940 | Attached to RAF School of Administration, Gerrard's Cross |
| Flt Lt | H Lyons | 10 Nov 1940 | Station Armament Officer, returned from Turret course at Parnall Aircraft, Yate |
| Flt Lt | H A Bartlett | 19 Nov 1940 | Posted as supernumerary to HQ Bomber Command pending posting to RAF Syerston |
| Sqn Ldr | F C Staines | 21 Nov 1940 | Station Administrative Officer, posted to No 9 Recruit Centre, RAF Blackpool |
| Flt Lt | McGregor | 21 Nov 1940 | Station Adjutant, reposted for duty as Station Administrative Officer |
| Plt Off | H W Pryor | 25 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting for Equipment duties |
| Plt Off | W E Anderson | 25 Nov 1940 | Returned from Rollestone Camp on completion of Anti-Gas course |
| Flt Lt | E E Evans | 27 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Mildenhall for Intelligence duties |
| Plt Off | Senneck | 28 Nov 1940 | Arrived on posting from HQ No 1 Group for Administrative duties |
| Flt Lt | A Haynes | 7 Dec 1940 | Proceeded to RAF Intelligence School, Harrow for course of instruction |
| Flt Lt | A A East | 8 Dec 1940 | Station Signals Officer, proceeded to RAF Yatesbury on Signals course |
| Fg Off | J L Haywood | 8 Dec 1940 | Posted to RAF Finningley for Operations duties |
| Plt Off | J B S Comper | 8 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting from RAF Finningley for Operations duties |
| Plt Off | B L Higgins | 8 Dec 1940 | Attached to Rollestone Camp for Anti-Gas course |
| Plt Off | A Dickinson | 8 Dec 1940 | Attached to RAF Ronaldsway for Automatic Gun course |
| Plt Off | J K Lancaster | 13 Dec 1940 | Ceased to be attached from HQ No 1 Group for administrative instruction |
| Flt Lt | H A Bartlett | 20 Dec 1940 | Intelligence Officer, discharged from RAF Hospital, Cosford |
| Plt Off | S D Barbour | 20 Dec 1940 | Arrived on posting |
| Flt Lt | D M Brown | 24 Dec 1940 | Medical Officer, attached to HQ No 1 Group |
| Fg Off | J K T Cherry | 24 Dec 1940 | Medical Officer, attached from RAF Binbrook (Parent Station - RAF Honington) |
| Flt Lt | D M Brown | 29 Dec 1940 | Medical Officer, ceased to be attached to HQ No 1 Group |
| Fg Off | J K T Cherry | 29 Dec 1940 | Medical Officer, ceased to be attached from RAF Binbrook |
Source - RAF Newton ORB
Unit Movements: Jun - Dec 1940
| Unit | Date | Notes |
| No 103 Sqn | 3 Jul 1940 | Arrived from RAF Honington |
| No 150 Sqn | 3 Jul 1940 | Arrived from RAF Stradishall |
| No 98 Sqn | 25 Jul 1940 | Arrived from RAF Gatwick en-route to Iceland |
| 7 x aircraft, No 98 Sqn | 31 Jul 1940 | Departed for RAF Wick en-route to Iceland |
| 6 x aircraft, No 98 Sqn | 4 Aug 1940 | Departed from RAF Newton en-route to Iceland |
| 4 x aircraft, No 98 Sqn | 16 Aug 1940 | Departed from RAF Newton en-route to Iceland |
Source - RAF Newton ORB
This page was last updated on 18/03/25©
