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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[1941 | ]
Personnel Movements: May - Dec 1941
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| May | |||
| Fg Off | E D W Mercer | 18 May 1941 | Arrived at RAF Lindholme on posting from HQ Bomber Command for Equipment duties |
| Fg Off | E D W Mercer | 30 May 1941 | Equipment Officer, promoted to Act Flt Lt |
| June | |||
| Act Fg Off | J C C Briant | 1 Jun 1941 | Arrived at RAF Lindholme on posting from RAF Baginton for Accountant duties |
| Act Gp Capt | A Hesketh OBE, DFC | 4 Jun 1941 | Arrived at RAF Lindholme from No 1 Group and assumed command of RAF Snaith |
| Act Sqn Ldr | E Addis | 4 Jun 1941 | Arrived at RAF Lindholme on posting from No 9 Balloon Centre (A & SD) |
| Act Flt Lt | C J Metcalfe | 4 Jun 1941 | Arrived at RAF Lindholme on posting from RAF Binbrook (A & SD) |
| Act Flt Lt (Plt Off) | J Joyce DSO, MC | 9 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Syerston (A & SD) |
| Sqn Ldr | I R Jones | 9 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 241 Sqn for duty as Medical Officer |
| Fg Off | W F Nash | 11 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 1 Group for duty as Signals Officer |
| Act Flt Lt (Plt Off) | J Joyce DSO, MC | 15 Jun 1941 | Promoted to Fg Off (WS) |
| Fg Off | W Brown | 16 Jun 1941 | Arrived at on posting from RAF Newton (A & SD) |
| Lt Col | P J Gething | 11 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 1 Group for duty as Local Defence Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | D A R Kemp | 17 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF West Drayton for Accountant duties |
| Act Flt Lt | R E Casaslis De Pury | 24 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Binbrook (A & SD) |
| Flt Lt | R A V Dismore | 26 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 305 Sqn for duty as Engineer Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | K J Mellor | 28 Jun 1941 | Arrived at on posting from RAF Newton |
| Plt Off | J G Hobbs | 28 Jun 1941 | Arrived at on posting from RAF School of Cookery for Messing duties |
| Act Flt Lt | J E Connell | 30 Jun 1941 | Arrived at on posting from RAF Newton for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Act Flt Lt | A G Haggar | 30 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 1 Group for duty as Armament Officer |
| Act Flt Lt | K Horne | 30 Jun 1941 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 1 Group for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| July | |||
| APO | A E Boyd | 1 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 1 Group ( A & SD) |
| LAC | W S Elsmore | 8 Jul 1941 | Killed in a motorcycle accident |
| APO | J N Briggs | 11 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Loughborough for Defence duties |
| Act Flt Lt | A C Harper | 11 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Newton ( A & SD) |
| Act SO | E D Boyd Carpenter | 14 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 41 Group for Code and Cypher duties |
| Sqn Ldr | J H Eckersley | 16 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Horsham St Faith for duty as Chaplain |
| SO | D M Atkins | 16 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from HQ, No 26 Group for Code and Cypher duties |
| Plt Off | F T Neal | 19 Jul 1941 | Arrived at on posting from RAF Syerston for duty as Intelligence Officer |
| Plt Off | W M E Sager | 21 Jul 1941 | Arrived at on posting from No 91 Sqn for for Admin 'G' duties |
| Plt Off | E Whitehead | 21 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Binbrook ( A & SD) |
| Plt Off | W R Downey | 23 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Hibaldstow ( A & SD) |
| APO | G Haigh | 26 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 8 SoTT ( A & SD) |
| A|SO | M S M Brodie | 26 Jul 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Gerrards Cross for Code and Cypher duties |
| August | |||
| Act Fg Off | J C C Briant | 2 Aug 1941 | Promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Lt |
| Plt Off | J N Briggs | 8 Aug 1941 | Station Defence Officer, attached No 166 OCTW, RAF Douglas for course |
| Plt Off | G J C Taylor | 9 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Grange-over-Sands for Equipment duties |
| Plt Off | K Horne | 12 Aug 1941 | Posted to the Air Ministry (Flt Lt post) |
| Capt | J F Walker | 14 Aug 1941 | Attached from RAF Firbeck for Defence duties |
| APO | L P Brunger | 15 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Uxbridge for Defence duties |
| Act Fg Off | L C Williams | 17 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Bassingbourn for Navigation duties |
| Flt Lt | R R Goding | 18 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 60 OTU for Admin duties (Sqn Ldr post) |
| Act Flt Lt | J C C Briant | 22 Aug 1941 | Promoted to Act (paid) Flt Lt, wef 2 Aug 1941 |
| Plt Off | F T Neal | 22 Aug 1941 | Promoted to Act Fg Off |
| Sqn Ldr | I R Jones | 24 Aug 1941 | Medical Officer, proceeded to RAF Halton for course (1 day) |
| Plt Off | J B S Morison | 29 Aug 1941 | Arrived on posting from School of PT |
| Act Flt Lt | J Joyce DSO, MC | 31 Aug 1941 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
| September | |||
| Act Gp Capt | A Hesketh OBE, DFC | 1 Sep 1941 | Promoted to Gp Capt |
| Flt Lt | R R Goding | 1 Sep 1941 | Promoted to Act Sqn Ldr |
| Act Sqn Ldr | G V Lane DFC | 4 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 103 Sqn |
| Plt Off | W L Barnes | 5 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Medmenham |
| APO | J W McIvor | 5 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Uxbridge for Electrical Engineer duties |
| Sqn Ldr | K J Mellor | 6 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 458 Sqn, RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor |
| Act Sqn Ldr | G V Lane DFC | 6 Sep 1941 | Posted to No 15 OTU |
| Act Sqn Ldr | A D Frank | 8 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 15 OTU for Operations duties |
| Gp Capt | E B Webb | 22 Sep 1941 | Arrived on posting from No 1 Group as supernumerary |
| Gp Capt | A Hesketh OBE, DFC | 24 Sep 1941 | Relinquished command of RAF Snaith |
| Gp Capt | E B Webb | 24 Sep 1941 | Assumed command of RAF Snaith |
| October | |||
| No personnel movements were recorded for this month in the ORB | |||
| November | |||
| Plt Off | J B S Morison | 2 Nov 1941 | Attached to Rollestone Camp for Anti-Gas course |
| Act Flt Lt | A G Haggar | 7 Nov 1941 | Posted as supernumerary to RAF Snaith and attached to PDC, Padgate |
| Act Flt Lt | E R Robinson | 13 Nov 1941 | Attached from RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor, pending posting for Ground Defence duties |
| Plt Off | C S Jones | 13 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting for Ground Defence duties |
| APO | E H Ford | 13 Nov 1941 | Arrived on posting for Ground Defence duties |
| Act Flt Lt | A C Harper | 14 Nov 1941 | Ceased to be attached to HQ, No 1 Group |
| Fg Off | E Whitehead | 15 Nov 1941 | Defence Officer, promoted to Act (unpaid) Flt Lt |
| Act Sqn Ldr | J Joyce DSO, MC | 17 Nov 1941 | Posted to HQ, No 1 Group |
| Act Flt Lt | E R Robinson | 17 Nov 1941 | Posted from RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor for Ground Defence duties (Sqn Ldr post) |
| Act Flt Lt | A F T Jones | 17 Nov 1941 | Attached to RAF Old Sarum for course in Gas Weapon Training |
| APO | E H Ford | 19 Nov 1941 | Ground Defence Officer, attached to Rollestone Camp for Anti-Gas course |
| Plt Off | J B S Morison | 21 Nov 1941 | Ceased to be attached to Rollestone Camp for Anti-Gas course |
| APO | L P Brunger | 30 Nov 1941 | Reposted as supernumerary and attached to PDC, Wilmslow |
| December | |||
| Act Sqn Ldr | R R Goding | 1 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Temp Sqn Ldr |
| Act Sqn Ldr | D A R Kemp | 1 Dec 1941 | Promoted to Temp Flt Lt (from Fg Off) |
| Fg Off | J E Connell | 1 Dec 1941 | Intelligence Officer, posted to HQ, No 5 Group |
| APO | A G James | 1 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from Equipment Officers' School for Equipment duties, wef 28 Nov 1941 |
| Plt Off | J A Seldon | 8 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting from RAF Middle Wallop for Intelligence/Operations duties |
| Plt Off | G Wilkinson | 11 Dec 1941 | Posted from No 150 Sqn as Supernumerary N/E sick |
| Plt Off | S G Leddra | 11 Dec 1941 | Posted from No 150 Sqn as Supernumerary N/E sick |
| Flt Lt | R A V Dismore | 14 Dec 1941 | Proceeded to RAF Embarkation Officer, Avonmouth, pending posting to Washington |
| Flt Lt | J L Moore | 19 Dec 1941 | Posted from No 150 Sqn as Supernumerary N/E sick |
| APO | J L Pinson | 23 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary from No 92 Officers Course, Uxbridge for Electrical Engineering duties |
| APO | J B Wright | 23 Dec 1941 | Arrived on posting as supernumerary from No 92 Officers Course, Uxbridge for Accountant duties |
Source - RAF Snaith ORB (AIR 28/718)
Organisational Movements: May - Dec 1941
| Date | Notes |
| May | |
| 30 May 1941 | RAF Snaith was opened as a satellite of RAF Lindholme in No 1 Group |
| June | |
| 4 Jun 1941 | Phase 1of the opening up schedule was completed and Phase 2 commenced |
| 6 Jun 1941 | Opening Up party arrived at RAF Snaith |
| July | |
| 11 Jul 1941 | No 150 Sqn (Wellington ICs) arrived from RAF Newton |
| 13 Jul 1941 | No 150 Sqn conducted its first operation from RAF Snaith |
| August | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| September | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| October | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| November | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
| December | |
| 27 Dec 1941 | Opening up party proceeded from RAF Snaith to its new satellite RAF Burn |
Source - RAF Snaith ORB (AIR 28/718)
This entry was last updated on 23/12/25
