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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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RAF Station Commanders - South East England
[Andover | Blackbushe | Detling | Dunsfold | Eastbourne | Eastchurch | Eastleigh | Farnborough | Ford | Gatwick | Gosport | Greenham Common | Hartford Bridge | Hamble | Harrowbeer | Hawkinge | Isle of Grain | Lasham | Lee on Solent | Lympne | Manston | Odiham | Rochford | Southampton | Tangmere | Thorney Island | Wartling | Welford | Worthy Down]
23 Dec 1919 Sqn Ldr W A McClaughry (OC, Air Pilotage Sch)
1 Apr 1925 Flt Lt J E J Drabble
12 Feb 1926 Wg Cdr L A Pattinson
4 Oct 1926 Wg Cdr J H A Landon
26 Jan 1928 Wg Cdr E A B Rice
21 Oct 1929 Wg Cdr W B Hargrave
1 Apr 1932 Wg Cdr E L Tomkinson
xx Jan 1933 Wg Cdr F H Coleman
18 Feb 1933 Wg Cdr S R Watkins
13 May 1935 Wg Cdr A T Whitelock
11 Mar 1938 Wg Cdr T M Williams
27 Oct 1939 Wg Cdr L Darvall?
4 Jan 1940: Wg Cdr S H C Gray (Temporary)
xx xxx 1941 Gp Capt C E V Porter
15 Dec 1942 Gp Capt C N Lowe
xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt J A Gray
xx xxx 1951 Wg Cdr M P C Corkery
xx xxx 1953 Wg Cdr G M Wyatt (Photo below shows Wg Cdr Wyatt at opening of the 1953 Andover Open Day. Photo courtesy Gerald Rickwood©)
xx xxx 1956 Wg. Cdr M M Kane
xx xxx 1958 Wg. Cdr. F F Addington
18 Aug 1960 Wg Cdr W Stapleton
xx xxx xxxx
5 Sep 1966 Wg Cdr J R Shephard
27 Jan 1969 Wg Cdr G M Smith
13 Apr 1971 Wg Cdr T E M Dunne
xx xxx xxxx
21 Jun 1976 Wg Cdr A L Wright
RAF Blackbushe (RAF Hartford Bridge)
28 Aug 1943 Gp Capt W L M MacDonald
15 Oct 1943 Placed on Care and Maintenance within No 137 Airfield/Wing
15 May 1944 C & M Party renamed Holding Party
1 May 1944 Sqn Ldr F Alderton
xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt Maxwell
xx xxx 1945 Gp Capt J Bradbury
xx xxx 1939 Wg Cdr C P Gabriel (taken ill 15 Feb 1940)
15 Feb - 9 Mar 1940 Sqn Ldr J H Lowe (Temporary)
15 Jun 1940 Gp Capt F L Hopps
9 Mar 1940 Wg Cdr C P Gabriel
20 Jul 1940 Wg Cdr/Gp Capt E P M Davis (killed 13 Aug 1940)
16 Aug 1940 Gp Capt C F Toogood
6 Dec 1940 Wg Cdr E A Hodgson
17 Dec 1940 Wg Cdr C J Turner
22 Dec 1940 Wg Cdr E A Hodgson
5 Dec 1942 Wg Cdr R F Begg RCAF
1 Jan 1943 Wg Cdr E H G Moncrieff RCAF
19 Jan 1943 Wg Cdr H J Burden RCAF
10 Nov 1943 Gp Capt L W Cannon
29 Nov 1943 Gp Capt L Dunlap RCAF
1 Jul 1944 Sqn Ldr J J Sector
2 Sep 1944 Sqn Ldr A G Sudworth
6 Feb 1945 Sqn Ldr G Hampson
7 Jun 1945 Wg Cdr H J L Hallowes
29 Sep 1941 Gp Capt J H Dand
6 Oct 1942 Flt Lt Vigors (Temp)
13 Oct 1942 Wg Cdr Warton
1 Jul 1920 Wg Cdr A W Bigsworth*
23 Feb 1923 Wg Cdr J R W Smyth-Pigott*
1 May 1925 Wg Cdr C H K Edmonds*
27 Mar 1927 Wg Cdr E H Johnson
6 May 1927 Wg Cdr S Grant-Dalton*
30 Mar 1929 Wg Cdr G W Murlis-Green*
16 Jan 1932 Gp Capt A W Tedder**
4 Apr 1934 Wg Cdr E H Spurling
1 Oct 1934 Gp Capt C W H Pulford**
7 Sep 1936 Gp Capt R H Kershaw**
31 Aug 1937 Gp Capt L G S Payne***
15 Jul 1938 SHQ Opened
22 Jul 1938 Gp Capt C B Dalison
17 Sep 1939 Flt Lt F T Eades
20 Nov 1939 Gp Capt A P Davidson
30 May 1940 Sqn Ldr F T Eades
1 Jun 1940 Wg Cdr A F Hutton
8 Jun 1940 Wg Cdr E C T Edwards
14 Jun 1940 Sqn Ldr F T Eades
9 Aug 1940 Gp Capt F L Hopps
13 Sep 1940 Sqn Ldr F T Eades
*Cmdt, A&GS
**Cmdt, AAS
***Cmdt, No 1 AAS
1 Feb 1933 Wg Cdr F C V Laws
16 Oct 1933 Wg Cdr G H Bowman
28 Jul 1934 Wg Cdr M L Taylor
26 Mar 1936 Wg Cdr C Porri
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xx xxx 1962 Gp Capt J C T Downey
26 Mar 1965 Gp Capt P D Thorne
1 Oct 1940 Sqn Ldr G F W Heycock (OC, No 23 Sqn)
3 Oct 1940 Sqn Ldr E H Stevens
23 Oct 1940 Wg Cdr D M Fleming
21 Jul 1940 Gp Capt J Cottle
12 Aug 1940 Sqn Ldr J D Gardiner
2 Sep 1940 Sqn Ldr A R Hungerford
RAF
Gosport (RAF Base Gosport up to 1934/5)
1 Oct 1921 Wg Cdr N J Gill
14 Nov 1921 Wg Cdr H R Busteed
4 Apr 1925 Wg Cdr R E C Peirse
22 Aug 1925 Wg Cdr B L Huskisson
19 Jul 1926 Gp Capt E D M Robertson
27 Mar 1927 Wg Cdr J T Babington
3 Sep 1928 Gp Capt C D Breese
10 Apr 1930 Wg Cdr J H S Tyssen
4 Mar 1935 Gp Capt W C Hicks
6 Jan 1937 Wg Cdr H J Roach (Temporary)
5 Mar 1937 Gp Capt W C Hicks
1 May 1937 Gp Capt B E Baker
28 Aug 1938 Gp Capt E O Grenfell
30 Aug 1940 Wg Cdr T A Warne-Browne (Temporary)
16 Sep 1940 Wg Cdr E W Broadberry (Temporary)
19 Sep 1940 Wg Cdr E J Ffoulkes-Jones (Temporary)
17 Oct 1940 Gp Capt E O Grenfell
1 Nov 1940 Gp Capt J H Butler
xx Aug 1954 Wg Cdr G D Jones
1 Jan 1940 Sqn Ldr-Wg Cdr H F Jenkins
15 Sep 1941 Wg Cdr E F Ward
3 Sep 1943 Wg Cdr J Butterworth
xx xxx 1917 Maj MacRae
1 May 1920 Sqn Ldr Sir Norman R A D Leslie*
6 Feb 1923 Sqn Ldr A H Peck*
12 Sep 1927 Sqn Ldr E D Atkinson*
25 Mar 1927 Sqn Ldr W H Park*
1 Jan 1929 Sqn Ldr L G S Payne*
19 Feb 1930 Sqn Ldr R S Aitken
29 Sep 1930 Sqn Ldr H M Probyn*
28 Feb 1932 Sqn Ldr W E G Bryant*
28 Feb 1933 Sqn Ldr A L Paxton*
21 Jan 1935 Sqn Ldr W F Dickson*
4 Nov 1935 SHQ formed
4 Nov 1935 Sqn Ldr W F Dickson
17 Feb 1936 Sqn Ldr/Wg Cdr A C Bayley
22 Sep 1937 Wg Cdr R A George
3 Apr 1939 Wg Cdr L Darvall
20 Oct 1939 Sqn Ldr L S Weedon
22 Oct 1939 Wg Cdr R H Hanmer
27 Oct 1939 Sqn Ldr L S Weedon
30 Nov 1939 Flt Lt/Sqn Ldr A Ferris
1 May 1940 Wg Cdr W L Payne
12 Jul 1940 Sqn Ldr H B Hurley
16 Aug 1940 Sqn Ldr/Wg Cdr E E Arnold
2 Apr 1941 Wg Cdr W M Fry
19 Jan 1942 Wg Cdr W L Bateman
30 Apr 1942 Wg Cdr R W Bundey
25 Sep 1942 Wg Cdr E G Jones
2 Nov 1942 Wg Cdr W A Richardson
20 Dec 1942 Wg Cdr L L A Strange
11 Feb 1943 Wg Cdr F F Barrett
9 Jan 1944 Wg Cdr D J Scott
1 Mar 1944 Wg Cdr R F Watts
1 Jan 1945 Wg Cdr M N Crossley
3 Sep 1945 Wg Cdr H C Kennard
1 Jun 1947 Gp Off N Dinnie WAAF
15 Feb 1950 Gp Off A Stephens WAAF
3 Nov 1952 Gp Off M H Barnett WRAF
29 May 1956 Gp Off J L A Conan-Doyle WRAF
20 Apr 1959 Gp Off F B Hill WRAF
2 May 1960 Wg Off E M Benson WRAF
*OC No 25 Sqn
23 Dec 1919 Wg Cdr T R Cave-Browne-Cave
xx xxx 1943 Gp Capt L W Cannon
8 Dec 1943 Gp Capt L W C Bower
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| Memorial to No 320 Squadron and other units that served at RAF Lasham (photo courtesy - Marjorie Hobby) |
14 Oct 1924 Wg Cdr C E Maude*
26 Mar 1927 Wg Cdr G F Pretyman*
30 Nov 1929 Wg Cdr D G Donald*
2 May 1931 Wg Cdr J C Quinnell*
4 Dec 1933 Gp Capt L T N Gould*
2 Mar 1936 Gp Capt J B Graham*
1 Dec 1937 Gp Capt J B Graham (separate SHQ)
25 Feb 1938 Wg Cdr W J Seward
1 Apr 1939 Gp Capt J B Graham
*Cmdt, Sch of Naval Co-op
4 Nov 1936 Wg Cdr B E Baker
8 Dec 1936 Wg Cdr W A C Morgan
26 Sep 1936 Vacant
17 Oct 1938 No SHQ
10 Jun 1940 Flt Lt T P Aldworth (OC, C & M Party)
11 Jun 1940 Plt Off A D Rutherford-Jones (Equipment Officer)
15 Jun 1940 Fg Off T Hogan (Admin)
24 Jun 1940 Flt Lt-Sqn Ldr D H Montgomery
29 May 1916 Sqn Cdr R L G Marix RNAS
5 Jun 1916 Wg Cdr R Bell-Davies VC, DSO RNAS
14 Jun 1916 Wg Cdr-Wg Capt W L Elder RNAS
4 Dec 1916 Flt Cdr G L Thompson RNAS
9 May 1917 Sqn Cdr J T Babington RNAS
14 Sep 1918 Lt Col A C Bishop
5 Nov 1919 Wg Cdr W H Primrose
xx Nov 1921 Wg Cdr J H A Landon
2 Jul 1924 Gp Capt A L Godman
19 Jan 1925 Gp Capt S A Hebden
13 May 1929 Gp Capt R C M Pink
1 Jul 1931 Wg Cdr R M Drummond
2 Oct 1931 Gp Capt S W Smith
18 Aug 1933 Gp Capt E R Manning
10 Aug 1935 Gp Capt W V Strugnell
xx Jul 1939 Gp Capt A Gray
xx xxx 1939 Sqn Ldr E S Osborn (Temporary)
28 Oct 1939 Wg Cdr R H Hanmer
12 Jun 1940 Wg Cdr R B Jordan
20 Jun 1940 Sqn Ldr E S Osborn
5 Sep 1940 Sqn Ldr G A L Manton
xx Mar 1941 Wg Cdr R L Bennet
xx Oct 1941 Wg Cdr T P Gleave
xx Apr 1942 Gp Capt A G Adnams
xx Sep 1942 Wg Cdr C R Hancock
xx Nov 1942 Wg Cdr D F B Sheen
xx Apr 1943 Wg Cdr G L Raphael
9 Oct 1944 Gp Capt A D Murray
xx Sep 1945 Wg Cdr R F H Clerke
xx Oct 1946 Gp Capt R Grice
xx Jan 1948 Gp Capt M D Crichton-Biggie
xx Feb 1950 Gp Capt T W G Eady
xx Jul 1950 Gp Capt J Rankin
xx May 1952 Gp Capt E S Finch
xx Apr 1955 Gp Capt W G Oldbury
xx Oct 1956 Wg Cdr J A A Read
xx May 1958 Sqn Ldr P A Alt
xx Sep 1958 Flt Lt D E G Marlow
xx Apr 1959 Sqn Ldr W E Evans
xx Jul 1961 Wg Cdr W J Swift
xx Mar 1964 Wg Cdr W Hoy
xx Nov 1965 Wg Cdr D B Wills
xx Jan 1969 Wg Cdr E N Scott
xx Jul 1971 Wg Cdr R A Jell
xx Apr 1974 Wg Cdr C J Duncombe
xx Feb 1976 Wg Cdr N T R Bulpitt
xx Mar 1978 Wg Cdr C Campbell
xx Aug 1980 Wg Cdr H H Skinner
xx Sep 1983 Wg Cdr J D Ward
xx Sep 1985 Wg Cdr T J Hindmarsh
xx Mar 1988 Wg Cdr J R Whitson
xx Nov 1990 Wg Cdr A C Montgomery
xx Nov 1993 Wg Cdr D H White
xx Feb 1996 Wg Cdr M G Richardson
xx xxx xxxx
xx xxx xxxx Wg Cdr S Savage
xx xxx 2014 Wg Cdr C Thorpe
11 Jan 1937 Wg Cdr L O Brown
22 Oct 1938 Sqn Ldr Hutton (Temp)
5 Dec 1938 Wg Cdr F M F West
xx xxx xxxx
xx xxx xxxx Wg Cdr C D North-Lewis (1947)
xx xxx 1949 Gp Capt D C Stapleton
xx xxx 1950 Gp Capt H J Maguire
xx Aug 1952 Wg/Gp Capt J A Kent
xx Aug 1952
1 Apr 1960 Wg Cdr B J Jennings
19 Feb 1962 Gp Capt D F B Sheen
7 Aug 1964 Gp Capt W S O Randle
16 Sep 1966 Gp Capt W E Martin
21 Feb 1969 Gp Capt A T Talbot-Williams
12 Feb 1971 Gp Capt J A G Slessor
18 May 1973 Gp Capt A L Bennett
30 May 1975 Gp Capt J L Price
22 Apr 1977 Gp Capt P D M Moore
xx xxx 1979 Gp Capt C H Reineck
18 Dec 1981 Gp Capt A F C Hunter
21 Oct 1983 Gp Capt B A Wright
15 Nov 1985 Gp Capt T Garden
xx xxx 1987 Gp Capt J R Day
xx xxx 1989 Gp Capt J C French
xx xxx xxxx
xx Dec 1993 Gp Capt P A Crawford
xx xxx xxxx
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xx xxx 2000 Gp Capt M C Barter
14 Dec 2001 Gp Capt A D Pulford
xx xxx 2004 Gp Capt T S Milburn
xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt S K P Reynolds
xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt S J Shell
28 Oct 2011 Gp Capt D J Toriati
28 Oct 2013 Gp Capt R C Maddison
xx Oct 2015 Gp Capt P J Robinson
xx Oct 2017 Gp Capt L Turner
xx Sep 2019 Gp Capt N J Knight
xx Aug 2021 Gp Capt D G McGurk
xx Aug 2023 Gp Capt M D Roberts
xx Sep 2024 Gp Capt S C Moorhead
28 Oct 1940 Wg Cdr B E Embry
RAF
Southampton/Eastleigh (renamed 1 Aug 1936)
4 Jan 1936 Wg Cdr D Iron
24 Feb 1937 Wg Cdr F H Laurence
23 Nov 1926 Wg Cdr J H S Tyssen
1 Oct 1928 Sqn Ldr E B Grenfell (Temporary)
7 Dec 1928 Wg Cdr J B Graham
22 Nov 1931 Wg Cdr R M Drummond
9 Jun 1933 Wg Cdr G C Pirie
27 Aug 1934 Wg Cdr E G Hopcroft
1 Feb 1935 Wg Cdr R B Mansell
22 Aug 1935 Wg Cdr L H Slatter
13 Apr 1937 Wg Cdr C W Hill
3 Jan 1938 Gp Capt K R Park
9 Jun 1938 Gp Capt F Sowrey
1 Aug 1939 Gp Capt C H Nicholas
1 Oct 1939 Wg Cdr I A Betram
1 Mar 1940 Wg Cdr C L Lea-Cox
6 Jul 1940: Gp Capt J A Boret
28 Apr 1941 Gp Capt A B Woodhall
4 Feb 1942 Gp Capt C H Appleton
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xx xxx 1949 Wg Cdr T O Prickett
xx Aug 1952 Gp Capt J A Kent
xx Oct 1955 Gp Capt E W Whitley
xx Sep 1958 Wg Cdr W D David
8 May 1961 Gp Capt P A Hughes
1 Feb 1965 Wg Cdr P D J Wood
4 Aug 1967 Gp Capt R D Roe
30 Apr 1968 Wg Cdr D Gray
21 Mar 1938 Gp Capt J C Russell
xx xxx xxxx
5 Jun 1940 Gp Capt T A Langford-Sainsbury
xx xxx xxxx Gp Capt H S Scroggs (killed 29 Sep 1941)
xx Jun 1942 Gp Capt O I Gilson
xx Apr 1943
xx xxx 1946 Gp Capt A W Hunt
xx xxx 1948
xx Apr 1954 Gp Capt S J Marchbank
xx xxx 1956 Gp Capt H E C Boxer
xx Dec 1958 Gp Capt W G Devas
24 Jan 1961 Gp Capt D L Pitt
4 Feb 1963 Gp Capt H M H Tudor
16 Jul 1965 Gp Capt R C E Scott
7 Sep 1967 Gp Capt S Slater
16 Feb 1970 Gp Capt D Wood
3 Mar 1972 Gp Capt J D Spottiswood
21 Jun 1974 Gp Capt G H Gilbert
xx Jun 1958 Gp Capt I G Esplin
14 Jun 1960 Gp Capt R F Watts
28 Aug 1961 Gp Capt W J Gregory
xx xxx 1949 Gp Capt M Watson
1 Dec 1926 Gp Capt Hon J D Boyle
4 Apr 1929 Gp Capt F K Haskins
6 Aug 1929 Gp Capt C H K Edmonds
7 Aug 1931 Gp Capt J R W Smyth-Pigott
16 Jan 1934 Wg Cdr/Gp Capt A A B Thomson
6 Nov 1936 Wg Cdr C H Keith
22 Aug 1937 Wg Cdr W Underhill
6 Mar 1939 Wg Cdr G R C Spencer
Officers shown in Italics either never reached Air Rank or were not in the General Duties Branch when they did so
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