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896 Naval Air Squadron

Aircrew and squadron personnel

The list below is complied from various sources: Commissioned officers are as they appear in the relevant editions of the Navy List [note, because of a time lag between appointments and the publication of the lists some officers are not included]. Names of Telegraphist Air Gunners are primarily drawn from incident reports. Maintenance and other squadron personnel from Admiralty Fleet Orders.  

Abbreviations: A = Air Branch, P = Pilot, O = Observer, TAG = Telegraphist Air Gunner, RNVR = Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, RANVR = Royal Australian Navy Volunteer Reserve, RCNVR = Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve, RNZNVR = Royal New Zealand Navy Volunteer Reserve, Tpy = Temporary, Mid = Midshipman, KIA = Killed in Action, MPK = Missing Presumed Killed.

Dates: Dates for commanding officers are taken from Sturtivant, R & Balance, T., (1994)'Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm'  All other dates are taken from the Navy Lists and may not accurately reflect the exact date of appointment. Date of death is taken from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission records.

896 (1) September 1942 - June 1944

Rank

Name

Appointed

Notes

Lieut.-Conn. (A),  (P) B. H. C. Nation 28 Mar 43 In command
       
Tpy. Lieut.-Conn. (A), (P) R.N.V.R. L. A. Hordern DSC 25 Mar 43 In command 25 Oct 1943
  H. W. Metcalfe (ret) 16 Sep42 KIA 22.6.43 listed as Victorious for Air Engineering Duties
       
Tpy. Lieut. (A)  (P) S. G. Orr DSC 15 Sep 42 In command
       
Tpy. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (P) R. Banks 26 Sept 43  
  J. M. Barber ? May 43  
  J. W. Herbert 14 Feb 43  
  J. B. Madden 07 Sep 42  
  B. W. Nicholas 22 Aug 42  
  W. Park 14 Feb 43  
   A. N. Pym ?  
  H. D. Rylands 22 Aug 42  
  W. T. K. Smith 25 Nov 43  
   D. Symons 26 Sept 43  
  R. Trebble 28 Sep 42  
       
Tpy. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.Z.V.R. (P) A. B. Christie 26 Sept 43  
  D. R. Mcintosh 14 Dec 42  
  A. C. Martin 01 Oct 42  
  J. H. Nurse 22 Aug 42 KIA 19.11.43
  N. Perrett 20 Sept 43  
       
Tpy. Act. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (P) R. C. E. Hutchinson — Aug 42 KIA 10.2.43
  R. C. Wilkinson 22 Aug 42  
   R. A. Wiltshire 22 Aug 42  
       

Information drawn from the Navy list October 1942 through June 19434final edition before squadron disbanded)
 

 

896 (2) January - December 1945

Rank

Name

Appointed

Notes

Tpy. Lieut.-Conn. (A) R.N.V.R. (P) R. M. Norris 09 Jan 45 In command, MPK 07.07.45
  M. F. Turner 12 Oct 45 In command 12.10.45
       
Lieut.-Conn. (A), RNethN G. I. Zegers de Beijl DSC   In command 14.07.45
       
 Lieut. (E) H. C. W. Goodhart 22 May 45  
       

Lieut. (A), (P)

R. A. Shilcock 25 Oct 44  
       

Tpy. Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (P)

J. E. Bullen 25 Oct 44  
       
Tpy. Lieut. (A) R.C.N.V.R. (P) A. T. Hepton 25 Oct 44  
       
Tpy. Lieut. (A) R.N.Z.N.V.R. (P) N. F. Tolerton 25 Oct 44  
       
Tpy. Lieut. (A), S.A.N.F.(V) (P) H. T. Palmer 25 Oct 44  
       
Tpy. Sub- Lieut. (A), R.N.V.R. (P) R.J. Berry 25 Oct 44  
  I. T. Dean 19 May 45 KIA 16.07.45
  G. K. Dodson 19 May 45  
  R. W. George 19 May 45  
  R. Gregory 19 May 45  
  N. G. Gregan 10 Aug 45  
  D. W. Gunn 24 Dec 44  
  J. A. Hanslip 25 Oct 44  
  N. D. Maclennan 25 Oct 44  
  I. C. McLean 25 Oct 44  
  A. L. Mason. 25 Oct 44  
  D. Midgley 25 Oct 44  
  H. Peterson 19 May 45 KIA 16.07.45
  R. F. Plenty 25 Oct 44  
  W. J. M. St.C. Reid 25 Oct 44  
  V. H. Seddon 25 Oct 44  
  B. E. H. Smart 25 Oct 44  
  C. P. Stark 25 Oct 44  
  W. Stewart 25 Oct 44 MPK 05.07.45
  J. L . Tandy 25 Oct 44  
  R. D. G. Taylor     05 Dec 44  
  R. C. Thompson   25 Oct 44  
  C. Townell        25 Oct 44  
  R. A. S. Verrill    25 Oct 44  
       
py. Sub- Lieut. (A), R.N.V.R. (P) F. C. Birch 25 Oct 44  
  F. Morrell 10 Aug 45  
   M. L. Wright 25 Oct 44  
       

Information drawn from the Navy list February 1945 through October 1945 (final edition before squadron disbanded)
 

 


List last modified 16 December 2022


In Memoriam

Details taken from the records of the Commonwealth War Grave Commission

Name & Rank

CWGC details

Date of death

Cemetery/Memorial

Sub-Lieut. (A) (P) Robert Charles Eugene HUTCHINSON, RNVR

CWGC Record

10 February 1943

LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL

Bay 4, Panel 7.

Lieut.-Conn. (A), (P) Humphrey Wilkinson METCALFE, RNVR

CWGC Record

22 June 1943

LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL

Bay 4, Panel 3.

Sub-Lieut. (A) (P) John Hugh NURSE N, RNZNVR

CWGC Record 

19 November 1943

FAUGHANVALE (ST. CANICE) CHURCH OF IRELAND CHURCHYARD Grave 7

Sub-Lieut. (A) (P) William STEWART, RNVR

CWGC Record 

5 July 1945

LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL

Bay 6, Panel 5.

Lieut.-Conn. (A), (P) Ralph Mervyn NORRIS , RNVR

CWGC Record 

07 July 1945

LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL

Bay 6, Panel 12.

Sub-Lieut. (A) (P) Harry PETERSON, RNVR

CWGC Record 

16 July 1945

LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL

Bay 4, Panel 3.

Sub-Lieut. (A) (P) Ian Trant DEAN, RNVR

CWGC Record 

26 July 1945

KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY Thailand

2. L. 15.

 

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