853 Naval Air Squadron Crew List

Rank	Name	Appointed	Notes
Lieut. Conn. (A) R.N.V.R. (P)	S. N. G. Haigh	04 Dec 43	In command

Lieut. Conn. (A), (O ) R.N.	J. M. Glaser	19 Dec 44	In command

Lieut. (A), (O) R.N.	E. J. Treloar	04 Dec 43	Senior Observer

Tpy. Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (P)	B. H. Beeston	05 Sep 44	Wildcat pilot
	M. W. S. Jones	04 Dec 43	Senior Pilot to Dec 44
	W. N. Sailes		Senior Pilot from Dec 44
	W. F. Sykes	08 May 45
	R. S. Vercoe	04 Dec 43

Tpy. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (P)	K. W. Atkinson		Wildcat pilot ex 835 Sqn
	H. T. L. Babonau	16 Feb 45
	0. E. Barnes	28 Apr 45
	W. J. Brewer	04 Dec 43
	H. D. Buchanan	24 Jun 44
	H. E. Couzens	27 Feb 45	Wildcat pilot
	C. M. Coverdale	27 Feb 45	Wildcat pilot
	H. H. Curtis	10 Dec 43
	I. P. Davis	16 Dec 44
	J. H. Day		Appointed to Sqn but never flew
	S. Duxbury	20 Oct 44
	J. Elliot	04 Dec 43
	T. R. Fernie	05 Sep 44
	R. F. Hagell	04 Dec 43
	R. F. Hubbard	27 Feb 45	Wildcat pilot
	T. N. Hunter, DFC	22 Nov 44
	H. H. Lilley	04 Dec 43	Killed, air crash, 7.12.43
	C. G. Mayhew	28 Apr 45
	R. D. Pepler	10 Dec 43
	E. W. Pitts	- Apr 44
	A. G. Sandison	04 Dec 43
	H. J. C. Spencer	04 Dec 43
	L. A. S. Swift	05 Sep 44	Wildcat pilot

Tpy. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (O)	D. W. Briscoe	04 Dec 43
	J. E. Crookes	04 Dec 43
	C. Doughty	04 Dec 43
	G. L. Glover	04 Dec 43
	A. Hinchcliffe	20 Oct 43
	K. Hyde	04 Dec 43
	W. B. Morgan	04 Dec 43	Left Sqn 29.04.45
	E. F. Murray	04 Dec 43
	N. S. Parish	24 Jun 44
	V. H. Piatt	04 Dec 43
	D. A. Shoemack	28 Apr 45
	A. C. J. Sterret	28 Apr 45
	J. Taylor	04 Dec 43
	G. Walters	04 Dec 43	Killed, air crash, 7.12.43

Tpy. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.Z.N.V.R. (O)	R. M. Martin	04 Dec 43

Tpy. Act. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (P)	K. C. Anderson	04 Dec 43
	M. E. Gall	04 Dec 43
	T. Lea	04 Dec 43
	R. H. Parker	05 Sep 44	Wildcat pilot

Tpy. Act. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (O)	D. C. E. Pockney	04 Dec 43
	J. P. Morgan	04 Dec 43
	G. R.Sinclair	06 Jan 45

Tpy. Act. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.Z.N.V.R. (O)	W. E. Love	04 Dec 43

Tpy. Mid. (A) R.N.V.R. (P)	W. A. Storey	mar 45	Wildcat pilot


Telegraphist Air Gunners

Chief Petty Officer T.A.G.	W. R. Astbury

Petty Officer T.A.G.	Bentley
	Barnes
	Clements
	Cooper
	Hadfield
	McClennan
	Smithies

Leading T.A.G.	D. E. Afford		Killed, air crash, 7.12.43
	Galliers	10.05.45?
	Culliford	10.05.45?
	J. Crosgh
	Inchcliffe	10.05.45?
	Porter

Maintenance Personnel

Information drawn from the Navy list December 1943 through July 1945 (final edition in which squadron listed after disbanded)
Additional names drawn from 'The History of HMS Queen: A World War II Lend Lease Escort Aircraft Carrier' David Weaver, 2004
Note: Some officers are listed under SPARROWHAWK, RNAS Hatston.

List last modified 27 November 2022

In Memoriam

The Fleet Air Arm memorial at Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire. Located outside the former Naval Air Station and Fleet Air Arm Barracks this records the names of almost 2,000 men of that service who died during the Second World War and who have no known grave.

Details taken from the records of the Commonwealth War Grave Commission

Name & Rank	CWGC details	Date of death	Cemetery/Memorial
Sub-Lieut. (A) (P) Henry Hugh LILLEY, RNVR	CWGC Record	7 December 1943	LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL Bay 5, Panel 1.
Sub-Lieut. (A) (O) Geoffrey John WALTERS, RNVR	CWGC Record	7 December 1943	LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL Bay 4, Panel 7.
FAA/FX. 96366 Leading Airman Donald Ernest AFFORD	CWGC Record	7 December 1943	LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL Bay 4, Panel 3.

Name & Rank

CWGC details

Date of death

Cemetery/Memorial

Sub-Lieut. (A) (P) Henry Hugh LILLEY, RNVR

CWGC Record

7 December 1943

LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL

Bay 5, Panel 1.

Sub-Lieut. (A) (O) Geoffrey John WALTERS, RNVR

CWGC Record

7 December 1943