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.
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Rank |
Name |
Appointed |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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Lieut. Conn. (P) |
J. C. Cockburn |
01 Jun 41 |
In command |
| R. A. Bird | 11 Jan 42 | Joined Sqn as Lieut. promoted and in command form 01.03.43 | |
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| Tpy. act. Lieut. Conn. (A) R.C.N.V.R. (P) | D. R. B. Cosh | 27 Nov 43 | In command |
| Lieut. (E) (P) | G. P. Blake | 16 Jun 41 | Air Engineering Officer |
| M. W. Peters | 28 Oct 42 | AirEngineering Officer | |
| Lieut. (P) | J. A. Rooper | 01 Jun 41 | Senior Pilot |
| O. N.Bailey | - Apr 42 | ||
| Act. Sub- Lieut. (A) (P) | R. R. Lamb | 12 Jan 42 | |
| Tpy. Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (P) | L. A. Hordern | 11 Jun 41 | |
| A. F. E. Payen | 14 Jun 41 | ||
| H. P.Wilson | 26 Nov 43 | ||
| D. G. Carlisle | |||
| Tpy. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (P) | |||
| W. H. Anderson | 25 Aug 42 | ||
| T. H. L. Arrowsmith | 28 Oct 42 | ||
| J. L. M. Brander | 19 Fev 43 | ||
| C. S. Cole | 23 Oct 43 | ||
| A. A.Davison | 28 Oct 42 | ||
| H. D. B. Eaden | 07 Jul 41 | ||
| D. L. W. Freason | 23 Oct 43 | ||
| D. R. Gardner | 25 Aug 42 | ||
| B. N. Girdlestone | 03 Nov 41 | ||
| F. M. C. Harvey | 28 Oct 42 | ||
| A. C. Lindsay | 28 Oct 42 | ||
| J. A. Lyon | 08 Sep 41 | ||
| E. C. Pike | 23 Oct 43 | ||
| J. B. Pillng | 10 May 43 | ||
| A. N. Pj'm | 11 jan 43 | ||
| G. Purcell | 05 Jn 42 | ||
| P. R. Stevens | 23 Feb 42 | ||
| A. T. Sharpe | 12 Dec 41 | ||
| C. C.Tomkinson | 11 Jul 41 | ||
| N. K. Turner | 19 Feb 43 | ||
| B. F. Wiggington, DSC | 16 Jun 41 | ||
| A. G. Woods | |||
| Tpy. act. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (P) | G. S. H. Appleton | 08 Oct 41 | |
| E. S. Marshall | 28 Oct 42 | ||
| Sub- Lieut. (A) S.A.N.F. (V) | D. G. Carlisle | 29 Sep 42 | |
| Tpy. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.Z.N.V.R. (P) | B. J. McK. Scott | 7 Jun 43 | |
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Tpy. act. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.Z.N.V.R. (P) |
A. W. Bradley | 23 Oct 43 | |
| Chief Petty Officer Airman | J. F. Drummond | ||
| Petty Officer Airman | Bishell | ||
| R. Brittain | KIA, operation Dragoon 21.08,44 | ||
| Brown | |||
| L. E. Burston | Killed, air crash 21.12.41 | ||
| J. F. Drummond | |||
| F. J. Shaw | Killed, air crash 02.08.42 |
Information drawn from the Navy list December1943 through July 1945 (final edition which mentions the squadron)
List last modified 14 December 2022
Details taken from the records of the Commonwealth War Grave Commission
|
Name & Rank |
CWGC details |
Date of death |
Cemetery/Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|
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Lieut. Conn. (A) (P) Digby Rex Bell COSH, R.C.N.V.R. |
24 June 1944 |
KIRKNEWTON (ST. GREGORY) CHURCHYARD Grave 11. |
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| Lieut. (A) (P) John Anthony ROOPER | 11 June 1941 |
LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL
Bay 1, Panel 7. |
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| Sub-Lieut. (A) (P) Joseph Brooks PILLING, RNVR | 29 July 1943 |
LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL
Bay 4, Panel 7. |
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| Sub-Lieut. (A) (P) Dennis Claydon NEWMAN, RNVR | 19 December 1943 |
LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL
Bay 4, Panel 7. |
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| Sub-Lieut. (A) (P) John Mark BARBER, RNVR | 08 June 1944 |
LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL
Bay 5, Panel 4. |
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| Sub-Lieut. (A) (P) Barney MORRILL , RNVR | 30 June 1945 |
SIMON'S TOWN (DIDO VALLEY) CEMETERY
Naval Allotment Row E. Grave 06. South Africa |
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| Chief Petty Officer Airman (P) FX.669225 James Ferguson DRUMMOND | 30 June 1945 |
SIMON'S TOWN (DIDO VALLEY) CEMETERY
Naval Allotment Row E. Grave 08. South Africa |
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| Petty Officer Airman (P) FX.81310 Leslie Edward BURSTON | 21 December 1941 | HASLAR ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY E. 59. 21. | |
| Petty Officer Airman (P) FX.79970 Frederick James SHAW | 02 August 1942 |
LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL
Bay 3, Panel 2. |
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| Petty Officer Airman (P) FX.91540 Ronald BRITTAIN | 21 August 1944 |
LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL
Bay 5, Panel 2. |