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.
|
Rank |
Name |
Appointed |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain, R.M. (P) | A. J. Wright (act) | Oct 42 | In command |
| Lieut.-Conn. (A), (P) | I. L. F. Lowe, DSC (act) | — June 43 | In command |
| Tpy. Lieut.-Conn. (A), (P) R.N.V.R. | G. R. Henderson DSC | 12 Sept 42 | In command 25 Oct 1943 |
| Tpy. Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (P) | C- G. Cullen | 26 Sept 43; | |
| W. J. Sheppard | 15 Sept 42 | ||
| Tpy. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (P) | H. Ainsworth | 12 Nov 42 | |
| W. A. L. Banning | 14 Dec 42 | ||
| H. R. Brierly | 25 Apr 44 | ||
| T. G. Bignel | 25Apr 44 | ||
| A. Carradice | 1 Oct 42 | ||
| R. T. Ecob | 25Apr 44 | ||
| D.S. Farthing | 12 Feb 43 | ||
| G. N. Fenn | 02 Dec 42 | ||
| C. G. Hyde | I5 Sep 42 | ||
| J. E. McMllen | 20 May 44 | ||
| D. A. Merritt | I5 Sep 42 | ||
| D. H. Warner | ? | KIA 010.2.43 | |
| Tpy. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.Z.V.R. (P) | R. U. Davis | ? | KIA 01.02.43 |
| R. J. Harrison | 10 Nov 43 | ||
| C. St. George | I5 Sep 42 | ||
| Tpy. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.Z.N.V.R. (P) | M. C. Brown | 26 Sep 43 | KIA 27.03.44 |
| A. R. Duff | 14 Dec 42 | ||
| H. J. Pain | 6 Sep 43 | ||
| G. Watte | 14 Dec 42 | ||
| Tpy. Act. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (P) | P. J. M. Canter | I5 Sept 42 | |
| Petty Officer Pilot | I.H. H. Shell | ||
Information drawn from the Navy list October 1942 through June 19434final edition before squadron disbanded)
|
Rank |
Name |
Appointed |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tpy. Lieut.-Conn. (A), (P) | R. W. Kearsley (act) | — Nov 44 | In command |
| H. M. Mackenzie | |||
| Major, R.M. | G. W. H. Andrews | — Dec 44 | Intelligence officer |
|
Lieut. (P) R.C.N. |
J. N. Donaldson | 29 Mar 45 | |
|
Tpy. Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (P) |
D. R. L. Brown | 11 Feb 45 ? | |
| J. V. Brownley | — Nov 44 | ||
| J. T. Basley | — Dec 44 | ||
| R. G. Ford | — Dec 44 | ||
| D. V. Norbury | 25 Mar 45 | ||
| P. T. W. Weston | — Nov 44 | ||
| Tpy. Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (O) | J. C. Putman | 06 Aug 45 | |
| Tpy. Act. Sub- Lieut. (A), R.N.V.R. (P) | B. G. Amery *† | —Dec 44 | |
| P. H. Anns | 10 Aug 45 | ||
| J. A. Evans *† | —Dec 44 | ||
| A. B. Gibb | —Dec 44 | ||
| D. W. Gunn | —Dec 44 | ||
| A. A. Marshall | —Dec 44 | ||
| H.T. Pain † | —Dec 44 | ||
| J. E. Rutherford | —Dec 44 | ||
| J. Sanders † | —Dec 44 | ||
| W. L. Sheppard *† | —Dec 44 | ||
| C. W. Wooding *† | —Dec 44 | ||
| Tpy. Act. Sub- Lieut. (A), R.N.Z.N.V.R. (P) | C. K. Taylor | —Dec 44 | |
| Tpy. Midshipman (A), R.N.V.R. (P) | L. Barber | —Dec 44 | Act Sub-Lt 11 Feb 45 |
| J. A. Burton | —Dec 44 | Act Sub-Lt 24 Dec 44 Killed, air crash 25.4.45 | |
| T. E. Dunn † | —Dec 44 | No record of flying with squadron - flew Corsairs with 1845 Sqn | |
| J. A. Evans *† | —Dec 44 | Act Sub-Lt 11 Feb 45 | |
| I. McCrodden | —Dec 44 | Act Sub-Lt 11 Feb 45 | |
| A. W. Morris | —Dec 44 | Act Sub-Lt 11 Feb 45 | |
| R. G. Oliver | —Dec 44 | Act Sub-Lt 11 Feb 45 | |
| R. A. Rayner | —Dec 44 | Act Sub-Lt 11 Feb 45 | |
| E. M. Smart | —Dec 44 | Act Sub-Lt 11 Feb 45 | |
| P. J. Spelling | —Dec 44 | Act Sub-Lt 14 Jan 45 | |
| Petty Officer Pilot | Indegracht * | —Dec 44 | |
| Fewster * | —Dec 44 | ||
| A. H. Kay | —Dec 44 | MPK 9.8.45 | |
| J. Leiper | —Dec 44 | Killed in air crash 18.4.45 | |
| H. Thompson * | —Dec 44 | ||
| K. West * | —Dec 44 |
Information drawn from the Navy list February 1945 through October 1945 (final edition before squadron disbanded) plus details from an annotated squadron photograph taken January 1945 marked *.
† indicates officer indexed but not listed in squadron
section.
List last modified 20 December 2022
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 Usher DAVIS, RNznVR |
01 February 1943 |
NEW ZEALAND NAVAL MEMORIAL, DEVONPORT, AUCKLAND Panel 8. |
|
|
Sub-Lieut. (A) (P) Desmond Harold WARNER, RNVR |
01 February 1943
|
PORTSMOUTH (EVERGREEN) MEMORIAL PARK USA Sec. F. Lot 15. Grave 3. |
|
| Sub-Lieut. (A) (P) Macdonald Cody BROWN, RNZNVR |
27 March 1944 |
NEW ZEALAND NAVAL MEMORIAL, DEVONPORT, AUCKLAND Panel 8. |
|
| Ty. Act. Petty Officer Pilot, FAA/JX 349471 John LEIPER |
18 April 1945 |
Bay 6, Panel 3 |
|
| Sub-Lieut. (A) (P) John Albert BURTON, RNVR |
25 April 1945 |
Bay 6, Panel 3. |
|
| Ty. Act. Petty Officer Pilot, FAA/FX 605170 Albert Harry KAY |
09 August 1945 |
SIMON'S TOWN (DIDO VALLEY) CEMETERY Naval Allotment Row E. Grave 45.Naval Allotment Row E. Grave 45. |
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