1897891 Herbert Alfred Benjamin Brewington

**Dakota** · 28th February 2021, 04:10

G'day Chaps

I am hoping that someone on here can provide some gen on 1897891 Herbert Alfred Benjamin Brewington. He was a Flight Engineer with No. 429 Squadron and later posted to No. 405 Squadron on the 15th of April, 1945. He was then posted to No. 35 Squadron on the 16th of May, 1945. Brewington was Gazetted to Flying Officer but can not tell you when. Later in his career he was an Assistant to the RAF Provost Marshall. Sadly he passed away in 1990.

Any information would be greatly welcomed. We are in possession of his dog tags and would ultimately love to return them to a living relative.

Cheers...Chris

**COL BRUGGY** · 28th February 2021, 05:58

Hello Dakota,

195708 P/O Herbert Alfred Benjamin BREWINGTON RAFVR to F/O (W.S.) 17/9/1945
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...upplement/5022

Col.

**Terry** · 28th February 2021, 06:09

In addition to Col's post:
ROYAL AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE.GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH.
Appointment to commission.As Plt. Offs. on prob. (emergency): —
Sgts.
17th Mar. 1945.
1897891 Herbert Alfred Benjamin BREWINGTON(195708).
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...upplement/2292

ROYAL AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE.
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH.
Confirmation and promotion.
Plt. Offs. (prob.) confmd. in appts. and to be Flg.Offs. (war subs.):—
17th Sept. 1945.
H. A. B. BREWINGTON (195708).
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...upplement/5022

Air Ministry, 30th April, 1946.
The undermtd to be appointed Assistants to the Provost Marshal. 11th Apr. 1946.
Flg. Offs.: —H. A. P. BREWINGTON (195708)
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...upplement/2084

Air Ministry, 27th May, 1947.
The undermentioned relinquish their appointments as Assistants to the Provost Marshal: —
1st Aug. 1946
Flying Officers: —H. A. B. BREWINGTON (195708
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...upplement/2397

Air Ministry, 25th January, 1955.
EMERGENCY LIST.
ROYAL AIRFORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE
The undermentioned relinquish their commissions under the provisions of the Navy, Army and Air Force Reserves Act, 1954, and have been granted permission to retain rank, as stated, with effect from the dates stated:-
Flying Officers, retaining the rank of Flight Lieutenant:—
H. A. B. BREWINGTON (195708). 11th Dec. 1954.
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...supplement/508
Regards, Terry

**Dakota** · 28th February 2021, 18:09

Thank you very much Col and Terry for you hasty and most informative posts. I really appreciate it. Cheers...Chris

**Christina** · 4th January 2022, 13:24

Hi Guys,

Many thanks for all of the posts on this forum they have been very interesting to read. The dog tags you refer to belonged to my Grandfathers and I am in the process of trying to piece together what he did during and after the war.

**COL BRUGGY** · 5th January 2022, 13:40

Hello Christina. Welcome to the Forum.

Here are the "Identity Discs" discussed earlier on:

https://35squadron.wordpress.com/201...carousel-49562

Col.

**PeteT** · 5th January 2022, 13:53

For information purposes, Christina is now in touch with the original post author

Regards

PeteT

**Christina** · 5th January 2022, 19:47

Hi PeteT,

I am a little confused, who is Dakota - Chris as it is not the individual who took the photography of the dogs tags are they friends?

**PeteT** · 5th January 2022, 21:38

Apologies Christina ... I had assumed that the original poster on here and the contact on the FB page were the same person.

Regards

PeteT

**Pat** · 6th January 2022, 17:53

Just a small additional piece of info re your grandfather's RAF service, Christina: his original Other Ranks service number is one of a block (from 1890001 to 1899799) which began to be issued at Euston from January 1943; he was renumbered on being commissioned.