HughAHalliday
23rd January 2011, 21:56
No.1 Group Monthly Summary for June 1943 listed the following personnel as having been Mentioned in Despatches. Most are likely staff or groundcrew. There are no citations and one would have to go the London Gazette to confirm their service numbers. However, this list at least ties some names to some units.
ALDRIDGE, W.H., AC1 - 103 Squadron
BABINETT, H.I., W/C - 12 Squadron
BALLOCH, C.K., Cpl (WAAF) - Hemswell
BLUCKE, R.S., G/C, AFC - Holme
BOYCE, G.D.C., G/C - Binbrook
BOYLES, B.F., F/L - 1 Group HQ
BRADLEY, F., LACW - Hemswell
BRANCH, A.E.N., Cpl - 103 Squadron
BURCHELL, H.W., Sgt - 103 Squadron
BURCHER, R.M., Sgt, now FS - 103 Squadron
BURLEY, P.L., F/L - Binbrook
BUSHELL-MATTHEWS, W.C., F/O - 1 Group HQ
BUTLER, A.H., FS - Hemswell
CAMPBELL, J.R., FS - 103 Squadron
CAMPLING, E.F.K., S/L, DFC - 1656 CU
CLACHER, R., Sgt - 103 Squadron
COPELAND, H.T.H., S/L - 1 Group HQ
COWELL, D.C., Cpl - 101 Squadron
COYLE, E., Cpl - 101 Squadron
CUNNINGHAM, R.M., F/O - Breighton
DAVEY, B, LACW - Hemswell
DODDS, K.I., F/L - Hemswell
Du BOULAY, J.F.H., W/C, DFC - 1 Group HQ
EAGLETON, E.W., F/L - 101 Squadron
EMERSON, D.B., Flight Officer (WAAF) - Holme
EVERY, W.P.J., Cpl - 103 Squadron
GIBSON, H.B., F/L - 1 Group HQ
GILBERT, T.J., F/L - Hemswell
GRAHAM, C.D., F/L - 1656 CU
GRUNDY, W.G., Sgt - Henswell
HALL, T.R., Sgt - Holme
HARRIES, J.L., FS now WO - 1 Group HQ
HARRISON, F.G., FS - Binbrook
HOCKNEY, F.R., S/L - Binbrook
HUDSON, H., F/L, MBE - Holme
HUDSON, R., Sgt - Henswell
KNOWLES, A.D., Cpl - Binbrook
LATHAM, W., Cpl - Elsham
MacDONNELL, D.I., P/O - 103 Squadron
McGOWAN, P.J., Sgt - 101 Squadron
MIDGLEY, K.W., Cpl - 103 Squadron
MOORE,R., F/L - Holme
MULLIS, V., WO - 103 Squadron
NEAL, F.T., F/L - Binbrook
NEWBY, A., Sgt - 103 Squadron
O’REILLY, J., WO - 1 Group HQ
OUTHART, N., Cpl (WAAF) - Hemswell
PICKLES, A., Cpl - Holme
POTTS, J.K., F/L - 1655 CU
ROBSON, T., LAC - 103 Squadron
SEAMAN, B.J., Sgt - Hemswell
SHARP, W.W., F/L - Lindholme
SIMMONS, D.G., W.C - 142 Squadron
SIMPSON, H.W., F/L - Binbrook
SLANEY, E.G., F/L - Hemswell
STAGG, S.C., LAC - Hemswell
SYMONDS, E.B., S/L - Holme
TEALE, A.S., FS - Binbrook
THOMSON, S.L., F/L - Lindholme
TUGBY, C.V., Cpl - Elsham
TURPIN, J., FS - Hemswell
UDEN, F.R., Cpl - Hemswell
WARD, H., LAC - Elsham
WARRINGTON, E.J., Sgt - 103 Squadron
WELLS, H.C., Cpl - Elsham
WHITBREAD, G.W., F/L - 101 Squadron
WHITLOCK, H.L., S/L - 1 Group HQ
WILSON, W., S/L - Breighton
WILSON, A., Section Officer (WAAF) - 1 Group HQ
ZYLBERMAN, L.S., F/L - Hemswell
In addition to these the document lists six personnel of No.12 Squadron as having received "Commedations" in accorance with O.R.O. A/104, effective 1 June 1943. The honour does not appear to have been gazetted but presumably found their way into RAF Orders and their personal files. They were:
KETTLES, W.M., F/O
JACKSON, A., FS
CRUSE, B.C., FS
HILL, W.G., Sgt
HARPER, H.J., Sgt
DRAKE, R.C., Sgt
ALDRIDGE, W.H., AC1 - 103 Squadron
BABINETT, H.I., W/C - 12 Squadron
BALLOCH, C.K., Cpl (WAAF) - Hemswell
BLUCKE, R.S., G/C, AFC - Holme
BOYCE, G.D.C., G/C - Binbrook
BOYLES, B.F., F/L - 1 Group HQ
BRADLEY, F., LACW - Hemswell
BRANCH, A.E.N., Cpl - 103 Squadron
BURCHELL, H.W., Sgt - 103 Squadron
BURCHER, R.M., Sgt, now FS - 103 Squadron
BURLEY, P.L., F/L - Binbrook
BUSHELL-MATTHEWS, W.C., F/O - 1 Group HQ
BUTLER, A.H., FS - Hemswell
CAMPBELL, J.R., FS - 103 Squadron
CAMPLING, E.F.K., S/L, DFC - 1656 CU
CLACHER, R., Sgt - 103 Squadron
COPELAND, H.T.H., S/L - 1 Group HQ
COWELL, D.C., Cpl - 101 Squadron
COYLE, E., Cpl - 101 Squadron
CUNNINGHAM, R.M., F/O - Breighton
DAVEY, B, LACW - Hemswell
DODDS, K.I., F/L - Hemswell
Du BOULAY, J.F.H., W/C, DFC - 1 Group HQ
EAGLETON, E.W., F/L - 101 Squadron
EMERSON, D.B., Flight Officer (WAAF) - Holme
EVERY, W.P.J., Cpl - 103 Squadron
GIBSON, H.B., F/L - 1 Group HQ
GILBERT, T.J., F/L - Hemswell
GRAHAM, C.D., F/L - 1656 CU
GRUNDY, W.G., Sgt - Henswell
HALL, T.R., Sgt - Holme
HARRIES, J.L., FS now WO - 1 Group HQ
HARRISON, F.G., FS - Binbrook
HOCKNEY, F.R., S/L - Binbrook
HUDSON, H., F/L, MBE - Holme
HUDSON, R., Sgt - Henswell
KNOWLES, A.D., Cpl - Binbrook
LATHAM, W., Cpl - Elsham
MacDONNELL, D.I., P/O - 103 Squadron
McGOWAN, P.J., Sgt - 101 Squadron
MIDGLEY, K.W., Cpl - 103 Squadron
MOORE,R., F/L - Holme
MULLIS, V., WO - 103 Squadron
NEAL, F.T., F/L - Binbrook
NEWBY, A., Sgt - 103 Squadron
O’REILLY, J., WO - 1 Group HQ
OUTHART, N., Cpl (WAAF) - Hemswell
PICKLES, A., Cpl - Holme
POTTS, J.K., F/L - 1655 CU
ROBSON, T., LAC - 103 Squadron
SEAMAN, B.J., Sgt - Hemswell
SHARP, W.W., F/L - Lindholme
SIMMONS, D.G., W.C - 142 Squadron
SIMPSON, H.W., F/L - Binbrook
SLANEY, E.G., F/L - Hemswell
STAGG, S.C., LAC - Hemswell
SYMONDS, E.B., S/L - Holme
TEALE, A.S., FS - Binbrook
THOMSON, S.L., F/L - Lindholme
TUGBY, C.V., Cpl - Elsham
TURPIN, J., FS - Hemswell
UDEN, F.R., Cpl - Hemswell
WARD, H., LAC - Elsham
WARRINGTON, E.J., Sgt - 103 Squadron
WELLS, H.C., Cpl - Elsham
WHITBREAD, G.W., F/L - 101 Squadron
WHITLOCK, H.L., S/L - 1 Group HQ
WILSON, W., S/L - Breighton
WILSON, A., Section Officer (WAAF) - 1 Group HQ
ZYLBERMAN, L.S., F/L - Hemswell
In addition to these the document lists six personnel of No.12 Squadron as having received "Commedations" in accorance with O.R.O. A/104, effective 1 June 1943. The honour does not appear to have been gazetted but presumably found their way into RAF Orders and their personal files. They were:
KETTLES, W.M., F/O
JACKSON, A., FS
CRUSE, B.C., FS
HILL, W.G., Sgt
HARPER, H.J., Sgt
DRAKE, R.C., Sgt