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1703 Naval Air Squadron

Aircrew and squadron personnel

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.

August - September 1945

Rank

Name

Appointed

Notes

Tpy. Lieut. (A), R.N.V.R. (P))

K. A. Chare

1 Aug 45

In command

       

Tpy. Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (O)

 E. G. Riley

1 Aug 45

 

       

Tpy. Lieut. (A) R.N.Z.N.V.R. (O)

 W. D. Squire

1 Aug 45

 

       

Tpy. Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (P)

 J. M. Jones

1 Aug 45

 
   A. F. Adams

1 Aug 45

 
   D. G. Payne

1 Aug 45

 
       
Tpy. Sub-Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (O)  J. A. Lumsden

1 Aug 45

 
   A. MacKay

1 Aug 45

 
  F. Carnoll

1 Aug 45

 
       
 Tpy. act Sub-Lieut. (A), R.N.V.R. (O)  W. J. Kissack  1 Aug 45  

Information drawn from the Navy list July 1945 through July 1946 (final edition before squadron disbanded)

 


List last modified 29 August 2022


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