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, RNZNVR = Royal New Zealand Navy Volunteer
Reserve,
S.A.N.F.(V) = South African Naval
Forces (Volunteer), Tpy = Temporary, Mid = Midshipman, KIA = Killed
in Action, MPK = Missing Presumed Killed. * after a medal denotes a
bar.
716 (1) July 1936 - January 1940
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Commission officers |
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Appointed |
Notes |
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H.M.S. AMPHION Flight |
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Lieutenant (P) |
F. E. C. Judd |
15 Jan 36 |
In Command |
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Lieutenant (O) |
G. H. Beale |
16 Jun 36 |
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H.M.S. NEPTUNE Flight |
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Lieutenant (P) |
D. H. Burke |
3 Jun 38 |
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M W Watson |
8 Sept 37 |
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Lieutenant (O) |
A. J. T. Roe |
25 Apr 38 |
In Command 25 Apr 1938 |
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Information drawn from the Navy list to
December 1939 (final edition before squadron disbanded) Note, not
all ships flights were listed under the entry for their respective
Cruisers from the middle of 1939 so the list is incomplete..
716 (2) June 1944 - September 1945
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Commission officers |
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Appointed |
Notes |
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Lieut. Com (P) |
J.F. Nicholas |
28 Jun 44 |
In command |
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Tpy. Lieut. Com A), R.N.V.R.
... ... |
D. V. Robinson |
16 Oct 44 |
In command 11 may 1945 |
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Tpy. Lieut. (A), R.N.V.R. (P)
... |
S. A. Green |
1 Jul 44 |
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J. D. Munn |
15 Nov 44 |
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W. A. Walls |
- Jan 45 |
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C. L. Rowen |
- Jan 45 |
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C.L. Rees |
? |
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Tpy. Lieut. (A), R.N.V.R. (O)
... . |
A. S. Bell |
1 Jul 44 |
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R. F. G. Day |
4 Oct 44 |
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P. W. Fell |
- Jan 45 |
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V. W. Jafiray |
9 Jul 45 |
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E. C. Soughton |
? |
Killed 13.4.45 |
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Tpy. Sub-Lieut. (A), R.N.V.R. (O)
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P. F. Mariner |
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Wt Aircraft Officer (P) |
D.W.F Elliot |
1 Jul 44 |
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Maintenance personnel |
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Information drawn from the Navy list
October 1944 through July 1945 (final edition before squadron
disbanded)
List last modified
09 June 2020
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