September 1943 - September 1945

Rank	Name	Appointed	Notes
Lieut. Conn. (A), R.N.V.R. (P)	I. P. Godfrey	10 Sep 43	In command
	J. D. Holmes	22 Jun 45	In command

Act. Major R.M. (P)	V. B. G. Cheesman	02 Fob 44	In command

Lieutenant (O)	R.J. Ward	28 Apr 44

Tpy. Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (O)	W. L .Orr	10 Sep 43
	D. G. J. Wilkey	12 Apr 44

Tpy. Lieut. (A) R.N.Z.N.V.R. (O)	J. F. Webb	?	KIA 29.1.45

Tpy. Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (P)	A. N. DDobson	09Aug 45
	J. H. M. Gunn	10 Sep 43
	M. D. King	22 Jun 45
	G. A. Rutherford, DSC	06 Aug 45
	R. O. Steel	12 Sep 44
	D. J. Williams	14 Aug 45

Tpy. Lieut. (A) R.N.Z.N.V.R. (P)j	W. G. Widdowson	02 Aug 45
	H. A. Mackay	?	Killed, air crash 24.6.44

Tpy. *Sub-Lieut.* (A) R.N.V.R. (P)	J. A. Davies	— Nov 43	KIA 11.8.44
	H. G. Edward	16 Aug 45
	T. R. Fernie	—Mar 45
	D. Levitt	10 Sep 43	KIA 29.1.45
	W. A. John	12 Oct 44
	H. E. Johnson	16 Aug 45
	C. Malins	10 Sep 43
	T. H. Martin	10 Sep 43
	T. R. Norman	09 Aug 45
	J. R. Prince	01 Aug 44
	G. E. Pugh	10 Sep 43
	T. A. Ray	15 Jul 45
	W. I. J. Ringer	16 Aug 45
	A. M. Sinclair	18 Oct 44
	P. J. Stott	10 Dec 43
	D. Taylor	10 Sep 43
	W. Thomson	04 Dec 43
	F. G. Townswnd	16 Aug 45
	A. W. Tucker	10 Sep 43
	R. D. Viney	10 Sep 43	KIA 29.8.44
	H. B. Wareing	16 Aug 45

Tpy. *Sub-Lieut.* (A) R.N.V.R. (O)	D. R. Bennett	18 Dec 43	KIA 11.8.44
	A. E. Cundalll	27 Nov 44
	W. M. Crichton	10 Sep 43
	J. H. Fairclough	?	KIA 26.10.44
	W. A. Forster	10 Sep 43
	A. J. Hollywood	10 Sep 43
	K. Holmes	16 Aug 45
	R. C. Ingham	08 Jan 45
	G. K. James	16 Aug 45
	W. N. Jones, DSC	16 Dec 43
	L. Lamond	15 Feb 4
	S. T. Onslow	16 Aug 45
	P. R. Parnell	10 Sep 43
	H. W. R. Petersen	16 Aug 45
	T. G. Piatt	10 Sep 43
	H. K. Slater	?	Killed, air crash 24.6.44
	G. T. Rawsthorn	16 Aug 45
	F. R. Waddell	10 Sep 43
	S. A. W. Waters	10 Sep 43
	J. S. H. White	15 Feb 44
	P. Wintsun-Jones	19 Jun 45

Tpy. act. Sub-Lieut. (A), R.N.V.R. (O)	P. G. H. Evans	10 Sep 43
	N. V. Castle	22 Oct 43
	W. W. Croadsall	—Nov 44
	E. D. Harding	23 May 44
	A. E. Kendall	02 Nov 44
	A. J. King	23 0ct 44	KIA 26.10.44
	E. A. Maguire	13 Oct 43
	E. Miller	10 Sep 43
	R. W. J. Reeves	—May 45
	V. J. Redding	18 0ct 44
	J. F. Shaw	—Nov 44
	D. Sharratt	10 Sep 43
	H. K. Slater	10 Sep 43
	N. J. Smith	10 Sep 43	KIA 29.8.44


Tpy. act. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (P)	H. R. L. Johns	10 Sep 43
	C. D. MacLaren	28 Nov 44

Tpy. act. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.V.R. (O)	N. V. Castle	22 Oct 43
	E. D. Harding	23 May 44

Tpy. act. Sub- Lieut. (A) R.N.Z.N.V.R. (P)	P. R.Wilson	10 Sep 43

Tpy. Mid. (A), R.N.V.R. (O)	J. A. R. Mclntyre	23 Oct 44

Information drawn from the Navy list October 1943 through October 1945 (final edition before squadron disbanded)

List last modified 08 July 2025

In Memoriam

The Fleet Air Arm memorial at Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire. Located outside the former Naval Air Station and Fleet Air Arm Barracks this records the names of almost 2,000 men of that service who died during the Second World War and who have no known grave.

Details taken from the records of the Commonwealth War Grave Commission

Name & Rank	CWGC details	Date of death	Cemetery/Memorial
Lieut. (A), (P) Henry Alexander MacKAY, RNZNVR	CWGC Record	24 June 1944	CAMPBELTOWN (KILKERRAN) CEMETERY Division 4. Grave 597.
Lieut. (A), (P) John Fenner WEBB, RNZNVR	CWGC Record	29 January 1945	NEW ZEALAND NAVAL MEMORIAL, DEVONPORT, AUCKLAND Panel 8
Lieut. (A), (P) Dennis LEVITT, RNVR	CWGC Record	29 January 1945	LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL Bay 6, Panel 3.
Sub-Lieut. (A), (P) John Anthony DAVIES, RNVR	CWGC Record	11 August 1944	TRONDHEIM (STAVNE) CEMETERY, Norway A IV British. C. 12.
Sub-Lieut. (A), (P) Robert Desmond VINEY , RNVR	CWGC Record	29 August 1944	LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL Bay 5, Panel 6.
Sub-Lieut. (A), (O) Norman Jesse SMITH, RNVR	CWGC Record	29 August 1944	LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL Bay 5, Panel 6.
Sub-Lieut. (A), (O) David Robert BENNETT, RNVR	CWGC Record	11 August 1944	TRONDHEIM (STAVNE) CEMETERY, Norway A IV British. C. 11.
Sub-Lieut. (A), (O) James Henry FAIRCLOUGH, RNVR	CWGC Record	26 October 1944	RINGLEY (ST. SAVIOUR) CHURCHYARD New Ground. Grave 204.
Sub-Lieut. (A), (O) Anthony John KING, RNVR	CWGC Record	26 October 1944	CHESTERTON (ST. ANDREW) CHURCHYARD
Sub-Lieut. (A), (O) Harry Kenneth SLATER, RNVR	CWGC Record	24 June 1944	LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL Bay 5, Panel 6.

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1770 Naval Air Squadron

Aircrew and squadron personnel

September 1943 - September 1945

In Memoriam

The Fleet Air Arm memorial at Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire. Located outside the former Naval Air Station and Fleet Air Arm Barracks this records the names of almost 2,000 men of that service who died during the Second World War and who have no known grave.