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724 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.

April 1945- May 1946

Rank

Name

Appointed

Notes

       

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

J. H. L. Evans

10 Apr 45

In command

 

 J. A. Barrier

10 Apr 45

 
 

 G. I. Harris

10 Apr 45

 
 

 H. C. H. Hitchins

- May 45

 
 

 B. G. Hood

- Aor 45

 
 

 P. S. Blande

- Apr 45

 
 

S. G. Dowden

- Apr 45

 
 

 J. B. Flanaghan

15 May 45

 
 

 V. B. Freeman

- Sep 45

 
 

 W. Jones

10 Apr 45

 
 

 W. R. MacLaren

- May 45

 
 

D. Parrack

26 Nov 45

 
       

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

 K. J. Halligan

- Aug 45

 
       

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

 R. J. Bickford

21 Jun 45

 
 

 K. E. Bromley

- Sep 45

 

 

 H. W. Grinstead

2 Jun 45

 

 

 G. J. V. Harris

3 Jun 45

 

 

 N. C. Harslip

- Sep 45

 

 

 A. T. Webster

- Sep 45

 

Information drawn from the Navy list July 1945 through April 1946 (final edition which mentions the squadron)

 


List last modified 25 August 2022




 

 

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