103 Squadron Battle Order for 18 September 1944
Title
103 Squadron Battle Order for 18 September 1944
Description
Serial no 90, lists aircraft letter and crews named individually for operations that day.
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1944-09-18
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NO. 103 SQUADRON, R.A.F. STATION, ELSHAM WOLDS.
BATTLE ORDER, SERIAL NO. 90 dated 18th. SEPTEMBER, 1944.
OFFICER I/C FLYING: W/C. J.R. ST. JOHN
(a) No A/C (b) PILOT (c) F/ENGINEER (d) A/BOMBER (e) NAVIGATOR (f) WOP/AIR (g) MU/GUNNER (h) R/GUNNER
(a) 1. U. (b) F/L. JOSEY (c) P/O. BARTON (d) F/O. MAYCROFT (e) F/O. BLAMIRES (f) F/S. DUCKWORTH (g) F/O. KING (h) W/O. TIDD
(a) 2. H. (b) F/L. BIRCH (c) SGT. TITTERINGTON (d) F/S. HEYES (e) F/O. WALTON (f) W/O. MCDONALD (g) F/O. GAMBLE (h) F/S. CHASE
(a) 3. X. (b) F/O. HENRY. A.J. (c) SGT. RODGER (d) F/S. MCNAIR (e) F/O. FAIRLIE (f) F/S. GREER (g) SGT. PURVES (h) F/S. SOUTHWORTH
(a) 4. V. (b) F/O. FARRIS (c) SGT. TURNBULL (d) F/S. SCOTT (e) F/S. SURBEY (f) F/S. WILNER (g) SGT. LOW (h) F/S. ALTON
(a) 5.W. (b) F/O. SMITH (c) SGT. ELLIOTT (d) SGT. PENTRESS (e) SGT. GOODRICH (f) SGT. WARBURTON (g) SGT. GWILLIM (h) SGT. GOODWIN
(a) 6. T. (b) F/O. EVANS (c) SGT. BYROM (d) SGT. LARSEN (e) SGT. MACDONALD (f) SGT. SAGGERS (g) SGT. PILLAR (h) SGT. ROCKACH
(a) 7. D. (b) F/O. PAMPLIN (c) SGT. JAMES (d) F/O. DESLAURIES (e) F/O. SEALEY (f) F/O. WILLMORE (g) SGT. GOODWIN (h) F/S. TURNER
(a) 8. G. (b) F/O. SUTTON (c) SGT. PENN (d) F/S. MACKELLAR (e) F/S. CAPPS (f) SGT. WALKER (g) SGT. SMALLWOOD (h) F/S. MILLINGTON
(a) 9. E. (b) F/O. MACLETCHIE (c) SGT. THOMPSON (d) SGT. BOOTH (e) SGT. NEWLAND (f) F/S. DARWIN (g) SGT. GREENHAM (h) SGT. GUNTRIP
(a) 10. B. (b) F/O. KNOTT (c) SGT. WILLIAMS (d) SGT. BAILEY (e) F/S. ARCHER (f) F/S. LEIGH (g) SGT. GEIR (h) SGT. ANDERSON
(a) 11. Z. (b) F/O. BROWNELL (c) SGT. WEBBER (d) F/S. CHARTIER (e) F/O. TULLOCH (f) F/S. SHAW (g) SGT. JACKSON (h) SGT. HOUSTON
(a) 12. P. (b) F/O. YATES (c) SGT. PHILLIPS (d) SGT. VINNICOMBE (e) F/S. RICHARDSON (f) F/S. BUTTERWORTH (g) SGT. DAVIS (h) SGT. EDWARDS
(a) 13. M. (b) F/O. WRIGHT (c) SGT. NIELSON (d) F/S. FREMLIN (e) F/S. KELSO (f) SGT. EASTWOOD (g) SGT. ADAM (h) SGT. GARRICK
(a) 14. I. (b) F/O. WALLACE (c) SGT. OGDEN (d) SGT. DAVIES (e) SGT. BLICK (f) F/S. BARNES (g) F [deleted] E [/deleted] O. MACKRORY (h) SGT. HAYTON
(a) 15. S. (b) F/L. MACLACHLAN (c) SGT. KETTELL (d) F/O. PARKINSON (e) F/O. BARCLAY (f) SGT. LLOYD (g) W/O. LAZELL (h) SGT. DRAKE
(a) 16. N. (b) P/O. SKINNER (c) SGT. PATON (d) SGT. CAMERON (e) SGT. ARBUCKLE (f) F/S. AUDSLEY (g) SGT. LAHEY (h) SGT. BERRY
Reserve:
(a) F. (b) F/O. FRISH (c) SGT. DOWIE (d) SGT. DONALDSON (e) F/S. VALENTINE (f) F/S. FARMER (g) SGT. GILL (h) SGT. WOOD
R F Thompson F/Lt
for Wing Commander, Commanding,
[underlined] No. 103 Squadron, R.A.F. [/underlined]
BATTLE ORDER, SERIAL NO. 90 dated 18th. SEPTEMBER, 1944.
OFFICER I/C FLYING: W/C. J.R. ST. JOHN
(a) No A/C (b) PILOT (c) F/ENGINEER (d) A/BOMBER (e) NAVIGATOR (f) WOP/AIR (g) MU/GUNNER (h) R/GUNNER
(a) 1. U. (b) F/L. JOSEY (c) P/O. BARTON (d) F/O. MAYCROFT (e) F/O. BLAMIRES (f) F/S. DUCKWORTH (g) F/O. KING (h) W/O. TIDD
(a) 2. H. (b) F/L. BIRCH (c) SGT. TITTERINGTON (d) F/S. HEYES (e) F/O. WALTON (f) W/O. MCDONALD (g) F/O. GAMBLE (h) F/S. CHASE
(a) 3. X. (b) F/O. HENRY. A.J. (c) SGT. RODGER (d) F/S. MCNAIR (e) F/O. FAIRLIE (f) F/S. GREER (g) SGT. PURVES (h) F/S. SOUTHWORTH
(a) 4. V. (b) F/O. FARRIS (c) SGT. TURNBULL (d) F/S. SCOTT (e) F/S. SURBEY (f) F/S. WILNER (g) SGT. LOW (h) F/S. ALTON
(a) 5.W. (b) F/O. SMITH (c) SGT. ELLIOTT (d) SGT. PENTRESS (e) SGT. GOODRICH (f) SGT. WARBURTON (g) SGT. GWILLIM (h) SGT. GOODWIN
(a) 6. T. (b) F/O. EVANS (c) SGT. BYROM (d) SGT. LARSEN (e) SGT. MACDONALD (f) SGT. SAGGERS (g) SGT. PILLAR (h) SGT. ROCKACH
(a) 7. D. (b) F/O. PAMPLIN (c) SGT. JAMES (d) F/O. DESLAURIES (e) F/O. SEALEY (f) F/O. WILLMORE (g) SGT. GOODWIN (h) F/S. TURNER
(a) 8. G. (b) F/O. SUTTON (c) SGT. PENN (d) F/S. MACKELLAR (e) F/S. CAPPS (f) SGT. WALKER (g) SGT. SMALLWOOD (h) F/S. MILLINGTON
(a) 9. E. (b) F/O. MACLETCHIE (c) SGT. THOMPSON (d) SGT. BOOTH (e) SGT. NEWLAND (f) F/S. DARWIN (g) SGT. GREENHAM (h) SGT. GUNTRIP
(a) 10. B. (b) F/O. KNOTT (c) SGT. WILLIAMS (d) SGT. BAILEY (e) F/S. ARCHER (f) F/S. LEIGH (g) SGT. GEIR (h) SGT. ANDERSON
(a) 11. Z. (b) F/O. BROWNELL (c) SGT. WEBBER (d) F/S. CHARTIER (e) F/O. TULLOCH (f) F/S. SHAW (g) SGT. JACKSON (h) SGT. HOUSTON
(a) 12. P. (b) F/O. YATES (c) SGT. PHILLIPS (d) SGT. VINNICOMBE (e) F/S. RICHARDSON (f) F/S. BUTTERWORTH (g) SGT. DAVIS (h) SGT. EDWARDS
(a) 13. M. (b) F/O. WRIGHT (c) SGT. NIELSON (d) F/S. FREMLIN (e) F/S. KELSO (f) SGT. EASTWOOD (g) SGT. ADAM (h) SGT. GARRICK
(a) 14. I. (b) F/O. WALLACE (c) SGT. OGDEN (d) SGT. DAVIES (e) SGT. BLICK (f) F/S. BARNES (g) F [deleted] E [/deleted] O. MACKRORY (h) SGT. HAYTON
(a) 15. S. (b) F/L. MACLACHLAN (c) SGT. KETTELL (d) F/O. PARKINSON (e) F/O. BARCLAY (f) SGT. LLOYD (g) W/O. LAZELL (h) SGT. DRAKE
(a) 16. N. (b) P/O. SKINNER (c) SGT. PATON (d) SGT. CAMERON (e) SGT. ARBUCKLE (f) F/S. AUDSLEY (g) SGT. LAHEY (h) SGT. BERRY
Reserve:
(a) F. (b) F/O. FRISH (c) SGT. DOWIE (d) SGT. DONALDSON (e) F/S. VALENTINE (f) F/S. FARMER (g) SGT. GILL (h) SGT. WOOD
R F Thompson F/Lt
for Wing Commander, Commanding,
[underlined] No. 103 Squadron, R.A.F. [/underlined]
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“103 Squadron Battle Order for 18 September 1944,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed August 15, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/44709.
