No 2 Squadron RFC
Diaries 1915 -1918
No 2 Squadron RFC personnel mentioned on this site
Lt. Ashly
Capt. Maurice Bernal Blake Pilot Flight Commander
AM Beetlestone (Gd Crew)
AM Bowen (Gd Crew)
AM Bridger (Gd Crew)
Capt. Thomas Walter Colby Carthew DSO Pilot [later Lt. Col, CO 4 Sqn July 1916]
Lt. (Alexander C?) Clarke Pilot
Capt. H J (John) Collins Pilot
Capt. Cooper [poss R A Cooper CO 2 Sqn July 1916]
Lt. A W Davis Observer
Capt. (poss Leonard) Dawes 'C' Flight Commander (in May 1915)
Lt. Hereward de Havilland Pilot (later Major, DSO, CO 30 Sqn, Iraq)
Lt. Sholto Douglas Observer [later Major CO 84 Sqn]
Lt. (poss Keith Frederick William) Dunn Pilot
Lt. Ellison Observer
Capt. Wilfred Freeman, B (wireless) Flight Commander [later CO 14 Sqn & Col OC 2 Training Group 1918]
2nd Lt. Charles R Gallie Pilot KIA 22 August 1915
AM Girling (Gd Crew)
AM Goodwin (Gd Crew)
Cpl. Hales (Gd Crew)
Capt. John Glanville Hearson 'C' Flight Commander (from 6 July 1915) [later CO 5 Sqn & T/Brigadier Director of Training 1918]
Capt. J R Campbell Heathcote Pilot
Capt. Heaton-Hall
Sgt. Hodgson (Gd Crew)
Lt. (?JL) Jackson WIA April(?10 May) 1915
Lt. James MC
Lt. Ralph Tolerton Leather Pilot
Lt. Lees Observer
Capt. John Burgh Talbot Leighton, 'C' Flight Commander (June 1915) [later Major, CO 23 Sqn KWF 7 May 1917]
Lt. Ivor Lloyd, Observer [flew with Rhodes Moorhouse]
Lt. Robert Loraine Pilot [the "actor-pilot", later CO 40 Sqn & Lt. Col]
Lt. R N Marshall Observer [flew with Robert Loraine]
Lt. (Barry?) Martin Pilot
Lt. H W Medlicott pilot
Capt. Mitchell Observer
Lt. Marmaduke Henry Monckton Pilot [KWF 9 July 1915 with 8 Sqn]
Capt. William Milne, Observer [Pilot from Sep 1915, 25 Sqn, WIA May 1916]
Sgt. Nichols (Gd Crew)
Lt. William Reid, Pilot [POW August 1915 Immelmann's first victim]
Lt. William Rhodes-Moorhouse VC, Pilot [DOW 27 April 1915]
Lt. Roberts Observer
Lt. Herbert B Russell Observer [later AVM]
Capt. Secker, Observer
Capt. Frank W Smith Pilot [later Major, CO 62 Sqn 1918]
Lt. (Sydney W) Smith Pilot
Lt. Sweet Observer
Lt. William M Wallace, Observer KIA 22 August 1915
Lt. Whiteman Observer
Maj Becke CO
Lt. Arthur Whitten Brown (observer) (POW 10 Nov 15, later flew the Atlantic in 1919)
2nd Lt. K D P Murray
Lt. Herbert Bainbridge Russell (observer) later pilot with 23 Sqn POW 26 June 1916
Lt. A L Russell (pilot) POW 5 Jan 1916
Lt. W E Somerville (pilot) POW 5 Jan 1916
Capt. "Caruthers", probably a reference to Capt. T Carthew DSO
Sgt. Craven
2nd Lt. B C Rice (observer)
2nd Lt. (?LC) Chapman (observer)
AM1 Bowes
Lt. E M Gilbert (observer)
2nd Lt. H W Medlicott (POW 10/11/15 later shot escaping 21/5/18)
Lt. Nulue (observer)
AM1 Harris
AM2 Aston
Capt. Sandery ? W D S Sanday
Lt. (Vernon) Busby
Capt. Denistoun (observer)
Lt. Milne (observer)
Lt. William George Bransby Williams (Pilot) (KIA 12/5/17)
Lt. Moser (observer)
Other 2 Sqn personnel mentioned in the communiqués:
Lt. George Antony Turton (pilot)
2nd Lt. H V Stammers (observer)
Capt. Thomas Walter Colby Carthew (pilot)
2nd Lt. E M Gilbert (observer)
Capt. (Philip) Babington (pilot)
Lt. Davies (observer)
2nd Lt. William Douglas Stock Sanday (pilot)
Lt. (John Percival) Clark (pilot)
2nd Lt. (Alfred) Ellison
Cpl. Welch (observer)
Lt. Chadwick (observer)
Sgt Hodgson (observer)
Capt. G T Porter (pilot)
Lt. Davey (observer)
Capt. Charles Sandford Wynne-Eyton (Pilot)
Lt. G C Formilli (observer) POW 5 Jan 1916
Lt. Harry James Bennett (Observer)
No 2 Squadron RFC/RAF Officers and men Nov 1917 to April 1918:
Capt. J Allport MC (Pilot)[RFC Communiqué No 127]
Lt. Keith Purnell Barford (Observer)
Capt.ain (FW?) Bethell (?Pilot)
2nd Lt. E K Blenkinsop (Pilot)
Capt. Sydney Broadbent (Observer)
Charlton
(Lt. C A) Chisnall (Pilot)
2nd Lt. Robert Simpson Collins (Pilot)
2nd Lt. Norman Leslie Cornforth (Pilot)
2nd Lt. C F G Doran (Observer)
(JS?) Dunkerley (Pilot)
(Lt. A) Farthing (Observer)
2nd Lt. Warren Kemp Fenn-Smith (Observer)(South African)
AM Fry
Lt. Arthur W Hammond MC and Bar (Pilot)[RFC Communiqué No 123, 127 & RAF Communiqué 1]
Lt. John Bower Lewis Heney MC (Observer)(Canadian)
Lt. Alfred Jones Homersham (Observer)
Jenkinson
(2nd Lt. A H) McLachlan (Observer)
2nd Lt. Alan Arnett McLeod VC (Canadian) [RFC Communiqué 122, 123 & RAF Communiqué 1]
2nd Lt. Hew Seton Montgomerie [RFC Communiqué No 131]
Morry
2nd Lt. Horace Ison Pole [RFC Communiqué No 133]
(2nd Lt. J) Rathbone (Pilot)
Capt. (GW or TE) Salt (Observer)
(2nd Lt. Harold William) Sidley (Pilot)
Lt. Edward Treloar Smart (Pilot)
Major Wilfred Rippon Snow, DSO, MC CO
Lt. L C Spence (Observer) (Canadian) [RFC Communiqué No 133]
(2nd Lt. H) Stanners (Observer)
Lt. Thompson (Pilot) [RFC Communiqué 122]
Lt. W H Wardrope (Observer)(Canadian) [RFC Communiqué No 131]
(2nd Lt. J A) Weatherley (Observer)
Lt. S Wyborn (Pilot)
Other 2 Squadron Officers and men in early 1918
Lt. C T Anderson [RFC Communiqué No 133]
Capt. N Deakin [RFC Communiqué No 133]
2nd Lt. Alan Fleming McGlashan
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