No. 29 Squadron RAF - List of Commanding Officers

List of Commanding Officers

Rank Name Date Assumed Command Notes
Major Dawes, L 7 Nov 1915
Major Conran, E L 25 May 1916 MC
Major Gratton-Bellew, W A 5 Sep 1916 MC
Major Champion de Crespigny, H V 22 Mar 1917 MC
Major Chapman, C M B 21 Jul 1917 MC
Major Champion de Crespigny, H V 04 Oct 1917 MC
Major Dixon, C H 20 Nov 1917 MC
Major White, H G 1 Apr 1923
Sqn Ldr Twistleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, The Hon L J E 12 Aug 1923
Sqn Ldr Neville, R H G 12 Aug 1924 MC
Sqn Ldr Taylor, M L 10 Aug 1927 AFC
Sqn Ldr Scott P E 06 Dec 1929
Sqn Ldr Routh, E J D 09 Jun 1930
Sqn Ldr O'Neill, H D 14 Apr 1931
Sqn Ldr Butler, J H 18 Aug 1933
Sqn Ldr Chapman, C 20 Aug 1934 DSC
Sqn Ldr Mackay, E P 10 Dec 1935
Sqn Ldr Fleming, D M 14 Apr 1936
Sqn Ldr Lynch, J B 19 Aug 1937
Sqn Ldr Jonas, R C 17 Dec 1937
Sqn Ldr Robinson, M W S 02 Dec 1938
Sqn Ldr Gomez, P S 13 Feb 1939
Sqn Ldr Bitmead, E R 08 Jul 1940
Sqn Ldr Widdows, S C 16 Jul 1940 DFC
Wg Cdr Colbeck-Welch, E L 13 Jun 1941 DFC
Wg Cdr Cleland, R 10 Jul 1942
Wg Cdr Wight-Boycott, C M 10 Sep 1942 DSO
Wg Cdr Miller, C M 20 Jan 1943
Wg Cdr Mack, R E X 12 Jun 1943 DFC
Sqn Ldr Arbon, P W 23 Feb 1944
Wg Cdr Powell-Shedden, G F 29 Apr 1944 DSO DFC
Wg Cdr Allan, J W 18 Dec 1944 DSO DFC
Wg Cdr Wood, T C 31 Dec 1945 DFC
Sqn Ldr Hawkins, D 1 Nov 1946 DFC
Sqn Ldr Young, M J B 10 Mar 1949 DFC
Sqn Ldr Shaw, M 7 Jul 1949 DSO
Sqn Ldr Bodien, H E 15 Aug 1951 DSO DFC
Sqn Ldr Horsley, B P T 30 Jun 1952 AFC
Sqn Ldr Sismore, E B 11 May 1953 DSO DFC
Wg Cdr Aiken, J A C 2 Jan 1956
Wg Cdr Harbison, W 2 Jan 1958 AFC
Wg Cdr Gordon-Cumming, A R 15 Jul 1959
Wg Cdr Gardiner, R E 3 Jul 1961 DFC
Wg Cdr Jeffery, E G P 18 Apr 1962
Wg Cdr Burge, K 1 Jan 1965
Wg Cdr Neil, R 23 Nov 1966
Sqn Ldr Boyer, L A 10 May 1967
Wg Cdr Phipps, L W 18 Sep 1967 AFC
Wg Cdr Carrol, B 20 Jan 1969
Wg Cdr Carter, P 31 Jul 1971
Wg Cdr Hawtin, J D C 7 Jul 1973
Wg Cdr Lavender, B W 31 Dec 1974 AFC
Wg Cdr Oakden, D I 4 Jul 1975
Wg Cdr Elworthy, T C 23 May 1977
Wg Cdr Macfadyen, I D 1 Feb 1980
Wg Cdr Smith, G C 17 Dec 1982 AFC
Wg Cdr Macfadyen, I D 1 Jun 1983
Wg Cdr Alcock, A J H 2 Aug 1983 MBE
Wg Cdr Sudborough, N J 13 Nov 1985
Wg Cdr Doble, L A 01 Apr 1987
Wg Cdr Trotter, R W D 10 Nov 1989
Wg Cdr Hodgson, P 24 Jul 1992
Wg Cdr Routledge, M J 20 Jan 1995
Wg Cdr Randle, N 18 Jul 1997|
Wg Cdr Hitchcock, J J 1 Dec 2003
Sqn Ldr Hargreaves, I J 5 Nov 2004
Wg Cdr Mackay, A J 1 Apr 2005
Wg Cdr Gregory, A J 6 Jun 2007
Wg Cdr Stringer, J J 7 Sep 2007
Wg Cdr Seymour, A J Nov 2009
Wg Cdr Pemberton, G A Jan 2012

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