44th Entry RAF Halton Feb 1942

44th Entry Aircraft Apprentices

RAF Halton - February 1942

The following pictures and tables shew 10 of the parties into which the 44th Entry was divided on enlistment in February 1942. I wish to thank John (Dumbo) Butler who did much of the original research. My thanks also to Ron Barriball, Alan Chambers, Mike Clarke, Les Dale, Greg Hayward, Ivor Llewellyn, Eric Mortlock and Vic Westerman for their subsequent input . Any corrections or additional data would be welcomed.
The names underlined are those of the entry who went to RAF Cranwell to become 4M3's.

1. ('B' Party)

Number in party - 23
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No	Name	Inits	Position
	Drennan	D	Top row - 2nd right
	Ferguson	N	Middle row - 5th left
695	Fraser	J	Middle row - 1st left
677	Gleeson	C	Middle row - 4th right
	Grant ?	D
	Gregory	R.B
692	Griffiths	J.M	Bottom row - 2nd right
	Hinde	L
676	Hiscox	A
	Hutchison	R.A	Bottom row - 1stleft
	Iberson	F.C	Middle row - 4th left
686	Keating	H.C	Middle row - 2nd left
681	Lloyd	C	Bottom row - 3rd left
	Lowden	W.C	Bottom row- 1st right
	Mason	D	Middle row - 3rd left?
	Munday	G.L or K	Bottom row - by Corporal
	Munday	K or G.L	Bottom row - by Corporal
	Naish	S.H
684	Newey	H.E	Bottom row - 2nd left
	Oxenham	D.O	Middle row - 3rd right
	Parke	G.H
	Pearce	J
	Rae	J	Middle row - 2nd right

1. ('B' Party)

2. (Room 13-1)

Number in Party - 18
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No	Name	Inits	Position
	Austen	C.R	Middle row - 2nd from right
	Broughton	H.W.C	Bottom row - 1st from left
790	Butler	J	Middle row - 1st from left
	Campbell	D	Top row - 2nd from right
804	Clarke	P.C	Bottom row - 2nd from left
792	Clements	D	Bottom row - 3rd from right
	Dawe	D	Top row - 1st from right
801	Dunn	G.D	Bottom row - 2nd from right
794	Horler	S.G	Middle row - 3rd from left
791	How	R.C	Top row - 2nd from left
797	Howell	E.T	Top row - 3rd from right
	Murphy	J	Middle row - 3rd from right
	Netherton	H.N.P	Bottom row - 3rd from left
806	Page	J	Middle row - 2nd from left
798	Pavey	E.J	Top row - 1st from left
795	Ridler	J.B	Middle row - 4th from left
	Roots	D.C.	Bottom row - 1st from right
	Williams	C	Bottom row - 1st from right

2. (Room 13-1)

3.

Number in Party - 21
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No	Name	Inits	Position
659	Alltoft	W.G	Top row - 3rd from left
661	Atkinson	E.L	Middle row - 3rd from left
671	Ayton	R	Bottom row - 1st from left
665	Banks	J	Middle row - 1st from left
836	Barker	S.J.L	Middle row - 4th from left
667	Bentley		Bottom row - 4th from right
847	Blacklaws	J.C	Top row - 1st from right
762	Bland	C.F	Middle row - 1st from right
	Blythe	J	Bottom row - 1st from right
662	Boon	T.J	Bottom row - 3rd from left
	Bowring		Middle row - 4th from right
	Brand	H	Middle row - 2nd from right
	Brewer		Bottom row - 3rd from right
664	Broad	F.N	Middle row - 3rd from right
741	Campbell	J.A	Bottom row - 4th from left
673	Clarke	M.G.A	Bottom row - 2nd from right
	Cowham	W	Top row - 1st from left
	Cunningham	E	Top row - 2nd from right
660	Dale	L	Top row - 2nd from left
666	Dixon	R	Bottom row - 2nd from left
	Dowling	A	Middle row - 2nd from left

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4. ('J' Party)

Number in Party - 18
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No	Name	Inits	Position
862	Boyd	T.L	Middle row - 1st from left
849	Brown	F.C.	Middle row - 4th from right
851	Fenwick	D	Middle row - 1st from right
861	Grimson	E.H.F	Bottom row - 3rd from left
	Howells	D.H
863	Llewellyn	I.W.H	Middle row - 3rd from right
850	Moore	J.A	Bottom row - 1st from right
	Proudlove	R	Middle row - 2nd from left
855	Roberts	V.C	Bottom row - 3rd from right
856	Satterthwaite	R.D	Bottom row - 2nd from right
866	Short	D.A.W	Top row - 1st from right
	Williams	K

4. ('J' Party)

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5. (Room 5)

Number in Party - 21
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No	Name	Inits	Position
755	Andrews	B.M	Bottom row - 1st from right
	Baker	A	Top row - 1st from left
	Bartlettt	A	Top row - 2nd from right
	Campbell	G.O	Middle row - 1st from right
756	Chambers	A.G	Middle row - 4th from left
758	Clark	T	Bottom row - 2nd from right
	Collier	D.H	Top row - 1st from right
	Harris	D.A	Bottom row - 2nd from left
	Hawkesford	R.W.C	Bottom row - 3rd from right
752	Hearn	A.A	Middle row - 4th from right
742	Jepson	A	Middle row - 3rd from left
	Lakin	J.K	Bottom row - 1st from left
	MacDonald	A.N	Top row - 3rd from left
745	Owen	E.L	Top row - 3rd from right
828	Pearson	J.F	Not in Photo
746	Prictoe	L.G	Middle row - 2nd from left
747	Rogers	W.T.B	Middle row - 3rd from right
748	Sealey	H.G	Middle row - 2nd from right
751	Walder	W.C	Bottom row 3rd from left
749	Walker	J.E.M	Middle row - 1st from left
	Watson	J	Top row - 2nd from left

5. (Room 5)

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6.

Number in Party - 18
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No	Name	Inits	Position
809	Adnitt	A.R.H	Bottom row - 2nd from left
810	Barriball	R.H	Top row - 3rd from right
813	Cryer	F.S	Bottom row - 1st from left
	Curtis		Middle row - 3rd from right
	Gaisford		Top row - 2nd from left
826	Gould	P.P	Middle row - 1st from left
	Grimson	F?	Top row - 1st from left
	Harrison		Bottom row - 3rd from right
	Hawkswell		Middle row - 4th from left
	Howard		Top row - 1st from right
	King		Bottom row - 2nd from right
	Morton		Middle row - 2nd from right
820	Oliver	G.F	Top row - 2nd from right
	Priscott		Bottom row - 3rd from left
	Seed		Middle row - 1st from right
822	Small	S	Middle row - 3rd from left
824	Turnbull	R.A	Middle row - 2nd from left
	Ward		Bottom row - 1st from right

6.

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7.

Number in Party - 23
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No	Name	Inits	Position
858	Auty	E	Top row - 2nd from right
902	Bartrop	K
909	Bethell	P
894	Carter	D.C
	Coppice	D.V.H
899	Drury	N
	Ellar ?	G
897	Hartley	J	Top row - 4th from right
	Hicton ?	K
857	Horgan	D
	Hughes	C
	Markie	L.H
891	Meadows	S
	Schott	C.H?
	Simpson	J?
	Stuart ?	P.J?
892	Watson	B
838	Wroth	R.H

7.

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8.

Number in party - 22
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No	Name	Inits	Position
	Adams	W	Bottom row - 2nd from right
765	Alexander	G B	Bottom row - 1st from right
	Anstey	W	Middle row - 2nd from right
	Brangan	M.W	Middle row - 3rd from right
780	Fell	P.A	Bottom row - 2nd from left
786	Jackson	P.W	Top row - 2nd from right
782	Knight	C.T.W	Middle row - 4th from left
767	Menin	T.L	Bottom row - 6th from left
766	Moss	V.R	Middle row - 6th from left
744	Prattent	J	Middle row - 1st from right
783	Sargeant	G	Bottom row - 3rd from left
829	Smith	K.M	Top row - 2nd from left
	Snelling ?	G E	Middle row - 3rd from left
770	Westerman	V	Middle row - 2nd from left

8.

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9.

Number in party - 18
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No	Name	Inits	Position
884	Gibson	J.C	Middle row - 4th from left
875	James ?	G.L	Middle row - 3rd from rightt
	Stannay	R	Top row - 1st from left
887	Upshal	D	Bottom row - 3rd from left
879	Wheeler ?	G.E	Top row - 3rd from left
	Williams ?	J	Top row - 2nd from right

9.

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10.

Number in party - 23
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No	Name	Inits	Position
734	Bone	A.L	Bottom row - 1st left
720	Flowerday	P.D	Middle row - 5th right
695	Greenfield	J	Middle row - 3rd left
735	Hayward	G.J	Bottom row - 1st right
728	Mortlock	G.E	Middle row - 1st right
725	Painter	P.L	Middle row - 4th left
738	Partridge	G.H	Middle row - 3rd right
730	Rosenblatt	D.A	Top row - 2nd right
740	Stephen	J.A	Top row - 4th left
732	Walter	D.J	Middle row - 1st left
722	Williams	W.M	Middle row - 2nd right
736	Wilson	K.G	Bottom row - 2nd right

10.

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   Halton Photos:
     1. (B Party)
     2. (Room 13-1)
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     4. (J Party)
     5. (Room 5)
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