I was introduced to the nephew of this pilot.
The family have asked if I could find any further details regarding his war service,
I believe he wore the caterpillar badge.
I believe he was 42 and 73 sqns,
and was temp commission to P/O Sept 1943
Hope you can help
Chris Davies
By: Chris D - 27th October 2011 at 17:17
Niall,
That is fantastic,
thank you for your time and efforts, I hope you find you book soon.
Any more from anyone please
kind regards
Chris
By: Chris D - 27th October 2011 at 17:17
Niall,
That is fantastic,
thank you for your time and efforts, I hope you find you book soon.
Any more from anyone please
kind regards
Chris
By: NiallC - 27th October 2011 at 11:25
Hi Chris
I should also have added that he flew operationally with 43 Sqn. on at least 4 occasions in October and November 1940 (although I don’t know when he joined that unit) and therefore qualifies for the Battle of Britain clasp. On the MoD Battle of Britain roll of honour his name is wrongly given as Sgt. S. Stenhouse. He should be in the book “Men of the Battle of Britain”, but I’ve loaned my copy to someone so can’t check right now.
Niall
By: NiallC - 27th October 2011 at 11:25
Hi Chris
I should also have added that he flew operationally with 43 Sqn. on at least 4 occasions in October and November 1940 (although I don’t know when he joined that unit) and therefore qualifies for the Battle of Britain clasp. On the MoD Battle of Britain roll of honour his name is wrongly given as Sgt. S. Stenhouse. He should be in the book “Men of the Battle of Britain”, but I’ve loaned my copy to someone so can’t check right now.
Niall
By: NiallC - 27th October 2011 at 09:08
Hi Chris
Don Minterne’s history of 73 Sqn. records Sgt. Stenhouse as arriving on the squadron 05/11/40, just before it moved to the Middle East. 73 Sqn ferried its Hurricanes via the Takoradi route and Stenhouse appears (with others) to have arrived in Heliopolis on December 7th. On January 25th, 1941 his Hurricane was hit by ground fire and he baled out between the British and Italian lines near Tobruk. 2 days later he was reported as being in a Tobruk hospital with a broken leg. Stenhouse doesn’t appear again in the book so presumably he joined another unit after recovering?
London Gazette also offers the following:
To be PO on probation Warrant Officer 803328 James Stenhouse (53020) – eff. 27/06/43
PO on Probation confirmed in appointment and to be FO: J Stenhouse (53020) – eff. 27/12/43
Somebody with a better touch with the Gazette’s cranky search engine might be able to get more out of it.
HTH
Niall
By: NiallC - 27th October 2011 at 09:08
Hi Chris
Don Minterne’s history of 73 Sqn. records Sgt. Stenhouse as arriving on the squadron 05/11/40, just before it moved to the Middle East. 73 Sqn ferried its Hurricanes via the Takoradi route and Stenhouse appears (with others) to have arrived in Heliopolis on December 7th. On January 25th, 1941 his Hurricane was hit by ground fire and he baled out between the British and Italian lines near Tobruk. 2 days later he was reported as being in a Tobruk hospital with a broken leg. Stenhouse doesn’t appear again in the book so presumably he joined another unit after recovering?
London Gazette also offers the following:
To be PO on probation Warrant Officer 803328 James Stenhouse (53020) – eff. 27/06/43
PO on Probation confirmed in appointment and to be FO: J Stenhouse (53020) – eff. 27/12/43
Somebody with a better touch with the Gazette’s cranky search engine might be able to get more out of it.
HTH
Niall
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