Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945 - The Men

List of all Fleet Air Arm
Commanding Officers 1939-1945

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L -
M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W

- X - Y - Z

JR Parish RNVR
Born
Rank: Lt Cdr (A)
Honours and Awards
Died
Other information
- commanded the reformed swordfish sqdn at Donibristle
- took part in Atlantic and North Russian convoy duties, HMS Campania, 4.1944

Commands:

813	Nov 1943	Sept 1944

DG Parker RNVR
Born
Rank: Lt Cdr (A)
Honours and Awards DSC (1945)
Died
Other information
-first CO of 1845 corsair sqdn at Donibristle
-joined British Pacfic Fleet, HMS Slinger, 3.1945 but saw no action.
- commanded 1842 after previous CO Lt Cdr Garland, was killed 18.4.1945 in the Sakishima Gunto raids
- involved in the Sakishima Gunto raids, HMS Formidable, 4-5.1945
- involved in strikes against Tokyo, 7.1945

Commands:

1845	June 1944	April 1945	disbanded
1842	April 1945	End of WW2

RT Partridge RM
Born
Rank: Captain Royal Marines
Honours and Awards: DSO
Died
Other information
- in command of 800 sqdn durring Norwegain Campaign, HMS Ark Royal, 4.1940
- Leading strike in attack on German warship Konigsberg in Norway, 4.1940 (800 sdqn)
- shot down 27.4.190 during the Norwegian campaign but eventually returned to sqdn.
- took up command of squadron after return fron Norway, HMS Ark Royal 23.5.1940
- POW, shot down by Bf109s after attack on German battleship Scharnhorst at Trondheim, 13.6.1940 (800 sqdn)
- Seniority 12.1946 (Maj)

See autobiography

Commands:

804	Nov 1939	Dec 1939
800	April 1940	May 1940	POW June 1940

O Patch RM
Born
Rank: Captain Royal Marines
Honours and Awards: DSO, DSC (Taranto)
Died
Other information
- took part in Taranto strike 11.11.1940
- took command of 816 swordfish sqdn at Palisadoes, Jamaica
- involved in English Channel operations under RAF Coastal Command, 9.1942
- Seniority 12.1947 (Maj)

Commands:

816	Feb 1942	Oct 1942

AF Paterson RN
Born
Rank: Lt
Honours and Awards
Died
Other information
- in command of 814 sqdn for 4 months at China bay and Katukurunda
- Seniority 12.1951 (Cdr)

Commands:

814	Sept 1942	Dec 1942

RB Pearson RN
Born 1917 England
Rank: Lt Cdr (A)
Honours and Awards: MID
Died 19.7.1946
Other information
- took part in leading sqdn in Salerno landings, 9.1943
- took part in Arctic convoys to Russia, HMS Formidable 10.1943
- killed 19.7.1946 and buried Durrington, Wilts, UK

Commands:

893	Sept 1943	Nov 1943

FAJ Pennington RNZNVR
Born 1917 Wellington, New Zealand
Rank: Lt Cdr (A)
Honours and Awards DSC & Bar
Died 24.4.1944
Other information
- Killed when in command 889 sqdn, Colombo Racecourse (HMS Bherunda), 24.4.1944

Commands:

889	April 1944	April 1944	killed 24.4.1944

TGV Percy RN
Born
Rank: Lt Cdr
Honours and Awards DSC
Died
Other information
- commanded 848 sqdn at Lee on Solent at the end of the main D-Day Invasion support by the sqdn
- joined British Pacific Fleet, HMS Formidable, 1.1945
- attacked airfields and shore targets at Sakishima Gunto islands in East China Seas, and on Formosa, 4.1945
- Seniority 12.1958 (C)
- OBE

Commands:

848	Aug 1944	June 1945

N Perrett RNZNVR
Born
Rank: Lt Cdr
Honours and Awards
Died
Other information
- CO of the reformed hellcat sqdn at Eglington, which disbanded soon after VJ-Day

Commands:

891	June 1945	End of WW2

DW Phillips RN
Born
Rank: Lt Cdr (A)
Honours and Awards: DSC (Tirpitz)
Died
Other information
- took leading part in second strike Operation Tungsten against German battleship Tirpitz, HMS Victorious, 3.4.1944 (828 sqdn)
- involved in attacks on enemy shipping off Norway, 6.1944
- provided trade protection duties in the Indian ocean, HMS Battler, 8-9.1944
- Seniority 10.1942 (Lt)

Commands:

829	March 1944	July 1944
834	Aug 1944	Dec 1944	disbanded

LF Plant RNVR
Born
Rank: Lt (A)
Honours and Awards
Died
Other information
- first CO of 1701 sea otter sqdn at Lee-on-Solent
- attached to MONABs (mobile naval air base) for air sea rescue duties, 5.1945

Commands:

1701	Feb 1945	End of WW2

AJP Plugge RN
Born 1912
Rank: Lt Cdr
Honours and Awards
Died 23.2.1942
Other information
- took up command of the first commissioning of 832 albacore sqdn at Lee-on-Solent
- led sqdn in attack on the Lofoten Islands, Norway, HMS Victorious, 12.9.1941 and later on Bodo, Norway,10.1942
-killed when searching for enemy naval units in bad weather off Norway, HMS Victorious 23.2.1942

Commands:

832	April 1941	Feb 1942	FTR killed 23.2.1942 HMS Victorious

BJ Prendergast RN
Born
Rank: Lt Cdr
Honours and Awards DSC (post Dec 1942)
Died
Other information
- joined RAF Coastal Command 16 Group at Docking and Bircham Newton, for ops in the English Channel, 9-11.1942
- Seniority 6.1946 (Lt Cdr)

Commands:

812	May 1942	Dec 1942	disbanded, amalgamating with 811 sqdn

R Pridham-Wippell RN
Born
Rank: Lt Cdr
Honours and Awards
Died
Other information
- second CO of 1837 corsair sqdn at Brunswick
- involved in attacks against the Andaman islands, HMS Illustrious 6.1944
- provided defence in bombardment of Sabang, 7.1944

- Seniority 2.1950 (Lt Cdr)

Commands:

1837	Oct 1943	Sept 1944	disbanded

PF Pryor RN
Born 1916 England
Rank: Lt (A)
Honours and Awards
Died 7.8.1944
Other information
- temporarily in command of 816 sqdn
- led sqdn in attacks against E-boats in the English Channel, 5.1943 (816 sqdn)
- killed 7.8.1944 and buried Charing, Kent, UK

Commands:

816	April 1943	July 1943

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