Royal Air Force
Administrative Apprentices Association

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301st Entry

The THREE HUNDRED AND FIRST Entry was attested in September 1964 under a revised trade structure as a twelve month course to SAC rank level. Training in the trades of Clerk Secretarial and Supplier was undertaken at RAF Hereford and Nursing Attendant at RAF Halton: The Entry passed out on 6 August 1965.

594301 – DARTER A B ADRIAN

594302 – BARTLETT A J ANTHONY

594303 – BENSON F J FRANCIS

594304 – BRAMWELL P PETER

594305 – BRENCHLEY M C

594306 – BROOKS D J DAVID

594307 – BUCHAN C I CHRISTOPHER

594308 – BURNETT R G RICHARD

594309 – BOYCE W J A WILLIAM

594310 – COX A C W ANTHONY

594311 – CURRAN J K JOHN

594312 – DAVIES G P GABRIEL

594313 – EARNSHAW I IAN

594314 – EAVES R G RICHARD

594315 – FELLOWS M J MICHAEL

594316 – FELTHAM R D ROGER

594317 – FINDLAY M S MARTIN

594318 – HACKETT T TREVOR

594319 – HANSON G H GEORGE

594320 – DAVIES C W K CHARLES

594321 – HARVEY M E MARTIN

594322 – HEWITT D A A DAVID

594323 – HICKS N NORMAN

594324 – HINDE A ALLEN

594325 – JAMES G M GEOFFREY

594326 – JOYCE J JOHN

594327 – LANE S J STEPHEN

594328 – LISTER I IAN

594329 – MASON D DAVID

594330 – MERRITT R J RAYMOND

594331 – MILLARD J A B JOHN

594332 – NEEHAM D R DAVID

594333 – PULLINGER R J RAYMOND

594334 – RIPLEY G GRAHAME

594335 – RYAN D T DESMOND

594336 – SHAUGHNESSY I J IAN

594337 – SHRIMPTON P J PHILIP

594338 – SMITH R C ROBERT

594339 – TEALE R D ROGER

594340 – TODD J M JAMES

594341 – WADE S E STEPHEN

594342 – YOUNG R ROBERT

594343 – HUNTER J J JAMES

594344 – SCOTT A W ANDREW

594345 – TATE R K KEITH

594346 – COADY M J MICHAEL

594347 – McDOWELL P J PETER

594348 – McROBERTS I G IAN

594349 – PRIOR F J FRANCIS

594350 – ARKLESS C J COLIN

594351 – GEORGE A P S ARNOLD

594352 – BAILEY R L ROGER

594353 – BAKER W S WILLIAM

594354 – BARTON K R C KENNETH

594355 – BEASLEY T J THOMAS

594356 – BERRIE W D WILLIAM

594357 – BLACK G GORDON

594358 – BRAID W T WILLIAM

594359 – BROADLEY B J BENJAMIN

594360 – BUTTRICK D J DAVID

594361 – BURNS I A IAN

594362 – BAKER D G DEREK

594363 – BURROWES E ERIC

594364 – CHAPMAN L LAWRENCE

594365 – CLAYTON P D PETER

594366 – CLARK D W DESMOND

594367 – COLLINS R D RODERICK

594368 – CULLEY G T GEOFFREY

594369 – DAVEY H L HUGH

594370 – DAVIDSON R G ROBERT

594371 – DAWSON P E PETER

594372 – DUNGAR D M DAVID

594373 – FAWSON D R DAVID

594374 – FELLOWS L I LYNDON

594375 – FELTON M J MARTIN

594452 – CAIRNS J JOHN

594453 – BOORMAN R D ROGER

594454 – CAMPBELL A ALAN

594455 – CLEGG J JOHN

594376 – FIRTH H V HOWARD

594377 – FORD R I ROBERT

594378 – GANNON D M DENNIS

594378 – GANNON D M DENNIS

594379 – GILL B H BRUCE

594380 – GILHOOLY F FRANCIS

594381 – GIRLING M J MALCOLM

594382 – GITTENS A W ARTHUR

594383 – GLOVER D M DEREK

594384 – GORDON I IAN

594385 – GREEN J M JOHN

594386 – HEYWOOD A P ALAN

594387 – HODGSON P J PETER

594388 – HOEY D W DONALD

594389 – HUNT M MICHAEL

594390 – JENKINS A R ALEXANDER

594391 – KIRKPATRICK P PETER

594392 – HODGSON M MICHAEL

594393 – LINCOLN M MICHAEL

594394 – LINGE E W ERIC

594395 – MACKIE J P JOHN

594396 – MARTIN G S GEORGE

594397 – MATTHEWS B D BRIAN

594398 – MAY E J EDWARD

594399 – McBRIDE J JOHN

594400 – McCARTHY T R TERENCE

594401 – McKEE M T MICHAEL

594402 – MOORE D M DORIAN

594403 – NEW I IAN

594404 – NEWLANDS I C IAN

594405 – NEWSTEAD T J TIMOTHY

594406 – MOORE J F JOHN

594407 – NICHOLSON A ALAN

594408 – NIXON C CHARLES

594409 – NUNN P P PETER

594410 – PARTRIDGE I S IAN

594411 – PEARSON S STEPHEN

594412 – PEMBRIDGE J H JOHN

594413 – POWER R J RICHARD

594414 – PRITCHARD D J DAVID

594415 – RANSOM S C STEPHEN

594416 – REES J E JOHN

594417 – REYNISH D H DAVID

594418 – ROBBINS L

594419 – SAUNDERS N K NORMAN

594420 – SHARPLES R L ROBERT

594421 – SHAW P B PETER

594422 – SMITH D M DENIS

594423 – SQUIRES C G COLIN

594424 – STARK A D ALAN

594425 – STOCKMAN D DAVID

594426 – SURRIDGE A R ALFRED

594427 – TALLANT J JOHN

594428 – TAYLOR G P GEORGE

594429 – TYE G H GRAHAM

594430 – WHITMORE M J MICHAEL

594431 – WILLIAMS J JOHN

594432 – WILTON J M JOHN

594433 – WOOLNOUGH P PHILLIP

594434 – WRAY M R MICHAEL

594435 – YOUNG R J RUSSELL

594436 – McNULTY T J TERENCE

594437 – VICKERS C A COLIN

594438 – LEE J A JAMES

594439 – WRIGHT S G STUART

594440 – LUERY F J FRANCIS

594441 – BALL J R JOHN

594442 – BARTON S D STEPHEN

594443 – BEEDIE W BILL

594444 – BAXTER C CHRISTOPHER

594445 – BIELBY J JEFFREY

594446 – BIRKBY A D ANDREW

594447 – BLACK A I ALLAN

594448 – BOARDMAN D DAVID

594449 – BROADBENT P A PHILIP

594450 – BROWN J JAMES

594451 – BUTCHER M R MALCOLM

594456 – CLIFT N E NIGEL

594457 – CLUBLEY K C KEITH

594458 – COLLEY R J ROBERT

594459 – COOK G R GEORGE

594460 – COULSON J D JOHN

594461 – CROMPTON S G STUART

594462 – DAVIES J W J JOHN

594463 – DELANEY B A BRIAN

594464 – DOWNIE N NORMAN

594465 – EDWARDS A W ALAN

594466 – ELRICK A D ALEXANDER

594467 – FAREY A J ARTHUR

594468 – GASH P E PHILIP

594469 – GOODEY D DAVID

594470 – GRANT M MALCOLM

594471 – HANDY L G LAURENCE

594472 – HAYNE M T MICHAEL

594473 – HERBERT T P THOMAS

594474 – HIGGINS M L L MALCOLM

594475 – HOFFMAN R ROBERT

594476 – HORE R K ROBERT

594477 – HUGO R P RONALD

594478 – HUMPHRIES A P ANTHONY

594479 – JOHNSTON M R MICHAEL

594480 – JONES B G BRIAN

594481 – LEGG G A GRAHAM

594482 – LLOYD R J RAYMOND

594483 – LYONS M MICHAEL

594484 – LENG A J ANTHONY

594485 – McCORMICK J L JOHN

594486 – JONES D C DAVID

594487 – McGILL P PETER

594488 – MENZIES H D P DAVE

594489 – MACKEY J D JOHN

594490 – MOFFAT J C JAMES

594491 – MORAN A G ANTHONY

594492 – MULES T P TERENCE

594493 – MURRAY G GEORGE

594494 – NELSON B W BRIAN

594495 – NEWMAN I M IAN

594496 – PARKER R J RAYMOND

594497 – PATERSON J P JAMES

594498 – PHEASANT J A JOHN

594499 – PONTING G J GRAHAM

594500 – PORTER J R RICHARD

594501 – POTTS J JOHN

594502 – PRENTIS P F PHILIP

594503 – PROFFITT G A GEOFFREY

594504 – RAWSON J E JOHN

594505 – REDSHAW M MICHAEL

594506 – RUSTON C COLIN

594507 – SCOTT P PAUL

594508 – SELF C E CHRISTOPHER

594509 – SMIYH R S RAYMOND

594510 – STEPHENSON G K GRAHAM

594511 – STEWART D E M DAVID

594512 – TAYLOR K L KENNETH

594513 – THOMAS H J HOWARD

594514 – THOMSON G M GEORGE

594515 – TIPPLE R A ROBIN

594516 – TURNER L G LEONARD

594517 – TYSON L LEE

594518 – WALLE B C BARRY

594519 – WAREING G W GRAHAM

594520 – WARDEN J C JOHN

594521 – WEATHERILL P G PETER

594522 – WEBSTER J K JOHN

594523 – WHEELER D DAVID

594524 – WHITBREAD P C A CHRISTOPHER

594525 – WHITE R J RICHARD

594526 – WILLIAMSON M MICHAEL

594527 – WOODFIELD R W ROBERT

594528 – WRIGHT J R B JOHN

594529 – UPRICHARD I IAN

594530 – WORDSWORTH R RONALD

594531 – WOOD M J MARTIN

594532 – STEWART J JAMES


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9th May 2021

Article Published In Daily Mail 21st March 2021 Authored by Howard Thomas  – Spotted By David Ainsworth (304th)

“There I was, waddling like a duck across a runway to a two-seater Chipmunk training aircraft.  I say waddling as I was strapped into a parachute that bashed against my bottom as I tried to walk.  It was 1964, I was 16 and had signed up to the RAF as an apprentice.  This was to be my first flight experience at RAF Cosford near Wolverhampton.  My pilot, a jovial middle-aged fellow, could see I was a nervous first timer, but after take-off on a beautiful day I relaxed and started to enjoy looking at the scenery.  After five minutes, he asked whether I’d like him to perform some gentle aerobatics.

‘Sure,’ I said, trying to sound manly and confident.  The Chipmunk is very light, and he flipped it over into a barrel roll.  We then manoeuvred downwards into a fast spiral descent called a falling leaf.  Finally, we soared upwards into a loop-the-loop.

‘How was that?’ he asked. ‘There’s a sick bag to the right of you should you need it.’

True, my stomach was in my mouth, but I still found this to be an enjoyable experience, never to be forgotten.

On landing, a ground crew member took me to one side. 

‘I was watching the display,’ he said.  ‘A lot of first-timers vomit.  Your pilot does throw the plane around a lot, but you were in very safe hands.  You’re honoured, you know.  He’s a former Battle of Britain pilot.’

I hadn’t realised it at the time, but I now know it had definitely been an honour and a privilege.

 

Howard Thomas – Ex 301st Entry

 

Obituary David Edward Murray STEWART (594511) ex-301st Entry
Dave has been a good friend of mine since were stationed at Muharraq in 68/69. Dave reached Warrant Officer rank in regulation time and was eventually commissioned, reaching the rank of Squadron Leader before he retired and started doing the same job in the Inspectorate of Recruiting at Cranwell as a civilian. He had been unwell for a couple of weeks and was admitted to Lincoln County Hospital some 11 days ago. I saw him on Thursday afternoon and he was his usual miserable self, complaining about everything from the cost of magazines to the lack of fresh toast in his hospital ward kitchen! Just the attitude we were pleased to see as evidence that he was on the road to recovery.Unfortunately, during the morning of Friday 5 February 2010 he took a turn for the worse and, despite the best efforts of hospital staff, he passed away at 10 am.John May Ex-WO Pers Admin

Obituary David Edward Murray STEWART- Bill Beedie 301st Entry (‘A’ Flight, No 2 Squadron)

It is my sad task to report the passing of David Edward Murray Stewart of the 301st entry (‘F’ Flight, No 2 Squadron), who died on 5 February 2010. Dave Stewart joined the RAF with me at RAF Hereford in September 1964. He maintained that on entry he was 6’ 3”; when the drill sergeant got hold of him and ordered Dave to stand up straight he suddenly became 6’ 4”! In training, he graduated as the top apprentice in the rank of Flight Sergeant and led the passing-out parade. He was also awarded the education prize as the brightest student academically and gained colours in football, athletics and boxing. In all, Dave served his country in RAF uniform for more than 40 years. During that time he served on 16 different stations, including tours in Bahrain, with NATO in Belgium and Norway, and at the British High Commission in Accra, Ghana. By the age of 40, he had reached the rank of Warrant Officer and at the age of 43 he applied for a commission. On 26 March 1992 he was commissioned as a flying officer in the Administrative Branch.
On retirement from the Service, he had reached the rank of squadron leader. Unable to leave the RAF behind, Dave became a civil servant at the RAF College Cranwell with responsibility for recruitment marketing for the Royal Air Force. He still held this post at the time of his passing.
Dave was an accomplished footballer and during apprentice training he used to run rings around all the opposing defenders, including myself. He played for most of the units on which he served and represented the RAF on numerous occasions. Whilst serving in Belgium he played for a French 3rd Division side.
Dave Stewart had many admirable qualities. Essentially, he was an uncomplicated person, very open and honest and he said it as he saw it. He was steadfast and reliable and fiercely loyal to his family, friends and colleagues. A larger than life character, he exuded confidence and had a presence to match. As two Angus boys, he and I were good friends during apprentice training and spent many happy hours together on our leave breaks away from RAF Hereford. In those days, and being only about 5’ 6” in height, I always found it a great asset to be in the company of a close pal who was 6’ 4”! Dave will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He will be asad loss to our Association.
 

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