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Commanders

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Period From	Period To	Rank	Officer Commanding
May 1940		Major	N.G. Niblock-Stuart
	August 1940	Major	van Schalkwyk †^[1]
August 1940		Major	Wilmot^[2]
	17 March 1941	Major	Gerald John 'Lemmie' le Mesurier^[3]
17 March 1941		Major	T. Ross Theron^[4]
November 1941	December 1941	Major	J.I.N.E. Baxter^{[Note 1]}^[5]
December 1941		Captain	M.S. Osler^[6]
10 May 1942	12 August 1942	Major	Gerald John 'Lemmie' le Mesurier DFC (WIA)^[7]
12 August 1942	13 December 1942	Major	T.C.R. Metlerkamp †^[8]^{[Note 2]}
13 December 1942	6 May 1943	Major	D.D. Moodie DFC^[9]
	1944	Major	Henry Gaynor †^[10]
1960	1961	Maj	Wally Hefer
1975		Commandant	Willem Hechter
??	??	Colonel	Dick Lord
1983	1986	Colonel	Johan (Gerrie) Radloff^[11]

Thanks. Farawayman (talk) 19:00, 10 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Brown, (1990) p.96
^ Brown, (1990) p.98
^ "Biplane fighter aces: Commonwealth". Major Gerald John 'Lemmie' Le Mesurier DFC, SAAF no. P102636V.
^ Brown, (1974) p.31
^ Brown, (1974) p.81
^ Brown, (1974) p.104
^ Brown, (1974) p.204
^ Brown, (1974) p.228
^ Brown, (1974) p.314
^ "Supermarine Spitfire MkVIII". Supermarine Spitfire MkVIII code AX-W, serial JF626, piloted by Maj. Henry Gaynor, SAAF No.1 Squadron.
^ "South African Electronic Warfare Association". Board of Directors.

Notes

^ Relieved of his command by Col H.G. Willmott, Senior SAAF Officer Middle East under direction of Vice-Marshal Conignham. (Brown (1974), p.104)
^ Temporary appointment to replace Major J.G. le Mesurier who had been wounded. Le Mesurier returned to command the Squadron in September 1942, but was eventually evacuated to South Africa and command reverted back to Metlerkamp (Brown, (1974) p.204 and 300)

[1] Brown, (1990) p.96

[2] Brown, (1990) p.98

[3] "Biplane fighter aces: Commonwealth". Major Gerald John 'Lemmie' Le Mesurier DFC, SAAF no. P102636V.

[4] Brown, (1974) p.31

[6] Brown, (1974) p.81

[7] Brown, (1974) p.104

[8] Brown, (1974) p.204

[9] Brown, (1974) p.228

[11] Brown, (1974) p.314

[12] "Supermarine Spitfire MkVIII". Supermarine Spitfire MkVIII code AX-W, serial JF626, piloted by Maj. Henry Gaynor, SAAF No.1 Squadron.

[13] "South African Electronic Warfare Association". Board of Directors.

[5] Relieved of his command by Col H.G. Willmott, Senior SAAF Officer Middle East under direction of Vice-Marshal Conignham. (Brown (1974), p.104)

[10] Temporary appointment to replace Major J.G. le Mesurier who had been wounded. Le Mesurier returned to command the Squadron in September 1942, but was eventually evacuated to South Africa and command reverted back to Metlerkamp (Brown, (1974) p.204 and 300)

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