Entry Representative: None

In January 1931, 54 young hopefuls arrived at RAF Cranwell as the 3D (23rd) Entry to train as Instrument Makers or Wireless Operator Mechanics.
During their training, they gained 3 from the 21st Entry, 17 from the 22nd Entry but 3 of their number were re-classed to a later Entry. This left 71 to Pass Out in December 1933.

The Entry List below is presented in alphabetical order:

NUMBER

SURNAME

INITS

KNOWN AS

CLASS

REMARKS

A2Z

565064

Anderson

L C

3D-x

WOM.

565146

Ather

W L

William

3D-x

WOM.  Died WOAS with 233 Sqdn on 21st July 1940, listed on Panel 7 of the Runnymede Memorial.

564511

Austin

W K

2D-x

WOM.  Joined with 21st Entry.

565066

Bailey

E S

3D-x

WOM.

565379

Baker

H

3D-x

WOM.  MBE.  DFC.

564536

Bate

R A

Richard

2D-x

WOM.  Joined with 21st Entry.  Died WOAS with 254 Sqdn on 1st June 1940, listed on Panel 9 of Runnymede Memorial.

565364

Bathe

M L

Mark

3D-x

Died 16th June 2003.

565360

Brierley

R

3D-x

WOM.

564515

Briggs

H

Bert

3J-5

Joined with 21st Entry.  MBE  Died 1st August 1991.

564537

Brown

J J

2D-x

WOM.  MBE.  Joined with 21st Entry.

565225

Bryant

A

3D-x

WOM.

565234

Carter

A L

Albert

3D-x

IM.  DFC.  Mentioned in Despatches.  Died WOAS 23rd December 1944, buried Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany.

565354

Coley

E W

3D-x

WOM.

565161

Cordle

R S W

Ralph

3D-x

WOM.  Died WOAS with 50 Sqdn on 30th October 1939, buried Yoxford Cemetery, Sussex.

565397

Cox

W A C

3D-x

WOM.

565235

Cramp

C

3D-x

WOM.  Mentioned in Despatches.

565409

Crowley

H R

3D-x

WOM.

565418

Durling

J

John

3D-1

564611

Edmonds

R W

3J-x

WOM.  Joined with 22nd Entry.

564622

Farns

T E J

3J-x

WOM.  Joined with 22nd Entry.

565300

Fisher

N L

3D-x

WOM.

564624

Fitz

H J

3J-x

WOM.  Joined with 22nd Entry.

564717

Fox

R

3J-x

WOM.  Joined with 22nd Entry.

565396

Gough

L

3D-x

WOM.

565262

Hale

R A

3D-x

WOM.

564684

Halliwell

W

3J-x

WOM.  Joined with 22nd Entry.

565081

Hayman

C N

3D-x

IM.

565172

Hazel

R C

3D-x

WOM.

565089

Henshaw

G C

3D-x

WOM.

564714

Hibberd

S D

Stanley

3J-x

WOM.  Joined with 22nd Entry  Died WOAS with 226 Sqdn on 14th May 1940, listed on Panel 15 of Runnymede Memorial.

564669

Higgs

C R

3J-x

WOM.  Joined with 22nd Entry.

564726

Hoare

K D

3J-x

WOM.  Joined with 22nd Entry.

565239

Holt

G W

George

3D-1

Died 12th July 2002.

565173

Hopkirk

L

3D-x

IM.

565157

Howden

C

3D-x

WOM.

565174

Howe

G H

3D-x

WOM.

565082

Ibitson

D W

Jack

3D-3

565334

Johnson

A

3D-x

WOM.

565329

Kirk

A J J

3D-x

WOM.

unknown

Kitchen

H N

Norman

3D-x

MBE.  Died 30th April 1992.

565214

Livingstone

J

3D-x

WOM.

565095

McCartney

A

3D-x

WOM.

565179

McCallum

G

3D-x

WOM.

565121

Minshall

E R

3D-x

IM.  Mentioned in Despatches.

565347

Moore

M

Montague

3D-x

IM.  Died WOAS with 206 Sqdn on 12th May 1940, buried Sage War Cemetery, Germany.

565291

Neale

E

3D-x

WOM.

565335

Page

T E

Thomas

3D-x

WOM.  Died WOAS with 240 Sqdn on 3rd November 1939, listed Panel 2 of the Runnymede Memorial.

565191

Patterson

T

3D-x

WOM.

565388

Petch

W G

3D-x

WOM.

564777

Poate

C W

3J-x

WOM.  Joined with 22nd Entry.

564996

Pollard

B

3J-x

IM.  Joined with 22nd Entry.

564906

Ray

S P

3J-x

WOM.  Joined with 22nd Entry.

565331

Richardson

P R

Patrick

3D-x

IM.  Died WOAS with 105 Sqdn on 11th December 1940, buried Zedelgem Churchyard, Belgium.

565441

Rickards

H E

Henry

3D-x

Died 13th May 2007.

564981

Rowley

H

3J-x

WOM.  Joined with 22nd Entry.

565423

Rudd

T H

3D-x

IM.

565299

Sales

V K

3D-x

WOM.

565109

Sharp

W

3D-x

IM.  BEM.    Mentioned in Despatches.

565011

Shaw

H G

3J-x

WOM.  Mentioned in Despatches.  Joined with 22nd Entry.

565130

Simpson

H

Harold

3D-x

IM.  Mentioned in Despatches.

565305

Smith

J E

3D-x

WOM.

565209

Snape

W

3D-x

WOM.

565400

Speake

A

3D-x

IM.

565398

Stephen

R B

3D-x

WOM.  Mentioned in Despatches.

565005

Taylor

T

3J-x

IM.  Joined with 22nd Entry.

565434

Tomley

S P

Sydney

3D-x

WOM.  Died WOAS with 48 Sqdn on 31st July 1940, buried Seaford Cemetery, Sussex.

565043

Turner

R V

3J-x

WOM.  Mentioned in Despatches.  Joined with 22nd Entry.

565393

Wheeler

W H

3D-x

WOM.

565049

Williams

M

3J-x

IM.  Joined with 22nd Entry.

565402

Witt

D

3D-x

IM.  DSO.  DFC.  DFM.  Died 26th December 1963.

565358

Wright

R C

3D-x

WOM.