Entry Representative: None

In January 1932, 79 young hopefuls arrived at RAF Cranwell as the 4D (25th) Entry to train as Instrument Makers or Wireless Operator Mechanics.
During their training, they gained 3 from the 24th Entry, 2 of their number was re-classed to a later Entry and 4 Ceased Training. This left 76 to Pass Out in December 1934.

The Entry List below is presented in alphabetical order:

NUMBER

SURNAME

INITS

KNOWN AS

CLASS

REMARKS

A2Z

565850

Adams

G R

4D-1

WOM.

565846

Alberry

A E

Albert

4D-2

WOM.  MBE.  Mentioned in Despatches.  Died WOAS on 6th March 1944, buried Adwick-le-Street (St. Lawrence) churchyard, Yorkshire.

565851

Armer

W

4D-3

WOM.

565853

Ashton

W J

4D-3

WOM.  Died (Far East) 18th May 1938.

565999

Bartells

W J D

Dudley

4D

IM.  Died 17th December 1998.

565856

Beckett

L E

4D-x

IM.

565848

Bell

D H

4D-1

WOM.

565852

Bell

J

4D-1

WOM.

566007

Bibby

J W T

4D-1

WOM.

565858

Bickle

F G

4D-3

WOM.

565849

Bolter

D J

4D-1

WOM.  Mentioned in Despatches.

565845

Bousfield

F R

Francis

4D-x

Died WOAS with 233 Sqdn on 7th January 1940, buried Oldham (Hollingwood) Cemetery.

566004

Buckley

N B

4D-x

IM.  DFC.  AFC.  Mentioned in Despatches.

565881

Carbutt

D

Denis

4D-1

WOM.  Died WOAS with 61 Sqdn on 24th March 1944, buried Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery.

565689

Clark

R S

4J-1

WOM.  Joined with 24th Entry.

565865

Clarke

I J

4D-3

IM.  Ceased Training.

565862

Close

J A

4D-x

WOM.

565866

Cooke

A J

4D-2

WOM.

566001

Cooke

G H

4D-3

WOM.

565855

Cornell

F J R G

4D-3

WOM.

565871

Craig

J

James

4D-x

IM.  Died WOAS with 255 Sqdn on 29th August 1941, buried Kirton-in-Lindsey Burial Ground, Lincs.

565880

Dales

L C

4D-2

WOM.

566000

Dewis

D W

4D-3

WOM.

565877

Etheridge

R

Ronald

4D-2

WOM.  Died WOAS with 61 Sqdn on 15th April 1940, listed Panel 14 of the Runnymede Memorial.

566005

Evans

B F

Basil

4D-2

WOM.  Died WOAS 26th October 1939, buried Dirleton Cemetery, East Lothian.

565889

Eyles

P R

Peter

4D-x

IM.  Died WOAS with 92 Sqdn on 20th September 1940, listed Panel 14 of the Runnymede Memorial.

565888

Findlay

A G

4D-3

WOM.

565876

Fraser

A

4D-3

WOM.

565899

Gibbins

G H

4D-2

WOM.

565885

Gilmour

F

4D-3

IM.  Ceased Training.

565898

Goodman

J

Johnnie

4D-1

WOM.  CBE.

565882

Graham

J

4D-2

IM.  Ceased Training.

565989

Houlston

J E

Jack

4D-1

WOM.  DFC.  AFC.  Died WOAS 139 Sqdn on 20th Decenber 1942, buried Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.

565900

Hurrell

T

4D-1

WOM.  Played soccer for RAF.

565923

Jenvey

V G

Jen

4D-3

Died 28th August 1995.

565907

Kettell

S F

Frank

4D-2

Died 25th September 1988.

565901

Lambert

R

4D-1

WOM.

565904

Littler

J

4D-2

WOM.

565928

Ludgate

F E

Felix

4D-3

WOM.

565642

Mager

R S

Roy

4J-3

Joined with 24th Entry.

565992

Makins

A E

Arthur

4D-1

WOM.

565988

McIntosh

J M

4D-1

WOM.  Died WOAS (India) on 9th March 1943, Buried Delhi War Cemetery.

565914

Menaul

S W B

4D-2

WOM.  Hyde-Thomson Memorial Prize.  Officer Cadet.  CB.  CBE.  DFC.  AFC.  Died 22nd May 1987.

565997

Mills

F E

4D-x

IM.

565919

Moulton

L

Leslie

4D-x

CB.  DFC.  CEng. FIERE.  Died 8th May 2006.

565915

Murphy

W D

4D-3

WOM.

565998

Nash

W S M

4D-x

IM.  DFC.

565931

Nowell

B F

Bernard

4D-x

WOM.  Died WOAS with 810 Sqdn on 18th June 1940, buried Ploudaiel Churchyard, France.

565922

Park

D C

4D-3

WOM.

565936

Pearce

M G A

Maurice

4D-x

IM.  Died WOAS with 53 Sqdn on 3rd May 1940, buried Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany.

565930

Perrin

D S

Steve

4D-2

WOM.  Mentioned in Despatches.  Died 2nd August 2002.

565938

Philpott

S J

4D-2

WOM.

566006

Poole

D A M

4D-x

IM.

565933

Potts

L

4D-3

WOM.

565921

Pyne

T V

Titch

4D-x

IM.  Died WOAS with 73 Sqdn on 4th May 1940, buried Choloy War Cemetery, France.

565995

Race

J F

4D-2

WOM.

565957

Ratlidge

G

George

4D-3

WOM.  DFC.  Died WOAS 12th January 1942, listed on Column 249 of the Alamein Memorial, Egypt.

565946

Robbins

G

4D-3

WOM.

565964

Sadler

H S

Herbert

4D-1

WOM.  Died WOAS with 611 Sqdn on 5th February 1941, listed Panel 34 of the Runnymede Memorial.

565975

Sampson

R B

4D-1

WOM.

565974

Sarbutt

D W

4D-x

IM.  BEM.

565960

Satterthwaite

W E

Scats

4D-2

OBE.  Died 7th July 2004.

565757

Score

J B

4J-3

WOM.  Joined with 24th Entry.  Mentioned in Despatches.

565982

Scruby

J M

Jim

4D-x

MBE.  CEng.  Died 28th March 1999.

565977

Smythe

G

4D-2

WOM.  MBE.  DFC.

565970

Southward

W

William

4D-1

WOM.  Died WOAS with 22 Sqdn on 9th May 1940, listed Panel 19 of the Runnymede Memorial.

565981

Sowerbutts

C W

4D-1

WOM.  BEM.

565944

Stirling

D

4D-3

Died 14th January 2004.

565979

Strong

F R W

4D-2

WOM.

565942

Tait

W A

4D-2

WOM.

565996

Taylor

D J

James

4D-x

Mentioned in Despatches.

565941

Turner

F

4D-x

IM.

565954

Turner

C F

4D-1

WOM.  BEM.

565953

Tyrie

G F

4D-x

IM.  Ceased Training.

565951

Upstone

G W

4D-x

IM.

565990

Walker

F W

Frederick

4D-1

WOM.  DFC.  Mentioned in Despatches.  Died WOAS 11th July 1942, listed Panel 72 of the Runnymede Memorial.

565986

Weir

D H

4D-3

WOM.

565950

Welch

H D

Horace

4D-x

IM.  Died WOAS with 186 Sqdn on 12th May 1940, buried Cement House Cemetery, Belgium.

565962

Westlake

G J

4D-1

WOM.  Flying Fatality 19th February 1936.

565966

Whitford

J L

4D-1

WOM.