Entry Representative: None

In September 1932, 68 young hopefuls arrived at RAF Cranwell as the 5J (26th) Entry to train as Instrument Makers or Wireless Operator Mechanics.
During their training, they gained 2 from the 25th Entry but 1 of their number was re-classed to a later Entry. This left 69 to Pass Out in July 1935.

The Entry List below is presented in alphabetical order:

NUMBER

SURNAME

INITS

KNOWN AS

CLASS

REMARKS

A2Z

566075

Austin

F H P

5J-3

WOM.  OBE.

566131

Balkwell

H L

5J-3

WOM.

566125

Bean

H

Harry

5J-1

WOM.  Died WOAS with 97 Sqdn on 17th August 1944, listed on Panel 28 of the Runnymede Memorial.

566077

Bell

E

5J-1

WOM.  AFC.

566213

Bell

E J

5J-1

WOM.

566180

Benson

J K

5J-3

WOM.

566045

Bosworth

F A

5J-2

WOM.

566087

Brown

F H

5J-2

WOM.

566132

Carrot

A F E

5J-x

IM.

566235

Clarkson

J R

5J-x

IM.

566178

Dancer

E A

Elton

5J-2

WOM.  Died WOAS 3rd October 1940, buried Ayr Cemetery, Ayrshire, Scotland.

566129

Daniels

A T E

Alexander

5J-3

WOM.  Died WOAS with 205 Sqdn on 5th April 1942, listed on Column 414 Singapore Memorial, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore.

566134

Dodson

R W

5J-2

WOM.

566085

Fearnside

T H

5J-3

WOM.

566157

Featherstone

5J-1

WOM.

566196

Fletcher

G E

5J-2

WOM.  Died date Not Known.

566176

Gage

P

Philip

5J-3

WOM.

566025

Gordon

A

5J-1

WOM.  DFM.

566068

Gouk

R

5J-3

WOM.

566022

Graddon

L G R

5J-1

WOM.

566074

Gunn

R

5J-3

WOM.

566152

Gwinnell

W

5J-3

WOM.

566014

Hall

G W

5J-1

WOM.  MBE.

566054

Harrod

E J

5J-x

IM.  DFC.

566097

Hatton

J E

Jack

5J-x

Mentioned in Despatches.  Died 16th October 2000.

566136

Hayles

B E N

5J-2

WOM.  MBE.

566050

Heslop

A O

Alexander

5J-1

WOM.  Died WOAS with 9 Sqdn on 5th September 1939, listed on Panel 2 Runnymede Memorial.

566228

Hiett

A

5J-1

WOM.

566066

Hills

J E

John

5J-1

WOM.  Died WOAS with 61 Sqdn on 24th September 1940, buried Oxford (Rose Hill) Cemetery.

566107

Horner

J G

Jack

5J

Died 20th November 1997.

566209

Jones

E

5J-2

WOM.  Died WOAS 8th June 1940.

566039

Jones

J W H

Jimmy

5J-3

566117

Kirkbride

S C

Sydney

5J-3

WOM.  Died WOAS 37 Sqdn on 15th July 1940, buried Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany.

566036

Lambert

J R

5J-1

WOM.

566099

McDonnell

J L

John

5J-1

WOM.

566062

Mewett

A J

5J-1

WOM.

566018

Moffatt

W M F

William

5J-3

WOM.  Died WOAS 19th December 1943, buried Kingston (Cataraqui) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada.

566135

Moir

P A

5J-2

WOM.

566227

Molyneaux

H

5J-x

IM.

566043

Monk

S C

5J-1

IM.

566111

Morling

W T

5J-2

WOM.

566148

Morrison

W T

5J-3

WOM.

566076

Ollier

L

Leonard

5J-2

WOM.  DFC.  DFM.  AFM.  Died WOAS with 103 Sqdn on 28th May 1944, listed on Panel 201 Runnymede Memorial.

566210

Parr

A L

5J-x

IM.

566202

Patterson

J

5J-2

WOM.

566167

Pendry

J

John

5J-2

WOM.  Died WOAS 10th September 1943, buried Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

566106

Pitcairn-Hill

T H

5J-3

WOM.  Died 5th December 1982.

566174

Reed

A V

5J-3

WOM.

566139

Rees

R

5J-3

WOM.

566216

Reeve

P L

5J-2

WOM.

566108

Rowell

J

5J-1

WOM.

566020

Scott

R C

5J-1

WOM.

566122

Skilton

P G

5J-3

WOM.

565947

Smith

R

Richard

4D-2

WOM.  Joined with 25th Entry.

566160

Smith

J R

5J-x

IM.

566173

Smith

W B

Walter

5J-2

WOM.  Died WOAS 28th October 1944, listed on a memorial to 18 Servicemen in Coventry (Canley) Crematorium.

566142

Tessier

E F

5J-2

WOM.

566140

Thomas

V T

5J-3

WOM.

566038

Thompson

H H

5J-1

WOM.

566116

Thompson

K S

5J-1

WOM.  DFC.

566112

Tippett

G C J

5J-2

WOM.

566146

Tucker

J J

5J-2

WOM.

566239

Tweddle

L G

5J-x

WOM.  MBE.

566212

Walker

R

5J-3

WOM.  DFM.

566037

Warner

K J

Ken

5J-2

566124

Webb

N H

Nelson

5J-1

WOM.  DFM.  Mentioned in Despatches.  Died WOAS with 217 Sqdn on 20th December 1940, buried Lanester Cemetry, near Lorient, France.

566156

Welding

T E

5J-3

WOM.  MBE.

566158

Westlake

E W W

5J-x

IM.

566098

Wigg

P M

Philip

5J-1

WOM.  Hyde-Thomson Memorial Prize.  Officer Cadet.  Abdy Gerrard Fellows Prize.  John Anthony Chance Memorial Prize.   Died WOAS 21st April 1944, buried Clichy Northern Cemetery, France.

565955

Wood

J F

4D-x

IM.  Joined with 25th Entry.  MBE.