218 (Gold Coast) Squadron Association - Commanding Officers 1918

Major B.S. WEMP	24th April 1918
Captain A.W.E. REEVES	29th December 1918
Major W.E. COLLISON	9th January 1919
Major C.H. HAYWARD	30th January 1919

1918 - 1919

1936 - 1939

Flight Lieutenant B.M. CAREY	16th March 1936 - 2nd November 1936
Squadron Leader F.H. SHALES	2nd November 1936 - 1st June 1937
Squadron Leader J.C. CUNNINGHAM	1st June 1937 - 4th January 1938
Wing Commander J.B. DUGGAN	4th January 1938

1939 - 1945

Wing Commander J.B. DUGGAN	28th June 1940
Wing Commander A.R. COMBE	29th June 1940 - 2nd February 1941
Wing Commander G.N. AMISON	2nd February 1941 - 22nd April 1941
Wing Commander H.J. KIRKPATRICK, D.F.C	22nd April 1941 - 31st December 1941
Wing Commander P.D. HOLDER, D.F.C	1st January 1942 - 30th August 1942
Wing Commander F.B.M. READ, 33076 RAF	2nd September 1942 - 1st October 1942
Wing Commander O.A. MORRIS	October 1942 - 29th March 1943
Wing Commander D.T. SAVILLE, D.S.O, D.F.C	28th March 1943 - 24th July 1943
Wing Commander W.O. OLDBURY, D.F.C	28th July 1943 - 9th March 1944
Wing Commander R.M. FENWICK-WILSON, A.F.C	9th March 1944 - 21st October 1944
Wing Commander W.J. SMITH	21st October 1944 - 10th August 1945

Sir Alan Burns, The Governor - Designate of the Gold Coast visits the squadron, August 1941. Sir Allan spent the day and night with the squadron, A number of the squadron Vickers Wellingtons had Gold Coast place names painted on their nose.

Squadron Leader Price DFC IN ATTENDENCE

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