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RAF West Malling 8th June 1940 Evacuation 11th July 1940 Reinforcements 19th July 1940 Battle of Britain 24th July 1940 Three 141 Squadron Defiants lost 25th July 1940 Night fighter role 18th Aug 1940 Air Raid 3rd September 1940  Move 30th Oct 1940 Squadron moved 15th November 1940 Moved 24th February 1941 Sent west 27th April 1941 On the Move 14th June 1942 On the move again 18th August 1942 Dieppe Raid 1st Sep 1942 Posting 20th September 1942 156 Squadron Wellington lost. 17th Dec 1942 Move to N Africa 13th May 1943 New aircraft 13th May 1943 Relocated 14th May 1943 On the move 5th August 1943 Operations over the continent 6th August 1943 Operations over Europe 16th August 1943 Ramrod raid accounts differ 18th September 1943 Shortage of experienced pilots 20th September 1943 Relocated 8th November 1943 Move South 18th Nov 1943 Operations 15th February 1944 Typhoon Squadron disbanded 5th March 1944 Fighter sweep 18th March 1944 Bomber escorts 23rd April 1944 Normandy 1st May 1944 D-Day air cover 1st May 1944 Bomber escort 6th June 1944 D-Day 6th June 1944 D-day patrols 17th June 1944  Doodle Bugs 17th June 1944  Mistaken for enemy intruder 19th June 1944 On the move 20th June 1944 On the move 5th July 1944 Moved and re-equipped 21st July 1944 Flying bombs 21st July 1944 Flying bombs 21st July 1944  Anti-diver operations 26th July 1944 Missing from V1 patrol 7th August 1944 Navy airmen killed 28th August 1944 Return of detachment 29th August 1944 V1 site attacks 29th August 1944 Bomber escort If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Those known to have served at RAF West Malling during the Second World War 1939-1945. Argent Edgar. Pte. Baker James Michael. LAC The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 19th Nov 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Looking for help with Family History Research?   Please read our Family History FAQs The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about RAF West Malling? There are:46 items tagged RAF West Malling available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. Pte. Edgar Argent 12th Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers Edgar Argent was the grandfather I never knew. He was born in Swansea and somehow ended up in Essex, where he met my nan and married her. I know through Family Tree history that he was with the 12th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers and then the Pioneer Corps. He was posted to the 4th Company in 1942. Also in 1942, he was at RAF West Malling helping build the aerodrome. Later, in 1944, he was at the Normandy landings on Queen White beach. After the war, he left my nan, remarried, and lived in Kent in 1979. My mum was only 3 when he left and has never seen a photo of him. My quest now is to try to find one. I have his army papers and his medals but not the elusive photo. Wendy Robinson Add to this record. LAC James Michael Baker My Dad, James Baker, enlisted before the start of the Second World War. First he was in the RAF and was at West Drayton in June 1939. He later transferred to the Army and was with the Welsh Guards in Italy in 1945. Ian Baker Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links

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