BELFORD AUXILIARY O.B. & PATROL

This Auxiliary Unit O.B. is sited west of the village of Belford in Northumberland near to the farm at Sionside. It is located in some woods to the NW of the main farm area. Like most of the Northumberland O.B.s it follows the standard “elephant style” construction. The site is on the high ground above a stream to the north again for water in the event of long periods hiding out. The marker for the O.B. is a single tree to the south of the site, when lined up with a large boulder in the tree line the O.B. is directly ahead.

The O.B. is in reasonable condition. The main entrance pipe and internal blast wall are all in tact as is the bolt hole entrance. The bolt hole tunnel has collapsed since the last visit. It is in a dark and dry location and should last a few years yet.
 
Again this site was built by the 184 (s) Tunnelling Company R.E.

 WW2 map ref:-qU583539 modern NU088 334

 Patrol members (as far as known)

  G.H.M. Bell
  F.C. Davidson
  T. Hetherington
  G. Lee
  G.E. Little
  G. Richardson
  R. Richardson
  J.R. Reay
  A. Selby

Thanks to B. Ricalton for his help with this project.

Page text supplied by Stephen Lewin .

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