Gayton Auxiliary Unit Patrol

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Thank you for selecting information on the Gayton Auxiliary Unit Patrol and their Operational Base in Norfolk. The info and images below have been supplied by CART's Norfolk CIO, Evelyn Simak and CART's Suffolk CIO Adrian Pye.

The patrol formed part of Norfolk Group 8 which also included

Narford Patrol, Castle Rising Patrol, Middleton Patrol, Mintlyn Patrol and Ashill Patrol
 

Group CO TRT1072186 Capt Jocelyn Leslie Hardy DSO MC, Washpit Farm, Rougham, King’s Lynn
2nd YQE 379/4 Lt. Maurice Newnes  (The Orchard, Gayton Road, King’s Lynn) Solicitor

It is unknown when this patrol was formed.

TRNU 199/1 Sgt Herbert “Bertie” James Haggas
            TRNI 77/1 EW Causton (Causeton/Cawston?)
            TRNU 48/1 RW Eggleton
            TRMD 174/1 GR Grief
            TRNU 45/1 RW Pennell
            TRNT 59/3 HE Shackcloth
            TRNT 45/1 FP Welham
         ? TRNU 148/1 George Church
         ? TRFH 114/1 C Todd

The OB is located on private farmland owned by Julian Marsham, Earl of Romney, and was accessed by his kind permission.

Mr John Haggas (son of patrol leader Sgt HS Haggas), who farms some of Lord Romney’s land, took us to the location which we probably would not have found without his kind assistance. 

The OB was removed after the war and the remaining rectangular depression in the ground is much overgrown and filled with branches and logs. The size of the depression is 5 x 2.50m and it is orientated E/W.

A short gully, pointed out to us by Mr Haggas, denotes the spot where the entrance shaft would have been. 

RAF (Heavy Bomber airfield) in Great Massingham; railway lines and bridges in the vicinity

Training was done by experts; explosives course; training at Leicester Square Farm, Syderstone; sometimes testing security on airfields

Currently unknown

Currently unknown

John Haggas (grandson of Sgt HJ Haggas, Gayton patrol); Desmond Neville (son of Deryck Neville, Castle Rising Patrol); A Hoare, Standing up to Hitler (2002); Stephen Lewins CART CIO Northumberland.

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