As we were preparing a re-vamped version of our Weapons & Explosives DVD we came across a short piece of video which we have never shared with anyone.
It features the late Keith Blaxhall guiding Coleshill trained Auxilier Bob Millard around the Coleshill training Operational Base.
Keith was the Head Warden at Coleshill for many years and he loved sharing all his knowledge. Bob explains how things were done in his OB.
Enjoy
Today at midday Auxilier Bob Millard (Bathampton Patrol) opened the new replica Operational Base at Coleshill.
Bob cut the tape using his original Fairbairn Sykes Fighting knife after delivering a short speech on the Aux Units and the threat of invasion.
The opening of the OB was part of the weekend long celebrations at the site called ‘Coleshill Underground’.
See more on Bob here and the weekend here.
You can see a selection of images from the day here
If you are local and free tomorrow why not pop up.
Look out for the CART historians in yellow tabards and come and say hello.
See Auxilier Bob Millard talking about his preparations for a German invasion in this new series ‘The Germans Are Coming’ which starts on Tuesday 6th December at 9.00pm on the Yesterday channel.
Sky 537; Virgin Media 203, Freeview 12
This exclusive documentary charts the story of how the British people braced themselves for invasion.
Watch a trailer and read more here
Well you have all kindly suggested names for our new Ale, brewed by the Halfpenny Brewery and Auxilier Bob Millard has now decided on the final name for the Ale.
See him talk through his choice here
In my search for more video footage I have found “The Real Dad’s Army” on the internet. I am sure many of you have either been in it or watched it but here it is again.
The final film of the series examines Britain’s secret resistance army, codenamed the Auxiliary. It features Bob Millard and lots of footage of Coleshill including the bunker. Watch it here
We have now completed and uploaded Bob Millard’s story of his time at Coleshill.
Bob has been very helpful and has provided a lot of info for this site.
We interviewed Bob over the phone for this video and it recounts his time at Coleshill House.
Enjoy…
During our research on Coleshill we sent many emails to many people.
We were suprised to hear from Bob Millard who trained 3 times at Coleshill during the war.
We have created a page on Bob which can be seen here
Bob’s help and advice was invaluable and we hope to work closely with him on the site.