Another patrol report in Cornwall is added to the site thanks to Nina Hannaford with approx 18 more to go.
The report is rather sparse but contains the core information that a family member will need to be able to trace and search for their loved one through our search facility.
You can read the report here
Today our CIO for East Yorkshire and his team broadcast a series of videos live during an investigation to find an Operational Base in the wilds of East Yorkshire.
The three hour journey showed how hard it is for our researchers to find underground Operational Base’s designed not to be found.
At around 11:00 am they found a pile of bricks next to a large depression which they believe may have been the location of the bunker.
If this is the case it has long since been destroyed.
The live broadcasts allowed us to share the experience within minutes of them finding the location and gave a real insight it how hard the work is.
More research into the location will follow but you can see the videos here.
This morning we have added another three patrol reports in Cornwall to our website.
These have been sent to us by Nina Hannaford our Devon CIO.
We’re still looking for a researcher in Cornwall. Could you help? If so please email cartdevon@gmail.com
We have just added a patrol report from Nina Hannaford on the Fowey Patrol in Cornwall.
The report is not complete but contains the basics needed to help loved ones understand more.
You can read the report here.
We have added the Newtown St. Boswells Auxiliary Unit Patrol to the site.
The patrol were based on the English/Scottish Border and whilst small had a very good sized OB.
The Elsan toilet is still inside the OB and the report is well worth a read here.
Thanks to David Blair our CIO for Scotland for the report.
Today we added Monkton Patrol to the site.
It is located in Thanet, Kent and the report was produced by Phil Evans, CART’s CIO for Kent.
The code name for the patrol was Gherkin.
See the full report here
Today we have published ten patrols in Essex and a basic overview.
Dr Will Ward, our CIO for Dorset, was born in Essex so he has researched and collated the history of these patrols.
The reports vary in quantity of information dependent on what we know at the present time. If you can help fill in any gaps please do contact us.
The patrols are;
Birch (Layer-de-la-Haye) Patrol
Bures Patrol
Chelmsford (Marconi) Patrol
Maldon Patrol
Danbury Patrol
Purleigh (Bicknacre) Patrol
Mayland (Steple) Patrol
Hockley Patrol
Canvey Island Patrol
Rochford Patrol
You can see them all here
The little known story about the Auxiliary Units and their roll in the D-Day preparations by Stephen Lewins and others.
During the war some Auxiliers were asked if they would volunteer for overseas service. This service was to train as paratroopers and to sabotage the German supplies behind enemy lines. Some, as you may be aware, did leave the Auxiliary Units and joined the newly formed SAS. The scheme ran out of steam and the training did not gather much pace and eventually stopped altogether.
Find out what happened during this important training in our new article here
We have recently added a comprehensive patrol report on Devon’s Bideford (East the Water) Auxiliary Unit Patrol to the site.
Our Devon CIO worked with a local historian called Louise Howell on the report which can be seen here
Look out for the camouflaged runway. Very clever idea.
All the Devon reports can be seen here.
