Northumberland Auxiliary Units And Operational Bases

This page was last updated at 10:52am on 15/1/13

This is the overview page for the Northumberland Auxiliary Units.

This list was compiled from various sources including the concentrations of names/addresses as found in the Auxiliary Units Nominal Roll (held at Kew, National Records), and the very welcome help of Stephen Lewins, and others.

Chathill Post Office 

Lambert Carmichael was the leader of the north Northumberland area and over all commander of 202 in Northumberland his brother Alan Carmichael was the leader in mid Northumberland and Robert Hall was the leader. Lambert Carmichael did two periods of guard duty for the Royal family at Balmoral. We assume his patrol went as well though we can't confirm this. That would have been the Allerdene cell (O.B. not found as yet). He said the present Queen remembered him on the second visit as the "Tweedside Farmer". He also went grouse shooting around the Balmoral estate with the then King (George). The guard duty was to watch for German paratroops, there was a theory that they would try to kidnap or kill the King at Balmoral in order to demoralise the public.

This info. came from an interview with Lambert Carmichael in 1968.

MORE INFO ON THESE UNIT CAN BE SEEN HERE

Read an article about the Bedlington Auxiliers who protected the Queen here

This article was on the Auxiliers who worked at Balmoral.