Churchill's British Resistance - The Auxiliary Units

 

Somerset Auxiliary Units And Operational Bases

This is the overview page for the Somerset Auxiliary Units.

This page was last updated at 2:27pm on 25/4/13

CART's does not currently have a County Information Officer (CIO) for this area.

If you wish to discuss anything in this county only, please email cartdevon@gmail.comor you can email our head office hq@coleshillhouse.com



An overview of Somerset by Donald Brown

List of men who cannot currently be allocated ito a certain patrol. Can you help?

tickConfirmed Somerset Patrols
CART has substantial archived documentation etc.
 

Bathampton Patrol - Updated 4/1/13

Roadwater Patrol

Sandford Levvy Patrol - Updated 3/11/11

Admiralty 1 Patrol - Updated 20/3/13

Admiralty 2 Patrol, Langridge - Updated 19/4/13

Admiralty 3 Patrol, Warminster Road - NEW - Added 21/4/13

Admiralty 4, Bath Updated 25/4/13

Admiralty 5 Patrol, Newton Park - NEW - Added 21/4/13

Click a patrol above to see its evidence.


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 Donald Brown, Nina Hannaford and others.

Unconfirmed Somerset Patrols
CART is aware of these patrols but is awaiting further documentation etc.

Angersleigh Patrol
Baltonsborough Patrol
Bishops Lydeard Patrol
Blagdon Patrol
Blue Anchor Patrol
Bower Hinton Patrol
Bruton Patrol Patrol
Butleigh Patrol
Chard Patrol
Cheddon Fitzpaine Patrol
Cheddar Patrol
Chew Magna Patrol
Chirnside Patrol
Churchill / Wedmore Patrol
Churchinford Patrol
Claverton Patrol
Compton Bishop Patrol
Compton Dundon Patrol
Crewkerne Patrol
Curry Mallet Patrol
Curry Rivel Patrol
Dinder Patrol
Doniford Patrol
Ebbor Patrol
Englishcoombe Patrol
Frome Patrol
Golsoncott Patrol
Great Elm Patrol
Hele Hill Patrol
Ilminster Patrol

Kingston St. Mary Patrol
Lansdown Road Bomb Store
Longleat Patrol
Midsomer Norton Patrol
Milsom Street Patrol
Nerrols Farm Patrol
Nether Stowey Patrol
Newton St Loe Patrol
North Petherton Patrol
Pensford / Hunstrete Patrol
Podimore Patrol?
Redhill Patrol
Rodhuish Patrol
Shepton Mallet Patrol
Shoreditch Patrol
Southstoke Patrol
Spaxton Patrol
Standard Plantation Patrol
Ston Easton Patrol
Stowey Patrol
Swainswick Patrol - Updated 19/5/12
Taunton Patrol
Temple Cloud Patrol
Upper Cheddon Patrol
Volis Hill Patrol
Washford Patrol
Watchett Patrol
Wedmore Patrol
Wellington Patrol
Wells Patrol
West Coker Patrol
Westbury-sub-Mendip Patrol
Weston Patrol
Widcombe Hill Bomb Store
Wrington

 

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CAN YOU IDENTIFY ANY OF THESE MEN? 
 
Somerset Auxiliary Units 
 
 
Rear: - unknown, Thomas David Oxenbury, John Robert Hillier, Unknown, George Hutchins
Middle: - John Denning?, unknown, unknown, unknown, Glyde Scammell, unknown, Henry Martin Daniel, Fredrick George Hughes
Front: - Arthur Frank Whetham, Denis George Ford, John Jones, Nigel Leonard Palmer, Lt. Eric George Loader, William Branwell Martin, William Henry Austin Whetham
 
This photo was taken of Auxiliary Unit members outside Yeovil police station. It came via Jeffrey Wilson who has written an excellent book on the Somerst Home Guard (a Pictorial Roll) and was originally Gerry Master's photo he is from Ilchester.
 
Lt Eric G.Loader was a farmer from Podimore.
 
Bob Hillier was a farm worker from Hainbury Mill Farm, Ilchester.
 
Henry Martin Daniel was ex Royal Navy.
 
Most are members of the 3rd Yeovil Bn
 
(Image kindly provided by the Gerry Masters Collection) 

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFO ON PATROLS OR OB'S IN SOMERSET PLEASE SHARE THEM WITH US.

 

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