County
Information
There were four Patrols based in The Weald area and under the command of John Outhwaite Foreman, a seed and corn merchant from Headcorn. Foreman was approached by Peter Fleming and Michael Calvert in the first week of June 1940. He knew the local farming community intimately through his commercial activities and by the end of the month had selected men in each area to form the nucleus of each Patrol.
The picture shows; Front L-R; Jack Skinner, Ian MacDonald, John Foreman, Peter Highwood, Mr Murray-Wood, Percy Hocken. Middle L-R; Ken Larkin, Unknown, Unknown, Chub Terry, Sir Neame ?, Ted Worsfold, John Hocken, Bill Hocken. Rear L-R; Unknown, Stan Levett, Gordon Standen, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Albert Saunders, Ted Golding, Fred Coleman.
Commanders
Role | Name | Posted from | Until |
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Area Commander | Captain John Outhwaite Foreman | 01 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Group Commander | Captain John Outhwaite Foreman | 01 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Assistant Group Commander | Lieutenant Hubert James Highwood | 04 Jun 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Patrols in this group
Map of Patrol locations