Hendy-gwyn Patrol

County Group
Grwp De Cymru 3 - Sir Gaerfyrddin
Locality

Mae Hendy-gwyn ar Daf yn dref fechan yn Sir Gaerfyrddin, gorllewin Cymru, yn gorwedd ar yr afon Taf.

Patrol members
Name Occupation Posted from Until
Sergeant Lewis William Jenkins

Bank clerk

 30 Jun 1940 03 Dec 1944
Private James Allanby H. Beynon

Assisting father on farm

 Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private Alfred David Beynon

Farm worker

 Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private Thomas John Edwin Davies 05 Dec 1942 03 Dec 1944
Private Idris Wynn Llewelyn

Accountant

 Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private George Olive

Hotel manager

 Unknown 1942
Private George Meredydd Salmon

Milk distributor

 Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private James Albert Skyrme 11 Nov 1944 03 Dec 1944
Operational Base (OB)

Mae'r OB wedi'i leoli mewn coedwigoedd ger Ffynnoncyll. Mae wedi dymchwel yn bennaf ond mae rhai o waliau pen brics yr hyn sy'n ymddangos yn ddwy siambr wedi goroesi ynghyd â'r hyn a allai fod yn siafft fynedfa wedi'i hadeiladu o frics a thwnnel dianc concrit.

Ar ryw adeg mae plant lleol wedi defnyddio'r gweddillion i greu cuddfan.

Patrol & OB pictures
Whitland escape end chamber
End of escape tunnel (from J Mumberson)
Whitland escape tunnel
Escape tunnel (from J Mumberson)
Whitland escape 3
Escape tunnel entering chamber (from J Mumberson)
Whitland OB wall
Whitland OB wall (from J Mumberson)
Whitland OB 5 top of wall
Whitland OB wall (from J Mumberson)
Whitland OB 4
Whitland OB (from J Mumberson)
Whitland OB 7
Whitland OB wall where brick construction meets rubble (from J Mumberson)
Whitland OB 3
Whitland OB (from J Mumberson)
Whitland OB 2
Whitland entrance shaft (from J Mumberson)
Whitland OB 6
Whitland OB end wall (from J Mumberson)
OB Status
Collapsed with few visible remains
OB accessibility
This OB is on private land. Please do not be tempted to trespass to see it
Location

Hendy-gwyn Patrol

Patrol Targets

Roedd y Patrol mewn lleoliad delfrydol i dargedu prif ffyrdd yr A40 a’r A477 sy’n arwain o Aberdaugleddau a Dociau Penfro tua’r dwyrain ynghyd â thwneli rheilffordd a phontydd yn yr ardal.

Other information

Mae Charles Shrives o batrôl Aberdaugleddau (Sir Benfro) yn cofio : “Mr Protheroe-Beynon, ffermwr lleol, oedd â gofal am Uned Hendy-gwyn ar Daf. Rydyn ni bob amser yn eu curo ar gynlluniau”.

References

TNA ref WO199/3389.

Hancock data held at B.R.A.

1939 Register

Gareth Davies

The Story of Stokey Lewis by Walter Ireland.

The Last Ditch by David Lampe

Photos and location from John Mumberson

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