It appears that Wilf Stockley, Eli Kitcatt, Jack Hatchard, Les and Doug Green may all have been later additions to the Patrol.
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creech Patrol | Patrol member | 30 Sep 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Clay worker
Eli retired from driving the clay train at Norden Mines on 12th March 1974. Eli started driving engines in 1940, but before that he was in charge of horse drawn rail trucks. The best horse he had to look after was Prince. "He would turn round on his own in front of the wagons - all you had to do was to put the crook on."
Eli's Mother's Grandfather had built the tunnel under the Wareham to Corfe Road at Norden in 1807 for the Middlebere Tramway.
Eli features in documentary film about the clay-mining industry in Purbeck. You can see him driving his train at 16 mins 15 secs to 18 mins. It is also Eli narrating that passage:
The son of Frank and Ada, Eli married Ethel Diffey in 1932
WO199/3390
1939 Register
Ancestry
Richard Gover