Several Boston Auxiliers recall being recruited by George Johnson of the Lincolnshire Regiment.
Donald Hamiliton-HIll mentions Sergeant Johnson as being with him in Lincolnshire and subsequently on SOE Operation Ringlet.
His son recalled that he had been trained to blow the dykes in low lying Lincolnshire, flooding the land and slowing the German advance.
Before joining Auxiliary Units he had fought in the the campaign in Norway in 1940.
He then went on to work with Tito's Partisan fighters, in Italy and Yugoslavia, training them to use captured weapons and ammunition.
After the war he worked as traffic foreman on Boston Docks, staying in touch with some of the men he had recruited in 1940.
The son of George and Annie, he married Honorah Loneagran in 1942.
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Lincolnshire Scout Section | Scout Section Sergeant | 1940 | 1943 |
| Force 133 | SOE Agent | 1943 | 1945 |
| Massingham Mission | SOE Agent | 1943 | 1943 |
| Massingham Mission | SOE Agent | 1943 | 1943 |
| Operation Ringlet | SOE Agent | Unknown | Unknown |
| Operation Ringlet | SOE Agent | Unknown | Unknown |
27 Mar 1939 Enlisted in 4th Battalion the Lincolnshire Regiment.
May 1940 Served in Norway.
circa Oct 1940 Posted to Auxiliary Units.
circa 1943 Posted to Operation Massingham.
21 Dec 1945 Discharged (Class Z release).
17 Jun 1947 Reenlisted in 4th Battalion, Royal Lincolnshire Regiment (Territorial Army).
He rose to the rank of Company Sergeant Major serving at the Boston Depot.
SOE Assignment, Donald Hamilton-Hill
https://wartimememoriesproject.com/ww2/view.php?uid=210068
Colin Hayes
WW2 talk forum (Lincolnshire Regiment Enlistment book)