Jack Moss said the following; “I was single living at home with my father and mother who knew nothing what so ever about it. That was something we had drilled into us from the word go. That your wife, sweetheart, employer, anyone was not to know about it at all.”
On being asked did you find it difficult to maintain Jack replied; “Not terribly no, you just said you were doing something different, special. The main thing was not to talk yourself, in other words people didn’t talk to you. In no way should you talk to them. I went down to Coleshill. My parents knew I was gone for the weekend. But I just said I was going for training. Before D-Day we were asked whether or not we would be prepared to drop into France. This was more of a feeler than a reality. The possibility of being captured if wounded was not talked about a lot. I think it was the decision of the patrol leader or the rest of the patrol to eliminate the people who could not get away. We got no recognition at all. It was just a relief it was all over and you didn't have to deceive your parents or anybody that you knew. Having said that, one never talked about it to anyone afterwards for a long, long time."
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolvenden Patrol | Patrol member | 13 Jun 1940 | Unknown |
| Gibbet Oak Patrol | Patrol member | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
Tractor driver
Jack Moss:“I knew Bill Hook before the war. I believe he was recruited by a local landowner and friend of Churchill. He asked whether or not I was satisfied with the (Sissinghurst) Home Guard and was I looking to do something different. I was not very confident of the efficiency of the ordinary Home Guard and was starting to moan about it. We only had one shotgun!
One dark night there was a knock at the door and a Lieutenant Strangman came in. He said I had been recommended by Bill Hook. He explained the set up and I signed the Official Secrets Act. Another Regular Army officer, Lieutenant Dinwoodie, took over later. I never met Field and do not remember any other officers.
When I left the Sissinghurst Home Guard I just told people I had gone to a different unit. In those days people just did not ask questions. I was single and living at home. My mother and father knew nothing whatsoever about it. It was something drilled into us from the word go."
TNA ref WO199/3390 & 1
1939 Register
The late Jack Moss