His son, Michael Foreman: “I have many memories of the comings and goings of personnel to and from our home in Headcorn, where we lived during this period. I still have my father’s knuckle duster knife, spiked knobkerrie and lapel badge.”
John Foreman officially held the rank of Lieutenant, GHQ Auxiliary Units (Home Guard) Kent. He was awarded the Commander-in-Chief’s Certificate for Good Service in the New Year’s Honours and Awards 1943. The official citation stated Lt. Foreman:-
“Has been a Group Commander since the original formation of Auxiliary Units in Kent and it is due entirely to his keenness and enthusiasm that his Group has consistently remained one of the best in the county. He has realised the vital necessity for efficiency in every branch of the work, and through his personal example has trained his Patrols up to a very high standard. His work has been of the utmost value.”
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Group 2 | Area Commander | 01 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Kent Group 7 "Damson Group" | Area Commander | 01 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Kent Group 2 | Group Commander | 01 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Dulwich College
Seed merchant
Area Commander of Groups 2 and 7. Group Commander of Group 2. Lieutenant from 1st February 1941, Captain from 17th August 1944.
There were four Patrols based in The Weald and under the command of Captain 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 four men in each area to form the nucleus of each Patrol.
TNA ref WO199/3390 & 1,
Hancock data held at B.R.A,
1939 Register
Adrian Westwood