Abbotsbury is a village 1 mile inland from Chesil Beach in Lyme Bay, situated between Weymouth and Bridport.
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Mawson Charles White | Threshing machine & engine driver. |
12 Aug 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Frederick Charles Burden | Market gardener |
19 Jul 1940 | 01 Dec 1943 |
| Private Gerald Richard Dunford | Farmer's son |
01 Jan 1943 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Arthur Robert Dunford | Farmer's son |
05 Jan 1942 | 15 Oct 1943 |
| Private Arthur John Gill | Rabbit trapper & tractor driver |
09 Jan 1942 | 21 May 1944 |
| Private Albert William Vivian Henson | Agricultural labourer |
12 Aug 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Walter John Honeyben | Farmer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Claude Honeyben | Farm carter |
09 Jan 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Leonard David Mills | 03 Aug 1940 | 14 Apr 1943 | |
| Private Walter James Trevett | Farmer assisting father |
19 Jul 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
The Patrol had an Observation Post recorded by the Defence Of Britain Project undertaken by the Council for British Archaeology. The location was recalled as in Ferny Hole Plantation; North of Abbotsbury, West Dorset.
Sergeant White's nephew, Michael, remembers playing in Ferny Hole Plantation and finding a structure dug into the red clay. He and his brother were able to crawl into the structure and found it clean inside, devoid of any bedding that might be expected in a badger sett. Possibly this was a storage area for the Patrol, though too small for an Operational Base.
Abbotsbury Patrol
The Patrol had a single Thompson Sub Machine Gun in its transit box with spares, and 10 magazines each holding 20 rounds.
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