The Boldon Colliery Patrol were based in the coalfields of north Durham approximately half way between Newcastle and Sunderland.
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant John Randell Storey | Colliery blacksmith's striker |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Captain John M. Wilson | Chief colliery electrician |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Private John Grant Harle | Colliery putter |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Joseph Christopher Inskipp | Colliery haulage motorman
|
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private William Lowes | Colliery driller |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Walter Ernest Reay | Colliery fore-overman |
25 Oct 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private James Lillie Trainer | Colliery conveyor to shaft |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Joseph Tyler Wardle | Colliery electrician |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
Thought to have been a standard "Elephant" shelter built by the 184th (S) Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers. This may have been hidden in the pit yard at Boldon Colliery, like the Stobswood OB, or was a bit further west near what is now Brockley Whins Metro Station.
Boldon Colliery Patrol
Targets would have included various Collieries in the area. Also the invasion beaches to the east at Whitburn and Roker, Tyne Dock and Jarrow, the Port of Tyne and the port and industries north of the river Wear to the north of Sunderland along with roads and the numerous railway lines to and from the ports.
Some of the Patrol went to Coleshill House to train. Regionally they trained at Danby Lodge, North Yorkshire with the Intelligence Officer and Castleton with the Scout Section from The Green Howards, along with Finchale near Durham.
They also trained locally in the area.
It is thought the Patrol were issued with the standard kit and equipment.
All the members of the Patrol were involved in the mining industry.
The National Archives in Kew ref WO199/3389
Hancock data held at B.R.A
1939 Register