Bridlington South Patrol

A.K.A. (nickname)
Bramston
Locality

Bridlington is on the east coast of Yorkshire. Approximately 28 miles north of Hull and 35 miles west of York on the Holderness Coast.

Patrol members
Name Occupation Posted from Until
Company Sergeant Major Frederick Kenneth Richardson

Civil Servant

Unknown 1942
Sergeant Percy John Wardill

Boot repairer

Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Lieutenant Joseph Neville Woodward

Hotel owner

Unknown Unknown
Private John Edwin Baron

Mineral water salesman

Unknown 1942
Private Eric Wilfred Newlove

Market gardener

Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private Harold Winston Stanley Newlove

Market gardener

Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private Frank Witherwick

Plumber

Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Operational Base (OB)

The Patrol had a basic shelter built into the east side of Burton Drain to the west of the Bridlington Road at Barmston. There was not an escape tunnel.

It is now destroyed and is only a dip in the bank side of the drain.

OB Status
Destroyed
Location

Bridlington South Patrol

Patrol Targets

The targets for the Patrol would have included the town of Hornsea, further down the coast, which acted as a garrison during WW2 along with Bridlington Bay, a probable German landing ground.

Military targets would have included RAF Lissott, RAF Driffield, RAF Cottam and RAF Hutton Cranswick

Other targets would have included Burton Agnes Hall and the Bridlington to Hull railway.

Training

The Patrol went to the Headquarters at Middleton on the Wolds to train with other groups along with Richmond and Castle Howard with the Green Howards (Castle Howard was a large Home Guard training centre) and at Hornsea with the Army.

Some members went to Coleshill House for specialist courses.

Weapons and Equipment

Weapons issued to the Patrol included Thompson Machine Gun and fighting knives.

References

TNA ref WO199/3389

Hancock data held at B.R.A

1939 Register

Andy Gwynne

Local Press

Paul Richardson (son of CSM F.K. Richardson)