Bridlington is on the east coast of Yorkshire. Approximately 28 miles north of Hull and 35 miles west of York on the Holderness Coast.
| 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 |
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.
There may also be some form of store in Wilsthorpe Plantation.
Bridlington South Patrol
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.
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 issued to the Patrol included Thompson Machine Gun and fighting knives.
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)