Camster Patrol

County Group
Locality

Camster is a few miles north of the harbour village of Lybster.

Patrol members
Name Occupation Posted from Until
Sergeant Thomas MacKay Unknown Unknown
Sergeant Alex Sutherland Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private Sinclair MacDonald Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private Thomas John MacKay Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private W. B. MacKay Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private D. Munro Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private G. Sutherland Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Operational Base (OB)

The OB was located just off the Occumster to Camster Road near to Camster Lodge House.

Nothing substantial remains other than the basic outline shape of the foundations with a piece of timber within the ground.

OB Status
Collapsed with few visible remains
Location

Camster Patrol

Patrol Targets

This Patrol was fairly remote with regards to its OB location, but only 4 miles from Occumster which is on the South Caithness coast line and near to the A99 routes.

Training

Training took place at Halkirk with Scout Section specialist instruction and at times conducted at Langwell further south.

References

Geoff Leet's article in Caithness Field Club Bulletin 2005

Hancock data held at B.R.A

TNA ref WO199/3388

Private Correspondence with David Blair

Historic Environment of Scotland ref 863631