Catwick village is approximately 7.5 miles north-east of the town of Beverley, and 5 miles west of Hornsea.
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Gordon Thomas Speed | Farmer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Corporal John Edmund Simpson Richardson | Farmer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private George Arthur Hill | Farmer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private John Cecil Hodgson | Farmer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Robert Greenwell Hugill | Engineer |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Private Kenneth Newton | Farm worker |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Harry Thompson | Farm worker |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
The Patrol had their OB in a sand and gravel quarry at Brandesburton. It was destroyed by quarrying.
Catwick Patrol
Military targets would have included RAF Catfoss Airfield, earlier used as a Fighter base for protection of Yorkshire, then moved to a Coastal Command Base. A key airfield as large bombers could land here.
Hornsea to the east. Hornsea was a garrison town during the war with French and British troop based there. The beaches to the north and south of the town were seen as German landing grounds. You had to have an "official" pass just to enter or leave Hornsea.
Other targets would have included the Hornsea to Hull railway line, roads from the coast inland west towards York, the main crossroads at Leven. Also the canal and land drainage system covering the area and Hornsea Mere, used by flying boats.
The Patrol Sergeant may have gone to Coleshill House for specialist training courses. Some training took place with the Intelligence Officer at Middleton on the Wolds.
Locally they also trained at the quarry.
Weapons issued to the Patrol included Sten Machine Guns, replacing the older Thompson Machine Guns, along with Fairbairn Sykes fighting knives, .38 Smith & Wesson or .45 Colt pistols, Winchester or Remmington .22 sniper rifle with sights.
TNA ref WO199/3389
Hancock data held at B.R.A
1939 Register
Andy Gwynne