CART Auxiliary Unit Research

County Group

Locality

Chard is a town that lies on the A30 road near the Devon border.

Patrol members

Name	Occupation	Posted from	Until
Sergeant Francis Edwin Norrington	Ironmonger	07 Sep 1940	03 Dec 1944
Private Enoch S. Andrews	Retired Police Constable	07 Sep 1942	03 Dec 1944
Private Edward George Cake	Farm bailiff	08 Oct 1940	03 Dec 1944
Private Alfred Ernest Crandon	Gardener	18 Aug 1942	03 Dec 1944
Private Athelstan Argyle Hall	Private means - ex Lieutenant Royal Engineers	08 Aug 1942	03 Dec 1944
Private Morley Havelock Neale	Steam trawler owner	07 Sep 1940	03 Dec 1944
Private Walter Cecil Trivett	Plumber fitter	08 Oct 1940	03 Dec 1944
Private John Greenham Vincent	General farmer heavy work	08 Oct 1940	03 Dec 1944

Operational Base (OB)

The OB is recalled to have been in a part of Chuffcombe Wood. It has been suggested it was destroyed in the 1960s during replanting though the part known as Park Wood is classed as an Ancient semi-natural woodland. It occupies the middle 48 acres of a larger 165 acre woodland known locally as Chaffcombe Woodland. It is now a private nature reserve and is well maintained.

A large rectangular shaped depression with a long tunnel leading away has been suggested as the OB site by an Auxilier's son. The tunnel has block and corrugated iron remains and ends in a circular corrugated iron structure which may be a shaft leading down into the tunnel.

There was some American activity in the area before D-Day and any remaining structures may be associated with their presence.

It is recalled they often met at the Carter's quarters at another farm worked by the Vincent family, not Woodhouse.

Patrol & OB pictures