County Group
Locality
Chew Stoke is a small village in the Chew Valley, in Somerset, about 8 miles south of Bristol. It is at the northern edge of the Mendip Hills.
Patrol members
Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
---|---|---|---|
Sergeant Thomas Melville Lowery | Fitter - airframes |
08 Apr 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Private Leonard Smiley Blandford | Assistant cattle food agent |
19 Jul 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Private Wilfred Dagger | Quarry crushing machine fitter |
24 Aug 1940 | 11 Feb 1944 |
Private Edward William Gilbert | Motor driver |
01 Jan 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Private Walter Charles Edward Hasell | Farmer |
03 Feb 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Operational Base (OB)
It is thought that the OB was on Knowle Hill Tump which is an open access area, but this area is covered in ferns and gorse.
OB Status
Location not known
Location
Chew Stoke Patrol
References
TNA ref WO199/3390 & WO199/3391
Hancock data held at B.R.A
1939 Register