Clapham is a rural village in the Arun district of West Sussex. It lies on the South Downs National Park, 3 miles north of Angmering on the A280 road and north of the A27 crossroads.
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Esli Joel Avery | Market gardener |
17 Sep 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Clement Avery | Plumber and forestry worker |
17 Sep 1941 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Frederick George Booker | Hand maker of clay tiles, brick & tile works |
05 Jul 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Charles Henry Avery Brooker | General labourer brickworks |
08 Jul 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Alec Harry Cannell | Gamekeeper |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Private Percy Cannell | Gamekeeper |
08 Feb 1941 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Jarrett Gordon Gatland | General engineer |
22 Sep 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Ronald Jack Jordan | Company director, brick, tile & builders merchant |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Private Douglas William Ungless | Greengrocers errand boy |
08 Feb 1941 | 1943 |
| Private Frederick Harold Yates | General labourer brickworks |
14 Jul 1940 | 1941 |
The Operational Base was positioned in the side of an old chalk pit within Clapham Wood. It is thought that it has either collapsed or been purposely destroyed after stand down.
It was thought to have three separate rooms, the largest measuring 12 feet by 9 feet. The emergency exit came out into an old kiln within the chalk pit.
Members of the West Sussex Scout Patrol assisted in building the Patrol’s OB and OP.
During construction local people were out walking and wandered too close which prompted Lieutenant Roy Fazan of the Scout Patrol to lay some booby traps to identify unwanted people as they approached. Whilst he was laying these trip wires one accidently went off causing chest and facial injuries, putting him in hospital for two weeks!
Clapham Patrol
Some training took place at Castle Goring, Worthing – South of Clapham Wood.
TNA reference WO199/3391
Hancock data held at B.R.A
'The Secret Sussex Resistance' By Stewart Angell