Dorchester (Prison) Patrol

Locality

Dorchester is the county town of Dorset, 7 miles north of the port of Weymouth. The Victorian Prison lies within the town to the north-east.

Patrol members
Name Occupation Posted from Until
Sergeant Frederick George Hare

Chauffeur Gardener

28 Jun 1940 03 Dec 1944
Corporal Sidney James Jones

Prison Officer

04 Sep 1942 03 Dec 1944
Private Walter Brown

Prison Officer Cook & Baker

06 Feb 1942 04 May 1944
Private Hubert George Francis Brown

Prison Officer

13 Dec 1941 09 Feb 1943
Private Thomas Cross

Prison Officer

09 Dec 1941 05 Feb 1943
Private Ronald James Darby

Prison Officer

13 Dec 1941 04 Mar 1943
Private Charles James Marshall

Prison Officer Disciplinary Staff

01 Feb 1942 23 Oct 1943
Private Dennis Frederick A Read

At School

06 Jun 1940 30 Jun 1943
Private Alan Stewart Taylor

Prison Officer Carpenter Works Staff

11 Dec 1941 21 Jan 1944
Private Jack Thayer

Prison Officer

11 Dec 1941 26 Oct 1943
Operational Base (OB)

The location of the OB is unknown. The centre of Dorchester has a number of tunnels and chambers beneath buildings. There is even a tunnel leading from the Prison (now closed) though this is not thought to have been used by the Auxiliary Unit

OB Status
Location not known
Location

Dorchester (Prison) Patrol

Other information

Most of the Patrol appear to have worked in the Prison. 

Cross and Marshall are most likely members of this Patrol, rather than other in the West Dorchester area, based on their occupation. Lynn (see unallocated men - Dorchester) also has Dorchester address, though it is less clear which Patrol he belongs to in this group.