East Sutton is a village 5.5 miles south-east of Maidstone.
Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
---|---|---|---|
Sergeant John William Skinner | Partner William Skinner & Son - Farmer |
14 Aug 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Private John Walter Burbridge | General farm labourer |
20 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Private James Alan Francis | Dairy farmer |
11 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Private John Charles Greenwood | Assisting father - Stock farmer |
21 Feb 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Private John S. Smith | Horseman on farm |
11 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Private Edward Lawrence Worsfold | Corn stock & hop farmer |
21 Jan 1941 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Private Alexander Colquhoun Young | Cowman |
30 Mar 1941 | 03 Dec 1944 |
East Sutton Patrol
Captain John Foreman’s son, Michael, has a photograph of 23 Patrol members taken at Stand Down in November 1944 outside Wenman’s Cottage in Angley Wood, near Cranbrook. Wenman’s Cottage was a former gamekeeper’s house and was home to a Scout Patrol formed by Captain George McNicholl to complement The Garth at Bilting. The Scout Patrol was commanded by a Lieutenant Strangman.
The picture shows; Front L-R; Jack Skinner, Ian MacDonald, John Foreman, Peter Highwood, Mr Murray-Wood, Percy Hocken. Middle L-R; Ken Larkin, Unknown, Unknown, Chub Terry, Sir Neame? Ted Worsfold, John Hocken, Bill Hocken. Rear L-R; Unknown, Stan Levett, Gordon Standen, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Albert Saunders, Ted Golding, Fred Coleman.
TNA ref WO199/3391 and WO199/3390
Hancock data held at B.R.A
Phil Evans
Adrian Westwood
Michael Foreman