East Sutton Patrol

County Group
Locality

East Sutton is a village 5.5 miles south-east of Maidstone.

Patrol members
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
Patrol & OB pictures
OB Image
Caption & credit
Kent Group 2 (from Michael Foreman)
OB Status
Location not known
Location

East Sutton Patrol

Training

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.

References

TNA ref WO199/3391 and WO199/3390

Hancock data held at B.R.A

Phil Evans

Adrian Westwood

Michael Foreman