Flixton is a village approximately 7 miles south of Scarborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant William Henry Found | Farmer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Sergeant Charles Henry Moxlow | Grocer |
Unknown | 27 Jun 1942 |
| Corporal Eric Barker | Gardener |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private George Ellis | Farmer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private John William Rudd | Farmer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private George William Sellers | Farm worker |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Jack Stephenson | Gardener |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private John Oxendale Tindall | Tractor driver |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
The Patrol had their OB in a small copse at Flixton Brow. It was built as an "Elephant" type shelter with a long escape tunnel that ran down hill from the site.
Flixton Patrol
Local targets would have included the Scarborough to York railway and Bridlington railway along with the main roads from the coast across to York and the probable landing grounds at Scarborough and Filey.
Some members went to Coleshill House for specialist courses
The Patrol trained locally in their area and at Middleton on the Wolds Headquarters along with at Richmond and Castle Howard with the Green Howards (Castle Howard was a large Home Guard training centre).
Weapons issued to the Patrol included STEN Machine Guns, Fighting Knives, Sniper rifle and American pistols.
Flixton had a store for supplies for the whole of Group Number 1.
TNA ref WO199/3389
Hancock data held at B.R.A
1939 Register
Andy Gwynne
Local press
Paul Richardson (son of CSM F.K. Richardson)
Jan Books-Bank for Defence of Britain Project