The Patrol were based to the north of Berwick upon Tweed in the north of Northumberland close to the Scottish border high above the North Sea on Halidon Hill.
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Peter Robson | Mole catcher |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Second Lieutenant James Cuthbert Scott | Corn & flour merchant |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Sergeant George Thomas Tait | Professional accounts clerk |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private William Marshall Crow | Shepherd |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Adam Renton | Ploughman / farmer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private William Renton | Farm labourer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private William Skelly | Master butcher & Government meat valuer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private William Turnbull | Agricultural engineer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private J. Wood | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
The Patrol OB was a standard "Elephant" type shelter built by the 184th (S) Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers
It was sited was on Halidon Hill but so far no remains have been located. It may have been on the Renton brother's farm, Connundrum Farm.
It is assumed to be a “standard” Elephant shelter as built by the Royal Engineers from 184th Special Tunnelling Company as it is listed in their War Diary.
Halidon Hill Patrol
The port at Berwick/Tweedmouth was very important during WW2 as it provided much of the coal used in London at the time. It was one of the Patrol's main targets.
They would have also targeted the East Coast main railway line and the Cornhill branch line. along with the main A1 England/Scotland road and the bridges over the River Tweed, especially the Royal Border Bridge (railway).
Both Sergeant Peter Robson and 2nd Lieutenant James C. Scott went to Coleshill House for courses. The Patrol also went to Cupar in Fife for the Commando course and to Belford with the Army.
Like many Patrols, the Halidon Hill men will have trained locally on Patrol member's farms.
It is thought that the Patrol had the Mark 2 Auxiliary Unit kit and a sniper rifle
One armed mole catcher Sergeant Peter Robson seems to have left or been moved as Sergeant George Tait took over according to Major Hancock's lists.
William M. Crow and William Turnbull both of New East Farm, Berwick may have been in the Patrol (or Scremerston Patrol)
The National Archives in Kew ref WO199/3388
Hancock data held at B.R.A
1939 Register
The Skelly family