County Group
Locality
Langton Herring is a village 5 miles north-west of Weymouth.
Patrol members
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Albert Grimshaw Biggs Willshire | Torpedo Range Firing Staff, Whitehead Torpedo Company, Wyke Regis, Weymouth. |
03 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Corporal William Charles Maurice Garrett | Poultry farmers assistant |
06 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Bertram Leslie Hawker | Builders Labourer |
03 Jun 1940 | 14 Apr 1943 |
| Private Bernard Henderson | Carpenters apprentice |
20 Mar 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Raymond Alec Marshallsay | Seeking work |
10 Oct 1941 | 30 Oct 1943 |
| Private Simon William Peach | Foreman Green Keeper |
04 Feb 1943 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Thomas Arthur Sansford | Dairywork Cowman |
06 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Operational Base (OB)
Captain Sparks had the OB built on his land. Sparks father was Lord of The Manor and estate owner (lived at Higher Farm House).
The OB is in a highly unstable and dangerous condition, and has mostly collapsed. There is a possible shallow trench running off perpendicular to the OB orientation, which might be a collapsed escape-way.
Patrol & OB pictures
OB Image
Caption & credit
Brickwork - shaft entrance ?
OB Image
Caption & credit
Doorway
OB Image
Caption & credit
Doorway cleared vegetation
OB Image
Caption & credit
Curved elephant iron below brickwork
OB Status
Collapsed with few visible remains
OB accessibility
This OB is on private land. Please do not be tempted to trespass to see it
Location
Langton Herring Patrol
References
Iris Burgin's online account through the BBC's People's War program:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/78/a1315478.shtml