Lansallos is a village in the parish of Polperro on the south Cornish coast.
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Brice Charles Gudmunsen | Farmer |
01 Jul 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Corporal Leslie Mutton | Carpenter and wheelwright |
01 Jul 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Ronald Libby | Farm worker |
01 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Frank Paynter | Farmer worker |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Private James Rowe | Farm worker |
01 Jul 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Maurice Sanders | Farmer |
24 Sep 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Richard Charles Williams | Farmer |
01 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
The Lansallos Patrol built their own underground operational base in a small field about 200 yards from Tregamellyn Farmhouse, Lansallos
The Patrol dug a large pit, built a Nissen style hut in it and then buried it. The OB measured about 18 foot by 10 foot.
A camouflaged entrance in the form of a hatch which had weights attached to assist opening and closing, was added but there was not an escape route. Children who played in the OB after the war remember a chimney leading up through the hedge above.
Various explosives, fuses and time pencils were stored in the bunker, but it was not used for accommodation purposes.
The OB has long disappeared with the general reshaping of field boundaries and hedges.
The present owner confirmed that they knew of some involvement of the farm in the war effort but had never found any remains of the Operational Base.
They mentioned that in one paddock they now "ploughed gently" as in the past several incendiary/explosive devices had been unearthed which may have originated from air raids around Fowey.
Lansallos Patrol
Possibly river traffic on the River Fowey.
The Patrol built their own 200 yard rifle range in a valley between Trethake Farm and Trethake Mill near Lanteglos-by-Fowey. Firing from left to right across the valley.
It was remembered that much of the training took place in the Liskeard area with some of the other local Patrols.
It is assumed they were issued with the standard kit, arms and explosives.
Alwyn Harvey recorder for Defence of Britain Database who credits:
Information supplied by Mr. Ronald Libby of Carne Farm, Lanteglos by Fowey.
TNA ref WO199/3391
Hancock data held by B. R. A
1939 Register
Julian Silkstone.