County Group
Locality
Moreton is a village 8 miles east of Dorchester.
Patrol members
Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
---|---|---|---|
Sergeant Frederick Charles Edward Bedford | Baker |
02 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Corporal John Augustus Tolman | Gardener |
06 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Private David Robert Bennett | Father Manager & Director of Drapery Company |
Unknown | 07 Aug 1943 |
Private Lawrence Bridle | Baker Roundsman |
20 Mar 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Private Donald John Lawrence Forse | 01 Nov 1941 | 03 Dec 1944 | |
Private George Percy Gale | Traveller cattle feed |
10 Jan 1941 | 1942 |
Private Anthony Albert Holden | Father Railway Signalman |
22 Jan 1941 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Private Sidney George Keats | Gardener ARP Warden |
Unknown | Unknown |
Private Gordon Cecil Outram | Master Carpenter |
01 Aug 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Private George Oakley Parker | Farm Labourer |
12 Jul 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Private Harold Frank Ratcliffe | Private Gardener |
Unknown | 24 Jul 1943 |
Private John Smith | Gamekeeper |
20 Jan 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Private Joe Moore Whayman | Baker Roundsman |
21 Dec 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
OB Status
Location not known
Location
Moreton Patrol
Training
It is thought that Freddie Bedford travelled to Coleshill for a training course with Robert House of the Winfrith Patrol.
Weapons and Equipment
Freddie Bedford had a Tommy Gun.
References
Correspondence with Simon House, son of Robert House from Winfrith Patrol.
National Archives WO199/3390 and 199/3391
1939 Register
Hancock data held at B.R.A
John Pidgeon