Plush Patrol

Locality

Plush is a village approximately 7 miles north of Dorchester.

Patrol members
Name Occupation Posted from Until
Sergeant William George Purchase

Motor mechanic

28 Jun 1940 03 Dec 1944
Private Gilbert Thomas Chalke

Farm labourer

16 Jun 1940 03 Dec 1944
Private Jeffrey Graham Gould

Dairy farmer's son

11 Oct 1940 14 Jun 1943
Private Frederick Charles Kellaway

Tractor driver

15 Feb 1941 03 Dec 1944
Private Eric Aubrey Kellaway

Farm labourer

02 Dec 1940 03 Dec 1944
Private Gilbert James Ralph

Dairy farmer

04 Aug 1940 03 Dec 1944
Private Victor James Ralph

Assisted father on farm

04 Aug 1940 03 Dec 1944
Private Aubrey Frank Waterman

Farmer

05 Nov 1940 03 Dec 1944
Operational Base (OB)

The Operational Base is in a small area of woodland on Church Hill near Alton Pancras. It is almost completely collapsed though the outline is visible, with remains a corrugated shaft at one end and a corrugated elephant iron main structure, supported by a wooden framework. The central section still has a partially intact length of roof.

CART visited the site on 21st March 2018. It is in Private Woodland and permission to visit was obtained.

On one occaison, Gilbert Chalke was in the OB and he started to feel very sleepy so he went outside and opened the hatch because his comrades were feeling the same. It turned out that they were being poisoned with carbon monoxide because the ventilation shaft was blocked by a bird nest.

Patrol & OB pictures
OB Image
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OB collapsed depression
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Measuring the OB
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OB Internal view
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OB collapse
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Wood, nails & metal sheeting
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Metal escape tunnel termination / shaft
OB Status
Collapsed with some visible remains
OB accessibility
This OB is on private land. Please do not be tempted to trespass to see it
Location

Plush Patrol