Shipton Gorge is a village 3 miles east of Bridport, situated south of the A35 main road, and north of the B3157 coast road.
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Stanley Robert Wordley Axford | Travelling road foreman |
03 Apr 1941 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Leslie Robert Alner | Gardener and general farm worker |
03 Sep 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Harold Norman Axford | Motor mechanic apprentice at Stevenson's Garage, East Street, Bridport |
05 Feb 1942 | 02 May 1943 |
| Private William Frank Battershell | Asset manager for electrical equipment manufacturer |
27 May 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Joseph Henry Cheney | Roadside lengthsman chargehand |
19 May 1942 | 15 May 1943 |
| Private Albert Edwin Thomas Hansford | Dairy farmer |
10 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Herbert Harold Hansford | Carter on farm |
10 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private William Joseph Northover | Cowman |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Geoffrey George Randall | Farmer |
04 Nov 1942 | 01 Jun 1943 |
| Private George Edwin Randall | Farmer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Thomas James Roper | Road washer for Dorset County Council |
26 Mar 1942 | 10 May 1943 |
| Private Arthur Charles George Thorner | General farm labourer |
16 Jul 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
The OB has collapsed and is in a dangerous condition. It is situated in a coppice between Shipton Gorge and Burton Bradstock.
Shipton Gorge Patrol
National Archives WO 199/3390, 199/3391
Correspondence with Huw Humphries and Geoff Axford, grandson of Patrol Leader Sgt Stanley Axford
Jenny Harris
Wally Axford; son of Patrol member Harold Axford, and Grandson of Patrol Leader Stanley Axford