Stourton Caundle is village 5 miles east of Sherborne.
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Robert Charles Ashford | Road foreman |
27 Jul 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Sergeant George Henry Furnell | Roadman, Dorset County Council |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Private Albert James Ashford | Roadman, Dorset County Council |
24 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1943 |
| Private Leslie Frank Dawe Bird | Roadman |
07 Oct 1941 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Vernon Claude Caines | Public works contractor |
24 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Reginald Edward Garrett | Shepherd assisting father |
10 Apr 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Charles William Gould | Labourer dairy & arable |
06 Nov 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Albert George Gordon Harris | Cowman dairy of 60 cows |
24 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Victor William Hayward | Coal delivery driver |
31 Oct 1943 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Edward Harold Hayward | Farm labourer |
30 Sep 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Frank Hugh Hollex | Errand boy general stores |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Charlie Lake | Road carter |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
The OB was reported to be in Haltham Plantation, between Stalbridge Weston and Stourton Caundle.
It was also reported to be in Holt Wood, on the other side of Stourton Caundle. This had a brick and corrugated iron construction.
It is possible that both locations are correct as some Patrols had more than one OB.
Stourton Caundle Patrol
Claude Caines son recalled his long thin dagger with an almost non-existant hilt, which would seem quite a good description of a Fairbairn-Sykes Commando dagger. A photo of the Patrol, taken prior to the issue of Home Guard shoulder titles, dating it to 1941 at the latest, shows Charlie Lake wearing a broader bladed knife of the type found in a number of Dorset Patrols. All the men wear revolvers and two have rifles, carrying the ammunition in cotton bandoliers rather than webbing pouches.
Tim Wray
Rod Bealings
Caines Family
Samamtha Hollex
TNA ref WO199/3390 and 3391