Whitland Patrol

County Group
South Wales Group 3 - Carmarthenshire
Locality

Whitland is a small town in Carmarthenshire, west Wales, lying on the river Taf.

Patrol members
Name Occupation Posted from Until
Sergeant Lewis William Jenkins

Bank clerk

 30 Jun 1940 03 Dec 1944
Private James Allanby H. Beynon

Assisting father on farm

 Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private Alfred David Beynon

Farm worker

 Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private Thomas John Edwin Davies 05 Dec 1942 03 Dec 1944
Private Idris Wynn Llewelyn

Accountant

 Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private George Olive

Hotel manager

 Unknown 1942
Private George Meredydd Salmon

Milk distributor

 Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private James Albert Skyrme 11 Nov 1944 03 Dec 1944
Operational Base (OB)

The OB is located in woods near to Ffynnoncyll. It is mainly collapsed but some of the brick end walls of what appears to be two chambers survive along with what could be a brick built entrance shaft and concrete escape tunnel.

At some stage local children have used the remains to create a den.

Patrol & OB pictures
Whitland escape end chamber
End of escape tunnel (from J Mumberson)
Whitland escape tunnel
Escape tunnel (from J Mumberson)
Whitland escape 3
Escape tunnel entering chamber (from J Mumberson)
Whitland OB wall
Whitland OB wall (from J Mumberson)
Whitland OB 5 top of wall
Whitland OB wall (from J Mumberson)
Whitland OB 4
Whitland OB (from J Mumberson)
Whitland OB 7
Whitland OB wall where brick construction meets rubble (from J Mumberson)
Whitland OB 3
Whitland OB (from J Mumberson)
Whitland OB 2
Whitland entrance shaft (from J Mumberson)
Whitland OB 6
Whitland OB end wall (from J Mumberson)
OB Status
Collapsed with few visible remains
OB accessibility
This OB is on private land. Please do not be tempted to trespass to see it
Location

Whitland Patrol

Patrol Targets

The Patrol are ideally located to target the main roads of the A40 and A477 leading from Milford Haven and Pembroke Docks eastwards along with rail tunnels and bridges in the area.

Other information

Charles Shrives of Milford Haven (Pembrokeshire) Patrol remembers : “Mr Protheroe-Beynon, a local farmer, was in charge of the Whitland Unit. We always beat them on schemes”.

References

TNA ref WO199/3389.

Hancock data held at B.R.A.

1939 Register

Gareth Davies

The Story of Stokey Lewis by Walter Ireland.

The Last Ditch by David Lampe

Photos and location from John Mumberson