In 1939 he was living at Terry House Farm, Snargate Road, Warehorne, Kent. He married Grace Hawkes in 1948.
George Elvy was a looker, the Romney Marsh name for a shepherd:
“I was in the Home Guard at Snargate under the command of Dick Body. As a shepherd I knew the district well. Dick took me to one side around 1941 and asked me to come down to his place. When I did there were some of the other lads. He told us what he needed. When we all agreed we were told to report to The Garth where we signed the Official Secrets Act. We were told we were no longer in the Home Guard. Not even my mother and father knew what I was doing. I came in for a lot of stick from people who thought I wasn’t doing anything and, of course, I couldn’t tell them. We were all very determined and one thing I am sure about is that we wouldn’t have run away.”
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snargate Patrol | Patrol member | 10 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Shepherd
George was known as a bit of a rogue. One tale told to CART related how one day the Electricity Board were in process of painting the pylons by his farm. A lorry driver arrived with a load of paint, asking George if he could leave it with him for the crew to collect after the weekend. George said they could put it in his barn. But when the painters arrived, he denied any delivery having been made! The paint was then sold off.
TNA ref WO199/3390
1939 Register
Edward Carpenter George Elvy via Adrian Westwood
Kentish Express 6 April 1995