The village of Grantshouse is 7.5 miles west of Eyemouth approximately half way between Berwick upon Tweed & Dunbar. The main East Coast railway line and the A1 main road between England and Scotland pass by Grantshouse.
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant R. Stobie | 1941 | 1944 | |
| Corporal Rube Rutherford | Railway plate layer |
1941 | 1944 |
| Private George J. Bell | Farmer |
1941 | 1944 |
| Private Donald Alexander Munro Dodds | Fencer |
1941 | 1944 |
| Private W. Graham | Railway worker |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Private R. Mack | Shepherd |
1942 | 1944 |
| Private A. Niven | Trapper |
1941 | 1944 |
| Private S. D. Ponton | Railway plate layer |
1941 | 1942 |
The Patrol OB was an "Elephant" type shelter with a horse shoe entrance tunnel.
It was located on land owned by the Group Commanding Officer Lieutenant and later Captain J. S Wight. The site was south east of Grantshouse at Houndswood. The OB was to the east of Green Wood close to a stream.
Grantshouse Patrol
Military targets would have included RAF Drone Hill and Cockburnspath Chain Home Radar site.
Targets would have included the East Coast main railway line and Penmanshiel tunnel (now blocked and abandoned after an accident collapsed the tunnel roof) along with the A1 main road between England and Scotland and the possible invasion beaches to the east.
The Patrol trained at an old quarry just south of Grantshouse and locally at Houndswood and at Otterburn Ranges in Northumberland with the army.
Some members went to Coleshill House for specialist courses though during 1942 Coleshill started sending out written and practical tests to the Intelligence Officer to test the patrol members instead of making the long trip south.
Weapons issued to the Patrol included .38 Smith & Wesson pistols and fighting knives.
The National Archives in Kew WO199/3388,
Hancock data held at B.R.A
Kevin Forrest (grandson of Donald Dodds)