Blue Anchor is a seaside village, in the parish of Old Cleeve, in the West Somerset district of Somerset.
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Frederick Mallett Hepper | General farmer |
12 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private John Thomas Neville Hepper | Farmer mixed farm |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Arthur John Hepper | 03 Jul 1941 | 09 Nov 1942 | |
| Private Douglas Hepper | General farmer |
12 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Geoffrey Powell Leversha | Dairy farmer |
04 Jan 1941 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Thomas Moggridge | Chauffeur & handyman |
03 Jul 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Reginald John Pinchin | Estate manager |
31 Jul 1941 | 06 May 1943 |
| Private John Lester Watts | Farmer |
25 May 1942 | 24 Apr 1943 |
The Patrol had two OBs. One was recorded as being a Withycombe Plantation and was destroyed during post war forestry work.
The other was in Croydon Woods on Croydon Hill.
Blue Anchor Patrol
John Hepper recalled training with the Scout Section at Goathurst and rifle practice at Nerrols Farm, the home of Mortimer White of Taunton Patrol.
Weapons included rifles, hand grenades, sticky bombs and detonators. Most of the weapons were stored at Marshwood Farm, home of the Hepper brothers, some in the farm house, some in an old caravan that was used as a shepherd's hut.
TNA ref WO199/3390 & WO199/3391
Hancock data held at B.R.A
1939 Register
Donald Brown
Arthur John Hepper via Chris Perry