Chepstow is a town in Monmouthshire, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the River Wye, about 2 miles above its confluence with the River Severn.
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant David Frederick Evans Price | Farmer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Corporal Claude Edward Edmonds | Land agent |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private David Tudor Davies | Factory manager |
Unknown | 1943 |
| Private Trevor Morgan Jones | Farmer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Goronwy Hywel Jones | Garage owner |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Brian Maltby Kerruish | Veterinary Surgeon |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private George Arthur Major | Bus manager |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Benjamin Tom Proctor | Nurseryman |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
The Operational Base is located on the old golf course at the Marriot St Pierre Hotel and Country Club near Chepstow. Next to the 5th green. It is presently intact but covered and inaccessible. It is on private land.
See how it was discovered in this BBC article.
Chepstow Patrol
Obvious targets would have included the main A48 road and nearby rail line along with possibly targeting the ferry between Aust and Beachley (just outside Chepstow) a trip that roughly mirrors where the span of the Severn Bridge today.
Group training courses with target practice were arranged every 4-5 weeks at the derelict Glen Court mansion, Llantrisant near Usk. Pertholey House near Newbridge on Usk and Belmont House near Langstone.
An annual training camp with members from other Patrols was held at Southerndown. The men were billeted at Dunraven Castle which was also home to evacuees during the war.
The men were taught how to use sticky bombs, a selection of guns, grenades, fuses and time pencils. Each Patrol was issued with Fairbairn Sykes which were particularly lethal instruments. The men were taught advanced ‘thuggery’ and became very highly skilled in how to kill silently using knives or the cheese cutter garrotte. The men were basically not meant to be a confrontational unit, but lone sentries would no doubt have been targets for silent execution.
Known by the codename Abraham.
TNA ref WO199/3389
Sallie Mogford
1939 Register
Hancock data held at B.R.A
BBC News
Tony Salter