Colchester is the County town of Essex.
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Charles Frederick Driver | General Electrical Engineer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Second Lieutenant James Horace Harper | Engineer |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Corporal Claude Percy Coveney | Engineering inspector |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Herbert Maurice Beeson | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 | |
| Private John Edward Culley | Customs civil servant |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Edward George Lowe | Fitter Apprentice General Engineers |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Private Arthur George Owen | Assistant in Fruit Shop and Nurseries |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Frederick Jack Edward Pay | Mechanical Engineer Fractional Electrical Motor |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Clifford Elliott Perrett | Builders Clerk General Accounting |
Unknown | Unknown |
| Private Valentine Archibald Septimus Rogers | Engineers Progress Clerk |
Unknown | Unknown |
Not known, but see Mystery Colchester bunker.
Colchester A Patrol
The extensive railway yards and Barracks in the Garrison town of Colchester, along with the docks and engineering works, such as Paxman’s Factory, would have provided a range of targets for any Patrol.
In the 2nd World War Colchester's main significance lay in its infantry and light-anti-aircraft training units, and in the Paxman factory, which supplied a large proportion of the engines for British submarines and landing craft.
The Patrol would have trained at River House, Earls Colne, headquarters for the Essex Units. Patrol members would have been sent to Coleshill House for training courses.
It is thought that this Patrol was formed largely of members of the Paxman Diesels works in Colchester.
There were a number of changes of personnel, presumably as younger men were called up.
National Archives file WO199/3389
Genealogical additions (full names, dates of birth, etc) from Ancestry.co.uk, FreeBMD, FindmyPast
1939 Register
Hancock data held at B.R.A