Cwmbran was designated as a new town in 1949 comprising the villages of Old Cwmbran, Pontnewydd, Upper Cwmbran, Henllys, Croesyceiliog, Llantarnam and Llanyrafon
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Cyril Henry Wipperman | Steel works manager |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Corporal Benjamin Gething William Wood | Post Office Manager |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Alfred James Berrow | Wire works drawer |
Unknown | 1943 |
| Private Daniel George Naish | Machine valve drawer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private William Albert Peterson | Steel wire mill worker |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private William John Smith | Boilerman |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Gordon Grantham Strawford | Operative at wire works |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Frederick Thomas Williams | Bricklayer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
Sergeant Rennie (Usk Patrol) recalled the Cwmbran OB as being within the grounds of Llanfrechfa Grange, now Hospital. He thought it may have been destroyed when pipe laying for the reservoir in the 1950s.
A plan of the site from when it was sold in 1933 shows possible wooded areas.
Cwmbran Patrol
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 knives 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 Absalom.
TNA ref WO199/3389
Sallie Mogford
1939 Register
Hancock data held at B.R.A