East Dereham town lies 15 miles west of Norwich.
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Hugh Edward Parfitt | Market gardener assisting father |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Corporal Matthew Harvey Thompson | Iron moulder charge hand |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Redvers Cyril Beck | Cowman assisting uncle |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private John Goram | Polishing shop hand |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Frederick Harry Ottaway | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 | |
| Private Ernest William Pratt | Lorry driver on farm |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Bernard Percival Walpole | Iron moulder |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Michael McCall Wilson | Medical practitioner |
1941 | 1943 |
| Private Albert George Wright | Local authority rating clerk |
Unknown | 1943 |
The Patrol O.B. has not been located but is thought to have been in a private wood close to North Elmham a small village to the north of Dereham.
East Dereham Patrol
Military targets would have included RAF North Pickenham, RAF Bylaugh, RAF Swanton Morely, RAF Wending, RAF Shipdham, RAF Beston
The railway line between King's Lynn and Norwich and the main (A47) road from Norwich to King's Lynn would have disrupted supply routes.
Some Patrol members went to Coleshill for specialist training courses.
They would have trained locally and at Cawston Rifle Ranges.
TNA ref WO199/3389
Hancock data held at B.R.A
Evelyn Simak and Adrian Pye
J R Field