Elwick village is in the Borough of Hartlepool, County Durham
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant William Rowe | Marine engine fitter |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Corporal Allan Bird | Horseman assisting father |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Frederick Andrew Claughan | Farmer |
unknown | Unknown |
| Private Robert Lewis | Motor fitter for local bus company |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Thomas Henry Platts | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 | |
| Private Norman Proud | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 | |
| Private William Smith | Apprentice plumber in shipyard |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private William Stonehouse | Farm worker |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Ronald Eric Victor Warrand | Sanitary inspector |
Unknown | Unknown |
The Patrol was based to the west of Elwick village. The OB site was east of the A19 in a wood 400 yards off a minor road to Dalton Piercy. The private wood is just south of Benknowle Farm.
The OB was an "Elephant" style shelter.
Elwick Patrol
Transport targets would have included; the Sunderland to Middlesbrough railway local roads and bridges, the Hartlepool to Ferryhill railway and the Port of Hartlepool.
Other local targets were; Wynyard Hall (a possible German HQ), Hurworh Reservoir, RAF Greatham.
ICI at Billingham, secret research was done there before and during the war into the uses of atomic energy code named "Alloy Tube" at the time. The Billingham site also made fuel and ammonia, useful for explosives
The Patrol trained locally on farm land near the OB.
Regionally they trained at Castleton with the Scout Section from the Green Howards and at Danby Lodge in North Yorkshire the Area Intelligence Officer's HQ.
Some members went to Coleshill House for courses.
It is assumed they were supplied with the standard kit and equipment.
The National Archives in Kew ref WO199/3389
1939 Register
Hancock data held at B.R.A
Dennis Walker