Flete Estate is in the South Hams, Devon, next to the Erme Estuary.
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Albert Baker | Head gamekeeper |
01 Jul 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private John Burgess | Gamekeeper |
07 Jul 1940 | 26 May 1943 |
| Private Walter Howard Harper | Farm labourer |
18 Aug 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Frederick Charles Tapper Kerswell | Farm worker |
04 Oct 1943 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Arthur Edward Lloyd | 30 Jul 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 | |
| Private John Pedrick | Farm labourer |
12 Nov 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Ralph Vick | Acetylene burner |
18 Aug 1942 | 01 May 1944 |
| Private Douglas Gilbert Vick | Scrap metal merchant |
18 Aug 1942 | 01 May 1944 |
The Operational Base was located in a small quarry on the edge of Ermington Woods. It was removed after the war and sections used around Sexton Farm. Nothing remains on the site today.
Flete Patrol
Damage to the nearby Sequer's Bridge would disrupt traffic on the main A379 between Plymouth and Kingsbridge. The large manor house of Flete Estate, Flete House, would have been a possible German HQ and so a target for the Patrol. Their OB overlooked the A379 and House.
Training took place with the other Patrols of Group 3.
On a night exercise at Flete Woods, trip wires were laid by the Ugborough Patrol for the Flete Patrol to try to find. The evening was finished off with bread, cheese and cider at the Sergeant Baker's home; the Flete Estate head keeper's lodge.
It is assumed they were issued with the standard kit, arms and explosives. Some arms were stored in the outbuildings of Edmeston Farm.
Flete House was requisitioned during the Second World War when Freedom Fields Maternity Hospital was bombed. Several years and over 9,000 babies later it was returned to the Mildmay family, and is now converted into retirement apartments.
The National Archives ref WO199/3391
Hancock data held at B.R.A
1939 Register
Auxilier Alec Rogers and family