Flixton Patrol

A.K.A. (nickname)
Folkton
Locality

Flixton is a village approximately 7 miles south of Scarborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Patrol members
Name Occupation Posted from Until
Sergeant William Henry Found

Farmer

Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Sergeant Charles Henry Moxlow

Grocer

Unknown 27 Jun 1942
Corporal Eric Barker

Gardener

Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private George Ellis

Farmer

Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private John William Rudd

Farmer

Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private George William Sellers

Farm worker

Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private Jack Stephenson

Gardener

Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private John Oxendale Tindall

Tractor driver

Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Operational Base (OB)

The Patrol had their OB in a small copse at Flixton Brow. It was built as an "Elephant" type shelter with a long escape tunnel that ran down hill from the site.

Patrol & OB pictures
OB Image
Caption & credit
Main chamber 1995 (from Jan Books-Bank)
OB Image
Caption & credit
Main chamber 1995 (from Jan Books-Bank)
OB Image
Caption & credit
Plan of OB 1995 (from Jan Books-Bank)
OB Status
Collapsed with few visible remains
OB accessibility
The OB site is publicly accessible
Location

Flixton Patrol

Patrol Targets

Local targets would have included the Scarborough to York railway and Bridlington railway along with the main roads from the coast across to York and the probable landing grounds at Scarborough and Filey.

Training

Some members went to Coleshill House for specialist courses

The Patrol trained locally in their area and at Middleton on the Wolds Headquarters along with at Richmond and Castle Howard with the Green Howards (Castle Howard was a large Home Guard training centre).

Weapons and Equipment

Weapons issued to the Patrol included STEN Machine Guns, Fighting Knives, Sniper rifle and American pistols.

Other information

Flixton had a store for supplies for the whole of Group Number 1.

References

TNA ref WO199/3389

Hancock data held at B.R.A

1939 Register

Andy Gwynne

Local press

Paul Richardson (son of CSM F.K. Richardson)

Jan Books-Bank for Defence of Britain Project