Grasby Patrol

County Group
Lincolnshire Group 2
Locality

Grasby is a small village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, situated 3 miles north-west from the town of Caistor.

Patrol members
Name Occupation Posted from Until
Sergeant Percy Callum Hand

Tractor driver

 Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Corporal Charles Hasnip

Blacksmith

 Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private A. Baker Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private George Edwin Feirn

Farmer

 Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private Fred Charles Grice Foster

Farmer

 Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private H. Foster Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private Bernard Willey

Farmer

 Unknown Unknown
Operational Base (OB)

The OB is situated on private woodland near Grasby which was accessed by kind permission of the owner.

The OB was constructed of breeze-block and concrete sections. The main living quarter was made bigger with insertion of a 2 foot centre.

Patrol & OB pictures
Grasby OB 1
Breezeblock passageway (from Roger Green)
Grasby OB 2
Breezeblock passageway (from Roger Green)
Grasby OB 3
Sturdy construction (from Roger Green)
Grasby OB 4
Looking into main chamber (from Roger Green)
Grasby OB 5
Main chamber (from Roger Green)
Grasby OB diagram
Plan of Grasby OB
Grasby Lincs roof
OB roof (from Roger Green)
Grasby OB entrance
Grasby OB entrance 2022
Grasby OB looking over top of chamber
Grasby OB looking over top of chamber 2022
Grasby OB entrance
Grasby OB entrance 2022
Grasby OB entrance and pipe
Grasby OB entrance and pipe 2022
Grasby OB looking up entrance shaft
Grasby OB looking up entrance shaft 2022
Grasby OB doorway
Grasby OB doorway 2022
Grasby OB main chamber
Grasby OB main chamber 2022
Grasby OB main chamber
Grasby OB main chamber 2022
Grasby OB side wall
Grasby OB side wall 2022
Grasby OB side wall
Grasby OB side wall 2022
Grasby OB side wall
Grasby OB side wall 2022
Grasby OB main chamber
Grasby OB main chamber 2022
Grasby OB main chamber
Grasby OB main chamber 2022
Grasby OB doorway
Grasby OB doorway 2022
Grasby OB vent pipe
Grasby OB vent pipe 2022
Grasby OB Lintel
Grasby OB door lintel 2022
Grasby OB roof
Grasby OB roof 2022
Grasby OB vent pipe
Grasby OB vent pipe 2022
Grasby OB side wall
Grasby OB side wall 2022
Grasby OB main chamber
Grasby OB main chamber 2022
Grasby OB doorway
Grasby OB doorway 2022
Grasby OB pipe
Grasby OB pipe 2022
Grasby OB steps
Grasby OB steps 2022
Grasby OB
Grasby OB
Grasby OB escape passage
Grasby OB passage 2022
Grasby OB passage
Grasby OB passage 2022
Grasby OB steps
Grasby OB steps 2022
Grasby OB steps
Grasby OB steps 2022
OB Status
Largely intact
OB accessibility
This OB is on private land. Please do not be tempted to trespass to see it
Location

Grasby Patrol

Patrol Targets

The rail links to Immingham and Grimsby in the area would have been a target. There was an alternative line south from Grimsby, via Louth, but the stretch between Ulceby and Barnetby is a pretty obvious bottleneck and significant for roads as well. Another likely target was Kirmington Airfield which is now Humberside Airport though that was not active until Jan 1942.

Weapons and Equipment

Weapons were initially hidden in the Old Vicarage at Grasby.

References

Roger Green / Dave Hunter 2022

Andy Gwynne

Veronica Feirn (daughter of Auxilier), Councillor Strange, John Andrew, Edith Barrick (Nee Herring)

TNA ref WO199/3389

Hancock data held at B.R.A

1939 Register

Dave Bell