Leysmill Patrol

County Group
Fife Group 3 - Angus
Locality

The village of Leysmill is in Angus on the Arbroath and Forfar Railway.

Patrol members
Name Occupation Posted from Until
Major Robert Ottiwell Ramsay

Farmer

 Unknown Unknown
Sergeant Andrew Soutar

Farmer

 Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private William Bradford

Apprentice Blacksmith (to George Jarret)

Later Blacksmith at Muirdam

 Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private George Jarrett

Blacksmith

 Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Private James Wilson

Farmer

 Unknown 03 Dec 1944
Operational Base (OB)

The Operational Bases was / is located in woodland near Leysmill. The land is owned by Kinblethmont Estate owned by Robert Ramsay (the family of Major R.O. Ramsey, the Area Group Commander).

Whilst ferreting , local boys William and Jim had to dig out a ferret. They accidentally uncovered the Operational Base which contained tins of food and rudimentary furniture.

Patrol & OB pictures
Leysmill OB stove (from Kerr Cessford 2024)
Leysmill OB stove (from Kerr Cessford 2024)
Leysmill OB remains (from Kerr Cessford 2024)
Leysmill OB remains (from Kerr Cessford 2024)
Leysmill OB remains (from Kerr Cessford 2024)
Leysmill OB remains (from Kerr Cessford 2024)
OB Status
Collapsed with some visible remains
OB accessibility
This OB is on private land. Please do not be tempted to trespass to see it
Location

Leysmill Patrol

Patrol Targets

Targets would have included Arbroath to Forfar Railway, also close proximity to the airfield at Arbroath and the coast road up the east coast.

Training

Most likely Melville House, Fife.

References

Alan Stewart

TNA ref WO199/3388

Hancock data held at B.R.A

Norman White

Kerr Cessford

Louise Beattie