County Group
Locality
Lyndhurst is a large village in the New Forest, 9 miles south-west of Southampton.
Patrol members
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant James Horace Adams | Forester National Defence Service Timber Supply |
01 Sep 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Henry Charles Barnes | Coal merchant |
08 Jul 1943 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private George Ben Broomfield | Foreman forester |
01 Jun 1941 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private John Henry Collins | Builders labourer |
09 Sep 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Frederick Charles Core | Shopkeeper & upholstery maker |
08 Jul 1943 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Edward Augustus Soffe | Forestry worker timber felling |
05 Aug 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Eric Harold Sylvester Wilson | Marine engineer (shore staff) |
08 Sep 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Lionel Benjamin Wren | Head forest keeper |
11 Jun 1940 | 22 Jan 1943 |
OB Status
Location not known
Location
Lyndhurst Patrol
Patrol Targets
Lyndhurst was a centre of enemy resistance - an Anti Tank Island (1940).
Sergeant Adams and Edward Soffe lived near Beaulieu Road Station which was a Military Rail Depot with a nearby ammunition store. This would have been a likely target.
References
TNA ref WO199/3391
Hancock data held at B.R.A
1939 Register
New Forest Museum