St. Germans is a village in south east Cornwall close to the Devon boarder.
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant John Percy Bidgood | Head school master |
28 Jul 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private William James Bersey | Head gamekeeper |
06 Apr 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private William James Doney | Farm labourer |
23 Mar 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Leslie John Pearce | Lorry driver |
08 Jul 1940 | 14 Nov 1942 |
| Private William Francis Sparks | Under gardener |
17 Jul 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Abraham Stephens | Chauffeur |
03 Jun 1940 | 14 Nov 1942 |
| Private Edwin John Stephens | Cowman |
13 Dec 1941 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Norman H. Stephens | Farm labourer |
13 Dec 1941 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Arthur Charles Willcocks | Farmer |
24 Jul 1940 | 07 Mar 1944 |
It is thought there were two OBs built on Auxilier Stephen's Farm at Lanjore, part of the Eliot Estate. One site has a large depression on the edge of a copse. Sadly it has been used as a rubbish dump over the years so any definite Auxiliary Units finds are hard to prove.
St Germans Patrol
St. Germans Patrol would have been the nearest Cornish Patrol to the Royal Albert Bridge over the Tamar which Intelligence Officer Captain John Dingley recalled was a target. The tubes are 16 foot 9 inches wide and 12 foot 3 inches high so easily big enough for a man to stand up in.
The estate house, Port Eliot, would have been an ideal German HQ in the area.
The Great Western rail line goes through St Germans into the port of Plymouth and the various bridges and the viaduct would have been targets.
It is assumed they were issued with the standard kit, arms and explosives.
TNA ref WO199/3391
Hancock data held by B. R. A
1939 Register
Alwyn Harvey and his work on the Defence of Britain Database
Lady Bianca and Port Eliot Estate
Blake Sporne and Chris Hale