Wedmore is a village situated on raised ground, in the Somerset Levels between the River Axe and River Brue, often called the Isle of Wedmore.
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Arthur Duckett | Carpenter later a knackerman |
02 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Corporal Francis Stephen Banwell | Dairy farmer |
10 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Ernest Bethell | Dairy farmer assisting Father |
26 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Charles Binning | Master baker |
10 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Stanley Clark | Dairy farmer assisting Father |
28 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private William Bramwell Freckingham | Leading linesman |
01 Jun 1940 | 01 Apr 1943 |
| Private Arthur Austin Higgs | Dairy farmer |
02 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private John Morgan | Electrical engineer installation, maintenance, supply |
26 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Albert George Tucker | General builders foreman RAF Station contractors |
22 Jul 1940 | 14 Apr 1943 |
The OB was built by the Patrol, into a bank at Old Wood Farm, the home of Corporal Francis Banwell. It contained food and bunks. Constructed with a roof of railway irons there was a high retaining wall which collapsed in the 1960s.
Wedmore Patrol
The Patrol often met at Old Wood Farm in the cider cellar, stopping for a drink before going out training and returning for one on the way home.
A tin trunk remained at Old Wood Farm, full of explosives, that were used around the farm. After years it started sweating and, during an amnesty, the bomb disposal squad were called and the remains were blown up in a field.
The image of the Patrol was thought to have been taken at Old Wood Farm cider cellar and shows, left to right; Arthur Duckett, Stanley Clark, Captain Radford, John Morgan, Arthur Higgs, Charles Binning, Ernest Bethell, Albert Tucker, and Francis Banwell and is dated 1942.
TNA ref WO199/3390 & WO199/3391
SHC ref A\BOR/1 from Keith Salter
Donald Brown
Hancock data held at B.R.A
1939 Register