Weydale village lies 2.5 miles south-east of Thurso.
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant William A. Manson | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 | |
| Corporal William Allan | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 | |
| Private Alexander Mackay Anderson | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Private William S. Gunn | 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 | |
| Private W. J. MacKay | Unknown | July 1944 | |
| Private G. Manson | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
The OB was sited on farm land near to the Thurso-Watten road which sits below Weydale.
The hide was in a well-drained field and has since been ploughed over.
Weydale Patrol
Similar targets to the Patrol at Thurso / Glengolly which is approx 4km north from this Patrol base.
Combined training with local Patrols and Scout Section of Cameron / Seaforth Highlanders at Halkirk.
They trained locally with pistols, Sten Guns, and explosives. One night practice was to creep up on Dunnet Head without being seen by sentries and to mark a target with chalk.
One demonstration involved the detonation of three land mines in a quarry that blew out windows 200 yds away and deafened William Allen. The explosives were of Gelignite 808, that smelt of marzipan and plastic.
William Allan and one other man was sent to Coleshill House near Swindon for training in unarmed combat and knife attack, they had to stand all the way back in the Jellico Express.
Weapons and explosives were stored in the farm house of Sergeant Willy Manson. Some were found many years after the war ended and had to be inspected, collected and disposed of by an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team from RAF Kinloss.
William Gunn recalled a final party at the Pentland Hotel, Thurso.
Weydale Patrol won best Patrol in Group 1 in a competition of all Area 1 Patrols in 1944.
Geoff Leet's article in Caithness Field Club Bulletin 2005
Hancock data held at B.R.A
TNA ref WO199/3388
Private Correspondence with David Blair
IWM ref 13450 – 201 Bn News July 1944