The Patrol were based to the west of Wingate in County Durham.
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Thomas Lawler | Colliery hewer |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Corporal William Barron | Stoneman at coal mine |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Thomas Barker | Mason at coal mine |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private John Carr | Coal miner below ground |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Joseph Hall | Colliery blacksmith underground and surface |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Ernest O'Connor | Below ground shopman |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Private Thomas Robson | Horsekeeper coal mine underground |
Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
The Patrol OB was a standard "Elephant" type shelter built by the 184th (S) Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers built in Nanny's Wood to the west of Wingate.
A sketch-plan and and memo, marked secret, and dated 10 Oct 1942, points towards the OB being near Woodman's Cottage on Durham Road. The memo was found during renovations of Dr McLean's house "Valdigarth", Wheatley Hill, most likely the Special Duties Outstation.
Wheatley Hill Patrol
Local targets would have included Thornley railway junctions, various Collieries in the area and ports to the east.
Military targets would have included Searburn ROC post, Easington Lane search light battery, Brasside ammuntion store near Durham and Tuthill ammunition store near Haswell along with RAF Usworth.
Some of the Patrol went to Coleshill House to train. Regionally they trained at Danby Lodge, North Yorkshire with the Intelligence Officer and Castleton with the Scout Section from The Green Howards.
The Patrol trained locally and at the near by Cobbler's Quarry in the Elmore Hall Estate. Information suggests this was used by the military for training, it is close proximity to both Haswell Patrol which is also in the woods of the Hall‘s grounds, Hetton and Wheatley Hill Patrols.
Elmore Hall is a large stately home (1749) which was once owned by the Baker family and was last lived in 1930 - it was sold to Durham County Council in 1947.
The Patrol were issued with a Mark 2 Auxiliary Unit kit which included .38 Smith & Wesson pistols and Sten Machine Guns.
Most of the Patrol worked in the local collieries.