Philip Brunt, along with Bill Foot, were members of the Holnest Home Guard platoon prior to being recruited to Auxiliary Units.
In November 1944 he moved to Beaminster, just as the Patrol was stood down.
The son of Hylton and Alice, he married Beryl Antell in 1944. The Western Gazette recorded that they received a present from the Holnest Patrol of Home Guard. In 1941 he was the Chairman of the local Young Farmers Club.
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leweston Patrol | Patrol member | 16 Sep 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Farm hand for father
Before he died, Philip Brunt recorded the names of the six men in the Patrol. He also had retained his Stand Down letter and his lapel badge.
Philip Brunt’s wartime identity card. Unusually this is marked with the 203 Battalion number, with the words Battalion, Home Guard embossed onto the card. There are official records that give the instruction to do this, allowing Auxiliers to prove their identity if required, but does not appear to have been done very frequently.
WO199/3390
1939 Register
Western Gazette 10 Nov 1944