County
Pictures
Image
Caption & credit
East Kent training (Gardner Papers)
Image
Caption & credit
East Kent training page 2, signed CS Hudson 2/Lt and dated 12/2/42 (Gardner Papers)
Operational Base
Scout Sections normally had at least two Operational Bases.
Clive Cole, son of Ted Cole, was taken in the 1960s to see his base in Kingswood Forest near Canterbury.
Scout section personnel
| Name | Occupation | Posted from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second Lieutenant Christopher Sydney Hudson | (1939) Chemist later (1960) Shell Petrol businessman |
1941 | 1942 |
| Corporal T. W. MacFarlane | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 | |
| Driver IC Cordery | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 | |
| Driver IC Stevens | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 | |
| Private Edward Victor Cole | (1939) Master hairdresser |
14 Feb 1942 | 21 Apr 1943 |
| Private Sydney Sidwell | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
Other personnel
The section would have consisted of a Lieutenant, a Sergeant, a Corporal and 9 private soldiers with a driver-batman for the officer and driver for the section’s lorry.
References