Auxiliary Unit Patrols were part of the preparations put in place in the event that Germans landed in England during the second world war.
The Auxiliary Units were a secret resistance network of highly trained volunteers prepared to be Britain's last ditch line of defence during World War Two. They operated in a network of cells from hidden underground bases around the UK.
Lincolnshire had 7 Groups spread geographically.
The Low Villages three patrols formed half of Lincolnshire Group 1 (along with Barton upon Humber, Burton upon Stather & Great Limber) and were based at Elsham, Worlaby & Saxby. Members of each patrol were kept completely unaware of other neighbouring patrols
Elsham Patrol comprised
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Name |
Occupation |
Until |
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Sergeant Horace Easton |
Limestone quarryman |
03 Dec 1944 |
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Corporal Michael McShane |
Kitchen gardener |
03 Dec 1944 |
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Private T. Moore |
03 Dec 1944 |
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Private Frederick Robinson |
Farm worker |
03 Dec 1944 |
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Private Kenneth James Scott |
Limestone burner |
03 Dec 1944 |
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Private Gordon Richard Wraith |
Assistant gardener |
03 Dec 1944 |
Worlaby Patrol comprised
|
Name |
Occupation |
Until |
|
Sergeant Leonard Clark |
Haulage contractor |
03 Dec 1944 |
|
Farm mechanic |
03 Dec 1944 |
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Private George Leslie Elsom |
Farm lorry driver |
03 Dec 1944 |
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Private Joseph Harper |
Gamekeeper |
03 Dec 1944 |
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Private Ralph Marshall Healey |
Tractor driver |
03 Dec 1944 |
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Private Harry Jackson |
Tractor driver |
03 Dec 1944 |
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Private William Wilson |
Farm labourer |
03 Dec 1944 |
Saxby Patrol comprised
|
Name |
Occupation |
Until |
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Sergeant Harry Drayton |
Joiner & builder |
03 Dec 1944 |
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Corporal Albert D. Kingswood |
Farm labourer |
03 Dec 1944 |
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Private Leonard Alfred Catling |
Assistant welder |
03 Dec 1944 |
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Private William Alan Morley |
Farm worker assisting father |
03 Dec 1944 |
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Private Harold Redhead |
Horseman on farm |
03 Dec 1944 |
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Private Owen Waddingham |
Brickworks labourer |
03 Dec 1944 |
In this history site our ability to expand on these brave men and their exploits is limited but much more information can be gleened from an excellent site dedicated to telling the story behind the Auxiliary Units (Churchills Secret Army) please visit it at www.staybehinds.com