AUXUNIT NEWS
Record of the Auxiliary Units 1940 - 1944

No. 13887

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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30 1944

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SEE FOR YOURSELF!

There's only so much you can learn from a computer screen. To walk through an Operating Base and see the kit at first hand, visit Parham Airfield Museum, Suffolk.

The museum's annual Open Day took place on 1st July, complete with air display, military vehicles and a live demonstration of an Auxiliary Unit sabotage attack.

Deep in Devon

Mark Scantlebury is researching the Auxiliary Units, particularly those that would have operated around Plymouth and particularly the Devonport area.

If you can help Mark then please contact him at:
plymouthpilgrim@hotmail.co.uk.

Auxiliers wanted

As part of an ongoing oral history and documentary project Martyn Cox of Wide-eyed.tv has so far recorded nearly sixty exclusive interviews with WW2 veterans. Many of these women and men served in intelligence or resistance roles and haven’t ever spoken of these in such depth and detail.  Martyn would like Auxiliers who are interested in sharing their memories to contact him via his website www.our-secret-war.org

When is an Auxunit not an Auxunit?

Austin Ruddy is researching an article for Britain at War magazine about Auxunit style units (i.e. secret, with OBs, similar tactics and methods) but not Auxunits and not on the Auxunit list in the National Archives.
In Leicestershire they were Home Guard raised, called Shock Sections. They have been found in other counties too, from Kent to Worcestershire.
Austin would like to hear from any of our readers who can shed some light on the topic.

If you can help then please contact Austin at austinruddy@leicestermercury.co.uk

More Stories Inside

The Front Page is  too small to hold all the news we have. There's much more to see inside.

Personal Stories

Personal recollections are now in the Personal Stories page.

Locations and Equipment

Information on equipment, organisation and hideouts is in the Locations and Equipment page.

Inside Today's Issue

Inside Today's Issue lists all the stories in Auxunit News.

Sugarloaf Patrol

A guided tour of a surviving OB by its ex-occupant.

Monmouth Auxiliers

Sallie Mogford is researching her grandfather's service in Jonah Patrol in Monmouthshire and has tracked down the remains of his OB.

In a Shop Window

A rare Auxilier's badge comes to light.

Sussex Secrets

Stewart Angell's 1996 account of the Sussex Auxunits is still available.

RADIO TEES

Dennis Walker gave us the information on Teesside OBs. He's now added the local radio stations.

Read All About It!

The author is grateful for the following sources of information...

Unofficial History

Take the Test

Thanks to Alison Smith the Parham Museum now has a record of one Patrol's training. Test yourself with Alison's newly discovered Training Course notes.

HOW IT ALL STARTED

The creation of Auxiliary Units

An Auxilier Writes...

Read about the history from someone who was there.

The Secret Arsenal

Equipment even the Commandos didn't see

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34 Platoon

Matt Sanders traces his grandfather's wartime service.

A Spy in his Own Land

The mystery of Wilfred Ensum

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Webrings and links to other sites that might interest you.

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This site is dedicated to the memory of my father, Raymond Waller of the Brotton Section and all those who served their country unknown and unacknowledged for so many years.