Wiltshire Home Guard
Living History Group
11TH BATTALION, FACTORY
Date Raised | Early 1941 |
Commanding Officer | Jul. 1941 Lt.-Col. M. Ormonde Darby, O.B.E. (left district); 3 Sep. 1943 Lt.-Col. B.A.M. Hall, O.B.E., R.A. (retired) |
Approximate Strength | 1,200 [1943]; reduced by half in 1944 |
Companies | 9 |
Stand Down Parade | 5th, 11th, 13th Battalions |
Stand Down Salute | Maj.-Gen. R.L. Laurie, C.B., C.B.E., Commander, Salisbury Plain District |
COMPANIES | ||
Battalion H.Q. | C: 24 Shop, G.W.R. Works | F: Flight Sheds 2 |
A: Short Bros. Ltd., The Close, Straton St Margaret | D: Sevenhampton Factory | G: Pleasey's Factory |
B: Messrs. Philips & Powis, South Marston | E: Blunsdon Factory | H: 24 Shop, G.W.R. Works |
Battalion H.Q.
Commander: Lt.-Col. M. Ormonde Darby, O.B.E.
Head Quarters: South Marston Factory; Sep. 1943 Old National Schools, Stratton St Margaret
Strength [ ]
Early 1942, incorporated into F Coy.
PLATOONS - Strength & Commanders
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OFFICERS
Lt-.Col. M. Ormonde Darby, O.B.E. | |
Maj. P.L. Holmes, D.S.C. | |
Capt. E. Mack, M.C. | |
Lt. D. S. Patton | |
2/Lt. Griffiths | |
Capt. A.P. Whyte, Intelligence Officer Jun. 1942 |
A COMPANY (The Close, Stratton St Margaret)
Commander: Capt. F.F. Foord; Apr. 1943 Capt. J.W. Clough (promoted Maj. 1943 & to 2.I./C.)
Strength on Standown [ ]
PLATOONS - Commanders, Strength & Members
[ ] | [ ] | Lt. Thompson |
OFFICERS
Capt. F.F. Foord | Lt. W. Boughton-Fox |
Capt. S.C. Bushell | |
Lt. Thompson | Capt. J.W. Clough (Cmdr. & Signals Officer) |
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B COMPANY (South Marston Factory)
Commander: Maj. McKecnie (to 101 A.A. Bty.); Dec. 1942 Maj. R.D. Bibby
Strength on Standown [ ]
April 1942, Bellman Hanger attached to B Coy.
1944 became A Troop with 6 Hispano's 20m.m. guns for A.A. defence
PLATOONS - Commanders, Strength & Members
[ ] | [ ] | Lt. Tipper |
[ ] | [ ] | Lt. Miles |
[ ] | [ ] | Lt. Hamilton |
[ ] | [ ] | Lt. Bolton |
OFFICERS
Maj. McKecnie | Lt. Hamilton |
Lt. Tipper | Lt. Bolton |
Lt. Miles | Capt. J.W. Clough |
Capt. F.F. Forde (Apr. 1943) |
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C COMPANY (24 Shop, G.W.R. Works)
Commander: Capt. H.C. Hill
Strength on Standown [ ]
April 1942 E Coy. and Couny Road Stores incorporated into C Coy.
1944 became C Troop with 4 Browning's .303s for A.A. defence
PLATOONS - Commanders, Strength & Members
[ ] | [ ] | Lt. W.E.M. Miller |
[ ] | [ ] | Lt. A.A. Bartlett |
OFFICERS
Capt. H.C. Hill | Lt. A.A. Bartlett |
Lt. W.E.M. Miller |
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D COMPANY (Sevenhampton Factory)
Commander: Capt. M.C. Holmes; Jun. 1942 Maj. P.L. Holmes, D.S.C.
Strength on Standown [ ]
PLATOONS - Commanders, Strength & Members
[ ] | [ ] | Lt. J.C. Hilderbrands |
OFFICERS
Capt. M.C. Holmes | Lt. J.C. Hilderbrands |
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E COMPANY (Blunsdon Factory)
Commander: [ ] .. or was the Administration Officer, Lt. Ferry in charge?; 1943 Lt. Young
Strength on Standown [ ]
April 1942 incorporated into C Coy.
PLATOONS - Commanders, Strength & Members
[ ] | [ ] | Lt. Main, D.C.M., M.M. |
OFFICERS
Lt. Ferry | Lt. Main, D.C.M., M.M. |
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F COMPANY (Flight Sheds 2)
Commander: Capt. E.J.H. Morton; Mar. 1943 Lt. A.J. Edwards
Strength on Standown [ ]
Early 1942, H.Q. Detachment incorporated into F Coy.
1944 became B Troop with 4 Hispano's 20m.m. guns for A.A. defence
PLATOONS - Commanders, Strength & Members
[ ] | [ ] | 2/Lt. Patience |
[ ] | [ ] | 2/Lt. A.L. Smith |
OFFICERS
Capt. E. Morton | 2/Lt. A.L. Smith |
2/Lt. Patience |
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G COMPANY (Pleasey's Factory)
Commander: Capt. R.D. Bibby
Strength on Standown [ ]
PLATOONS - Commanders, Strength & Members
[ ] | [ ] | Lt. W. Christie |
[ ] | [ ] | 2/Lt. G.W.E. Knowles |
OFFICERS
Capt. R.D. Bibby | 2/Lt. G.W.E. Knowles |
Lt. W. Christie |
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H COMPANY (24 Shop, G.W.R. Works)
Acting Commander: Lt. G.T. Firth (subsequently Capt. & O.B.E.); May 1943 Lt. T.B. Jones (from 9 Bn.)
Strength on Standown [ ]
PLATOONS - Commanders, Strength & Members
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OFFICERS
Lt. G.T. Firth | Capt. Boby (temporarily unattached) |
Capt. A.P. Whyte (temporarily unattached) | Lt. T.B. Jones |
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H.Q. COMPANY of specialist sub-units formed in October 1942
Oct. 1943 Weapons officer - Lt. (Acting Capt.) W.E.M. Miller
Nov. 1943 Light A.A. Troops formed in various factories
SOURCES:
Data: Company and Platoon data derived from The History of the Wiltshire Home Guard 1940 - 1944, Major E.A. Mackay, T.D., D.L., J.P., published 1946