The Creech Barrow Seven - Creech, Dorset, UK
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N 50° 38.523 W 002° 05.784
30U E 563891 N 5610410
The Creech Barrow Seven were a British Guerilla force trained in case the Germans invaded Britain. Here, they are commemorated on a memorial stone.
Waymark Code: WMFK6Z
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/28/2012
Views: 1
The memorial reads:
'The
Creech Barrow
Seven
Auxiliary Unit
G.H.Q. Home Forces
1940 - 1944
Sgt. Fred Simpson
Cpl. Doug Green
Pte. Les Green
Pte. Harold Hatchard
Pte. Jack Hatchard
Pte. Eli Kitcatt
Pte. Wilf Stockley
May they rest in peace
in the land they were
prepared to defend
when it was in
mortal danger.'
Next to the memorial is an information board describing The Creech Barrow Seven. Nearby are the remains of the camouflaged bunkers they called home, well hidden in the undergrowth, away from enemy eyes.
Date of Dedication: 01/01/2009
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Parking can be found on the verge near the gate and footpath
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Creech, Dorset United Kingdom
BH20
Commemoration: The Creech Barrow Seven
Access times: Not listed
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