which had Commonwealth naval personnel) and 'P' Party 3006 manned by the Dutch.

Work in the European theatre continued until well after the end of the war. Most of the 'P' Parties were disbanded, together with HMS Vernon(D) at Brixham, on 30 November 1945. The exceptions were 'P' Party 2444, which was still operating at Dunkirk, and 'P' Party 2443 which had been formed in June 1945 to deal with residual suspected unexploded ordnance