Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 12 January 1941.
Date Time Location Damage
12/01/1941 18.25 Doddinghurst 1 U.X.B. with wire and parachute attached
at Stockfield. Also a parachute and wire only in a field near Shepherds Inn. (Disposed of by B.D.S. 13th).
12/01/1941 Pilgrims 1 U.X.B Small Yellow with parachute attached
Hatch near Ashwells (Disposed of by B.D.S. 13th). Also 1 parachute only at Ashwells.
12/01/1941 Doddinghurst 1 – U.X.B. Small Yellow with a parachute
and wire attached in Howgego’s field, Dagwood Lane. (Disposed of B.D.S. 15th)
12/01/1941 Doddinghurst – U.X.B. Small Yellow near “The Warren”
Blackmore Road. (Disposed of by B.D.S. 16th).
12/01/1941 18.30 Basildon 1 – H.E. unexploded in a field 300 yards South of
Burnt Mills and 600 yards East of Rectory Road. No damage or casualties.
12/01/1941 18.40 Pitsea 1 – H.E. exploded in a field between Rectory Road
and Pound Lane. No damage or casualties.
12/01/1941 18.45 Pilgrims 1 – H.E. exploded in garden of “Dorna” Hatch
Hatch Road, 4 houses slightly damaged. No casualties.
12/01/1941 18.50 Wickford 5 – H.E. exploded at Atherstone Gardens and a
number of I.Bs in open ground. Slight damage to property. No 1 Police Houses, telephone wires and electric cables down.
12/01/1941 18.50 Rayleigh 1 – H.E. exploded in upper Edwards Hall,
Eastwood Rise. No damage or casualties.
12/01/1941 19.00 Brentwood 1 – H.E. exploded in Crown Square, Crown Street,
8 slight casualties. 4 houses demolished, 14 houses and a school seriously damaged. 16 houses slightly damaged. Water and gas mains damaged. 2 unclassified roads closed.
12/01/1941 19.00 Pilgrims 1 – H.E. exploded 150 yards East of Ashwells
Hatch Farm, School Lane. No damage or casualties.
12/01/1941 19.05 Laindon 1 – H.E. exploded at Castle Lane, Primrose Hill.
Slight damage to property. No casualties.
12/01/1941 19.10 Barling 1 – I.B. burnt out at Clays Street Farm. No
damage or casualties.
12/01/1941 19.10 Sutton 2 – H.Es exploded Temlle Farm, 400 yards West of
Sutton Road. Slight damage to property. No casualties.
12/01/1941 19.19 Little Warley I.Bs (a number) burnt out in fields North of Arterial
Road, near Warley Street. No damage or casualties.
12/01/1941 20.15 Rochford 7 – H.Es exploded in fields at Blatches Farm.
Slight damage to property. No casualties.
12/01/1941 21.20 Little 7 – H.Es exploded in fields at Hatches Farm. No
Burstead damage or casualties.
12/01/1941 21.40 Canvey 4 – H.Es exploded near Scars Elbow Fort. 2 in
Island fields and 2 in River Thames. No damage or casualties. Also I.Bs (a number) on 70 ton Lighter named “WYE” near O’Dells Dump, Northwick Road. No casualties. Boat damaged and
12/01/1941 21.40 Dunton I.Bs (a number) burnt out in fields between Dunton
Colony and Dunton Hall Farm. No damage or casualties.
12/01/1941 21.50 Hadleigh 5 – H.Es, 4 exploded and 1 unexploded in and near
The Crescent, and a number of I.Bs near Burrows Recreation Ground. 1 H.E. exploded 70 yards North of Scrubbs Lane, 1 unexploded 100 yards West of Woodfield Road and 3 exploded on open ground behind Woodfield Road, 2 fatal casualties (females 14 months and 9 years) 4 serious and 5 slight casualties, 1 bungalow demolished, slight damage to other property. Water and gas mains damaged, sewer damaged and three unclassified roads closed.
12/01/1941 22.10 Dunton 7 – H.Es exploded in fields at rear of Dunton
Wayletts Farm. No damage or casualties.
12/01/1941 22.28 Shenfield 1 – A.A. Shell exploded in School Chase. No
damage or casualties.
