Date                Time   Location         Damage

03/08/1942    Found  Billericay      A quantity of small cellophane packets marked L.

1931, 3″ Mor., 100 grns., N.C. (Y) were found in the vicinity of Stock Road and Norsey Road Railway Bridges, Crown Road, Jackson’s Land and Sunnymeade Estate.  Military authorities stated that the packets contained an explosive for use with 3″ Trench Mortars as used by Infantry Regts. and are dangerous if ignited in a confined space, as has been ascertained by a boy age 9 yrs who was badly burned about the face by throwing one of the packets on to a fire he had made in a field.

10/08/1942    17.00  Canvey          1 – Naval Barrage Balloon grounded at Canvey

Island             Island and on marshes at Halfway House Farm Great Wakering.  (Removed by Naval Authorities 11.8.42).

13/08/1942    02.35  Barling           2 – H.E. bombs fell near Barling School Barling. 

Extensive damage was done to property.  Telephone wires and overhead electric cables were also damaged.  A number of Incendiary Bombs were dropped at the same time which burned out harmlessly also a parachute flare fell at Canewdon.  No damage was caused.

15/08/1942    12.15  Great              1 – A.A. Shell exploded in a field 300 yards South

Wakering       East of the Church, off New Road, believed to have been fired from a gun practicing at Shoeburyness Ranges.  No damage or casualties.

18/08/1942    12.30  South Weald Stanley George Allpress, 18 years, a member of

the Home Guard was fatally injured whilst engaged in bombing training in Weald Park, South Weald.  At the same time a H.G. Officer was also injured and conveyed to hospital.

18/08/1942    Found  Foulness      1 – 50 kg U.X.B. found 200 yards South East of

Island           Eastwick Farmhouse and 80 yards South of cart track, Foulness Island.  No damage or casualties.  (Disposed of BDS 29.8.42).

19/08/1942    12.00  Reconnaissance      Ground raised and cracked.  Suspected

Laindon         Camouflet Map Ref. M.144097.  In field 100 yards S.S.E. Home Lodge, Wash Road.  Date of falling unknown.  Apparent hole of entry 18ft from centre of mound.  Report Centre informed.  (BDS informed).

30/08/1942 15.15     Canvey          1 – A.A. Shell exploded in the garden of Milton

Island             Lodge, Central Wall Road, an unoccupied bungalow.  Slight damage was caused to bungalow.  No casualties.