Date                Time   Location         Damage

03/01/1943    10.45  Doddinghurst            An Auxiliary petrol tank fell from a Spitfire

and was found in Park Wood and later collected by the RAF from North Weald Aerodrome.

10/01/1943    08.20  Havengore    The body of Merchant Seaman James Hitchin No

Island             142265 aged 27 years of the S.S. Bolbec and registered at Greenock, Scotland was found on the foreshore.  Body removed to Mortuary at Southend Municipal Hospital Rochford.

10/01/1943    Found  Bowers         U.X.B. found in a meadow between Jotman’s Farm

Gifford            and Rookery Barn Farm.  Believed to have fallen in November 1940.  (Disposed of BDS 23.1.43).

11/01/1943    09.00  Foulness       The Bodies of two Merchant Seamen found on the

Island             foreshore at New Burwood.  From papers found on them their names are Reginald Thomas 46 Tymaur Street St Thomas Swansea and C H Hansen 29 Dunraven Street Aberavon Port Talbot South Wales.  Both bodies were removed to the Mortuary at Southend Municipal Hospital Rochford.

11/01/1943    21.00  Great              2 – Small Yellow U.X.Bs which fell 31.3.42 found

Wakering       300 yards S.E. of Hinks & Hepburns Nurseries.  No damage or casualties.  (Disposed of BDS 18.1.43).

11/01/1943    Found  Hullbridge    A collapsed Camouflet in the garden of Hullbridge

Stores at the junction of Ferry Road and Pooles Lane.

17/01/1943    20.45  Brentwood     An A.A. Shell exploded on the greensward in

                                                            Ongar Road.  No damage or casualties.

17/01/1943    21.15  Brentwood     An Unexploded A.A. Shell fell at rear of 216-218

Warley Road (adjoining War Department property)  No casualties or damage.  (Disposed of BDS 24.1.43).

18/01/1943    05.00  Laindon         An Unexploded A.A. Shell fell alongside house

known as “Peacock” High Road Laindon.  No casualties.  Very slight damage to property.

18/01/1943    Found  Canvey         An Unexploded A.A. Shell found at Canvey Supply

Island           Premises Canvey Island.  No casualties or damage.

20/01/1943    Found  Laindon       A further U.X.A.A. Shell found in the garden of

“Sun Ray” bungalow, Hilly Road Laindon.  No casualties or damage.  Fallen on 17.1.43.

31/01/1943    Found  South            A Deflated Barrage Balloon grounded at Jotman’s

Benfleet       Farm Jotman’s Lane.  No damage or casualties.  Removed RAF 3.2.43.