Date                Time   Location         Damage

03/06/1943    03.15  Thundersley 2 – H.Es exploded in field South side Arterial Road,

Daws Heath.  No casualties.  Damage to overhead electric and telephone cables.

05/06/1943    04.00  Bowers           1 – A.A. Shell exploded on Bowers Gifford Marshes

Gifford            300 ft N.W. of Staines Farm.  No damage or casualties.

05/06/1943    04.00  Bowers           A camouflet, which was caused by a bomb which

Gifford            fell on Bowers Gifford Marshes, 100 yards N.W. of Smokey Farm.  (Discredited by BDS 21.6.43).

05/06/1943    04.00  Bowers           1 – Ux. A.A. Shell found on Bowers Gifford Golf

Gifford            Course 400 yards West of Gt Muscles Farm.  (Disposed of BDS 26.7.43).

05/06/1943    04.30  Canvey          1 – H.E. exploded on edge of lake in Thisselt Road. 

Island             No casualties or damage other than two windows of greenhouse broken.

05/06/1943    14.00  South Weald 3 boys aged 13, 11 and 9 1/2 were seriously

injured as the result of playing with a believed No. 68 grenade fired from a North over Projector which was found by them in a field at South Weald.  2 of the boys died from their injuries.  The grenade with 2 others had been left in the bombing pit at the Home Guard Camp South Weald and it is believed they were picked up by the boys whilst the firing parties had gone to dinner.

12/06/1943    Found  Rochford      1 – exploded A.A. Shell in field 100 yards West of

Creeks End Road and 700 yards  North of Ballards Gore Corner.  Time and date of falling not known.

12/06/1943    Found  Rochford      1 – Ux. A.A. shell in field 250 yards North of

Ballards Gore Corner and 150 yards West of Creeksey Road.  Time and date of falling unknown.  (Disposed of BDS 7.7.43).

13/06/1943    02.50  Nevendon     1 – A.A. Shell exploded in front of Summer Hill

                                                            Garage Arterial Road.  No damage or casualties.

14/06/1943                Hockley          1 – A.A. Shell exploded near footpath at SW end of

Blount’s Wood, 6 yards from LNE Railway.  No casualties or damage.

15/06/1943    03.25  Little                1 – A.A. Shell exploded in field 500 yards North of

                                    Burstead        Hatojes Farm.  No casualties or damage.

15/06/1943    03.25  Thundersley 1 – Ux. A.A. Shell 200 yards rear of Wonder View

Burches Road.  No casualties or damage.  Disposed of BDS 8.7.43).

15/06/1943    07.45  Laindon         A partly deflated Barrage Balloon fell on a

bungalow in Elizabeth Drive, 60 yards East of Green Lane.  No casualties or damage.

15/06/1943    Found  Ashingdon   2 – U.X.A.A. Shells were found in fields at

Ashingdon, one in a field 300 yards South of Ashingdon Church and 250 yards East of Main Road and one in field 450 yards S.E. of Ashingdon Church and 400 yards East of Main Road.  Time and date of falling unknown.  (Disposed of 1.7.43).

23/06/1943    20.45  Mountnessing          An APB which fell on 3.3.43 exploded in a

field on Thoby Poultry Farm, whilst the grass was being cut by a cutter drawn by two horses one of which was killed and the other injured.  The horseman escaped injury.

24/06/1943    Found  Wickford       An Ux A.A. Shell was found in a ditch 100 yards

North of Dines Farmhouse, Does Hill.  No casualties or damage.  (Disposed of BDS 21.7.43).

26/06/1943    Found  Wickford       1 – Ux. A.A. shell 250 yards S.E. of Bromford

Farmhouse Nevendon Road.  Time and date of falling unknown.  No casualties or damage.  (Disposed of BDS 24.7.43).