Date                Time   Location         Damage

03/07/1943    01.30  Nevendon     A British Spitfire No A.H.V.B.L. 294 belonging to

the 332nd Squadron (Norwegian) RAF North Weald, piloted by Lt. Hans Ratnes Isachsam, made a forced landing due to shortage of petrol in a wheat field on Craines Farm 3/4 mile N W of Nevendon Police Station (Map Ref M 169089) Pilot was uninjured but damage was caused to propeller and undercarriage of machine.

03/07/1943    Found   Paglesham A Ux H.E. in marshland 300 yards South of

Congregational Church and 450 yards South East of Biggins Farm East End.  Time and date of falling unknown.  No casualties or damage.  (Disposed of BDS 28.7.43).

10/07/1943    09.15  Laindon         An inflated Rubber Dinghy fell from a Flying

Fortress passing over Laindon and was found in Kings Crescent.  It caused slight damage to a house and electric cables but no casualties.

12/07/1943                Raweth          1 – Ph.I.B. exploded in a field forming a camouflet. 

No damage or casualties.  (Dealt with BDS 28.7.43).

14/07/1943    04.00  Canvey          1 – A.A. Shell exploded in a field 10 yards S W of

Island             Northwick Corner Canvey Road.  No casualties or damage.

14/07/1943    04.00  Pitsea             The window of Lewis shop 3 Jubilee Terrace

                                                            Rectory Road was broken by shrapnel.

21/07/1943    Found  Horndon      1 – Ux.H.E in field adjoining Brown & Tawse

                                                            factory 230 yards East of Childerditch Lane.

23/07/1943    04.40  Rayleigh        Mrs. Mitchell of No 1 Hillview Road, was pushing

Archibald Brown of Summerhill London Road Rayleigh in an invalid chair along the Hockley Road Rayleigh in the direction of Hockley when opposite a house known as “The Hattens” an explosion occurred in the roadway.  Brown was killed.  Mrs. Mitchell was injured and conveyed to Southend Hospital.

23/07/1943    09.00  Foulness       The body of James Walter Ward, aged 38 years,

Island             was found on the foreshore at Foulness Island 30 yards South of Asplin Head.  Was the skipper in charge of a barge “J.B.W.” which was blown up by a mine 20 miles Clacton side of Southend on 15.7.43 his death therefore being due to war operations.

29/07/1943    00.15  Pitsea             A – Ux. A.A. Shell found in fields Nurseries, High

                                                            Road.  No damage or casualties.

29/07/1943    00.30  Billericay        1 – A.A. Shell exploded 60 yards West of

Fernshore, Church Road Ramsden Bell House.  No casualties or damage.

29/07/1943    00.50  Paglesham    1 – H.E. exploded in Saltings Creek, between

Clements Marshes and Wallasea Island.  No casualties or damage.