Date                Time   Location         Damage

02/03/1944    Between   Great       A private motorcar property of Dr J B Radcliffe of 1

14.00      Wakering   Tudor Way Hawkwell was pierced by an incendiary

and 16.00                  bullet from a Thunderbolt Fighter.  N.C.

14/03/1944    23.00  Herongate     2 – H.Es exploded in fields at rear of “Old Dog”

                                                            P.H.  N.D.C.

14/03/1944    23.05  Canvey          1 – Container of I.Bs. exploded in field on White

                                    Island             Farm Haven Road.  N.D.C.

14/03/1944    23.05  Canvey          7 – Ux.H.Es fell in Cook’s field Haven Road. 

                                    Island             N.D.C.

14/03/1944    23.05  Canvey          1 – Ux.Ph.I.B. fell in White’s field W of Haven

                                    Island             Road.  N.D.C.

14/03/1944    23.05  Canvey          1 Container of I.Bs fell in Hole Haven Creek. 

                                    Island             N.D.C.

14/03/1944    23.15  Ingrave           1 – H.E. exploded on 13th fairway, Thorndon Park

                                                            Golf Course.  N.D.C.

14/03/1944    23.15  Mountnessing          6 – H.Es exploded in field between Belman’s

Farm and the ‘George and Dragon’ P.H.  Damage to property.  N.C.

14/03/1944    23.15  Shenfield       2 – Ux.Ph.I.Bs fell in garden of ‘Trevosper’ Worrin

                                                            Road.  N.D.C.

14/03/1944    23.20  Great Warley A number of I.Bs fell on Stoneyhills Farm.  Stack

                                                            fire.  N.C.

14/03/1944    23.20  Shenfield       2 – Ux.Ph.I.B. fell in Worrin Road.  N.D.C.

14/03/1944    23.20 Great Warley 5 – Ux.H.Es and 3 exploded H.Es fell in woodland

                                                            near Stonyhills Farm.  N.D.C.

14/03/1944    23.30  Langdon        1 – Ux. A.A. Shell fell in garden of “Oakdene”

                                    Hills                Eastleigh Drive.  N.D.C.

17/03/1944    21.30  Brentwood     1 – A.A. Shell exploded in garden of “Three

                                                            Cables” Cornlands.  N.D.C.          

19/03/1944    17.45  Vange            3 children were seriously injured as the result of a

fourth placing a partly ignited I.B. on a fire burning on waste land and are detained in hospital.        

22/03/1944    01.00  Rochford       1 – I.B. container exploded in field 200 yards W of

                                                            Butler’s Farm, Shopland.   N.D.C.

22/03/1944    01.00  Shenfield       1 AB/1000/2 container of French I.Bs fell in field

                                                            adj. Herd’s Farm Cottage.  Slight damage.  N.C.

22/03/1944    01.00  Rochford       1 AB/500/1 container of mixed I.Bs fell in field on

                                                            Butler’s Farm, Shopland.  N.D.C.

 22/03/1944   01.00  Little Warley  1 – H.E. exploded in field W of Hall Lane.   N.D.C.

22/03/1944    01.05  Rochford       An enemy aircraft crashed in flames and was

totally destroyed.  2 of crew captured and 1 found dead.  Plane crashed in field on Butler’s Farm.

22/03/1944    01.05  Rochford       2 – Ux.H.Es and 1 exploded H.E. on field on

                                                            Butler’s Farm Shopland.

22/03/1944    01.05  Rochford       1 – Ux.H.E. fell in field 400 yards SW of Butler’s

                                                            Farm, Shopland.  N.D.C.

22/03/1944    01.05  Rochford       1 – Ux.H.E. Fell 150 yards of Butler’s Farm

                                                            Shopland.  N.D.C.

22/03/1944    01.10  Ashingdon    1 AB/1000/2 container of mixed I.Bs fell in field

                                                            200 yards S of Ashingdon School.  N.D.C.

22/03/1944    01.10  Ashingdon    1 AB/1000/2 container of mixed I.Bs fell in

                                                            Canewdon Road.  N.D.C.

22/03/1944    01.10  Ashingdon    1 AB/1000/2 container of mixed I.Bs fell in field

400 yards NW of Ashingdon School.  Damage to property.  N.C.

22/03/1944    01.12  Billericay        A number of I.Bs fell in 40 acre and surrounding

fields.  Damage to property and telephone wires.  N.C.

22/03/1944    01.16  Ashingdon    A number of I.Bs fell at Beckney’s Corner.  Stack

                                                            fired.  N.C.                            

22/03/1944    01.20  Pitsea             1 – A.A. Shell exploded in garden of “Gorlestone”

                                                            Winifred Road.  N.D.C.

22/03/1944    01.30  Bowers           1 – A.A. Shell exploded in field 350 yards NNE of

                                    Gifford            Gun Inn.  N.D.C.

22/03/1944    01.30  Hutton            1 – A.A. Shell exploded in garden of ‘Laburnum’

                                                            Rayleigh Road.  Slight damage.  N.C.

22/03/1944    01.50  Rochford       1 – Ux.Ph.I.B. fell in field on Butler’s Farm

                                                            Shopland.  N.D.C.

22/03/1944    07.15  Barling           An empty metal container 2′ in length marked

‘O.H.M.E.’ together with balloon was found at Burton Farm.  N.D.C.  Date and time of falling unknown.

22/03/1944    07.30  Barling           1 – German machine gun and 1 cannon gun with

part of turret attached were found on mud flats at Barling Point.  N.D.C.  Date and time of falling unknown.

22/03/1944    08.00  Great              1 – German rubber dinghy with equipment

Wakering       including wireless transmitting set was found at Oldbury Farm.  N.D.C.  Date and time of falling unknown.

24/03/1944    00.05  Langdon        1 – A.A. Shell exploded rear of ‘Lilac Cottage’ Dry

                                    Hills                Street.  N.D.C.

24/03/1944    23.30  Wickford        1 – A.A. Shell exploded in field rear of London

                                                            Road.  N.D.C.

24/03/1944    Unknown  Brentwood         On night of 24/25 roof of Police house in La

                                                            Plata Grove was damaged by shrapnel.

24/03/1944     Unknown  Pitsea     On night of 24/25 1 – Ux. A.A. Shell fell in garden

                                                            of  ‘Parkville’ Northland Park Drive.  N.D.C.

24/03/1944    Unknown  Brentwood         1 – Ux. A.A. Shell fell in field 300 yards S of

                                                            railway bridge.  Nags Head Lane.  N.D.C.

25/03/1944    00.30  Billericay        1 – Ux. A.A. Shell fell in meadow 400 yards NE of

                                                            Oak Farm, South Green.  N.D.C.

27/03/1944    17.45  Coxtie Green A meteorological balloon with kite attached was

found on Red Lion Farm.  Date and time of falling unknown.

31/03/1944    08.30  Rayleigh        Found on railway track 1 mile NE of Hambro Hill

railway bridge (M.108/261111) portion of cardboard box measuring approx. 5 1/2″ x 5″ bearing words Berax Universal BILBFILPREATE MIT HALTED N.R. 128 Berax GILBFILTER’ on the reverse thereof.  Figures 126 on back of box.  Also 1 camera filter in black metal with spring clip attached but bearing words ‘Berax’.  Also a piece of camera filter glass.  Time deposited between 08.30 30.3.44 and 08.50 31.3.44.