Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service December 1944.

Date                Time   Location         Damage

01/12/1944    09.25  Ingrave           1 – L.R.R. exploded approx. 10 yards from

Lapwater Hall Farmhouse.  Casualties: Killed 1 (m), seriously injured 2 (1m, 1c); slightly injured – 6 (2m, 1f, 3c); Total 9 (4m, 1f, 4c).  Serious injury was also caused to a number of livestock, the majority of which were subsequently destroyed.  Damage: Demolished – 2 houses and farm buildings, seriously damaged – Nil, slight damage – Nil.

01/12/1944    13.06  Laindon         1 – L.R.R. exploded 150 yards due South of

White’s Farm.  Casualties: Only slightly injured – 2 (1m, 1f).  Damage: Slight damage only to farm buildings, 12 houses and overhead cables.  1 calf was killed.

01/12/1944    21.15  Paglesham    1 L.R.R exploded in River Roach causing slight

                                                            damage to property.  No casualties.

02/12/1944    08.30  South             1 – L.R.R. exploded on Boyce Hill Golf Course, 100

Benfleet         yards from East end of Underhill Road.  Casualties: killed nil seriously injured – 1 (f); slightly injured 13 (4m, 9f) Total 14 (4m, 10f).  Damage – demolished – Nil; seriously damaged – 40 houses, slightly damaged – 101 properties.

03/12/1944    09.15  River               1 – L.R.R. exploded in River Crouch at Cliff Beach. 

                                    Crouch           N.D.C. (on Sth bank)

03/12/1944    10.30  Herongate     1 – L.R.R. exploded 200 yards West of Pumping

Station in field on Foushers Farm causing 2 slight male casualties and slight damage to property, including W.D. property nearby searchlight post.

03/12/1944    12.34  Wickford        1 – L.R.R. exploded in Sugden Avenue. 

Casualties: Killed Nil, seriously injured – 8 (5m, 3f), slightly injured 16 (4m, 7f, 5c),

Total – 24 (9m, 10f, 5c).  Damage: Demolished – 2 bungalows, seriously damaged – 6 properties, slightly damaged – 130 properties.  Total 138.

04/12/1944    09.30  Canewdon    1 – L.R.R. exploded on marshes, 500 yards SSE of

Upper Raypits Farm.  No casualties.  Slight damage to property.

06/12/1944    02.30  Great              1 – L.R.R. exploded in the air over Gt Burstead

Burstead        causing serious injury to one cow.  No other casualties or damage.

07/12/1944    18.48  Foulness       1 – ‘Fly’ exploded 200 yards East of Nazewick

Island             Farm causing slight damage to farmhouse and buildings.  No casualties.

07/12/1944    18.49  Foulness       1 – ‘Fly’ exploded in air 1 mile West of Newlands

                                    Island             Farm.

07/12/1944    18.50  East                1 – ‘Fly’ exploded in field 600 yards East of Tilbury

Horndon        Road (A.128) and 800 yards North of L.M.S. railway line.  No casualties.  Slight damage to farm buildings.

07/12/1944    19.10  Foulness       1 – ‘Fly’ exploded in air 1 mile NE of Foulness

                                    Island             Point.  N.D.C.

08/12/1944    12.50  Canewdon    1 – L.R.R. exploded 50 yards West of Scholdhurst

Chase and 180 yards North of Larkhill Road.  No casualties.  Slight damage to 23 premises.

08/12/1944    22.12  Ingrave           1 – L.R.R. exploded in field at junction of Tilbury

Road (A.128) and Hanging Hill Lane causing 2 slight female casualties and serious damage to 3 premises, slight damage to 70 others.

09/12/1944    05.25  Canvey          1 – L.R.R. exploded 3/4 mile along sea wall West

Island             of Waterside Farm, 120 yards North of that point causing damage to sea wall.  No casualties or other damage.

09/12/1944    22.35  Bowers           1 – L.R.R. exploded on marshes.  N.D.C.

Gifford

10/12/1944    Unknown  Great       1 – Ux. A.A. Shell fell on greensward.

       Stambridge

10/12/1944    Unknown  Foulness            1 – Ux. A.A. Shell fell in field on Newlands

                                           Island                 Farm.  N.D.C.

10/12/1944    Unknown  Bowers    1 – Ux. A.A. Shell fell 600 yards ….

       Gifford

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