Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 13 December 1940.
Date Time Location Damage
13/12/1940 02.52 Canvey 6 – H.Es exploded in the River Thames 100 yards
Island East of Oil Wharf Jetty. No damage or casualties.
13/12/1940 19.50 Canvey 1 Parachute mine exploded in mid-air between
Island Canvey and the Kent Coast. No damage or casualties.
13/12/1940 Rayleigh Parachute flare found in field near Crow Hill (taken
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Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 12 December 1940.
Date Time Location Damage
12/12/1940 Rayleigh Parachute of a flare found in a field near Crow Hill.
Now at Rayleigh Police Station.
12/12/1940 02.15 Paglesham 14 – H.Es exploded, 1 on East Hall Road. Closed
(open 13.12.40) 2 beside East Hall Road, 5 on South Hall Farm. 4 at Church Hall Farm and 2 on East Hall Farm. No damage or casualties.
12/12/1940 21.10 Mountnessing 4 – H.Es, 2 exploded and 2
unexploded in Moat field off Church Lane. No damage or casualties.
12/12/1940 22.27 Mountnessing 3 – H.Es, 2 exploded in a field on
McCheyne’s Farm and 1 unexploded in 2nd meadow North West of Great Cowbridge Grange Farm. No damage or casualties. Disposed of B.D.S. 17.12.40.
Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 11 December 1940.
Date Time Location Damage
11/12/1940 20.30 Mountnessing 1 – H.E unexploded in Lodge field, Thoby
Lane. No damage or casualties.
11/12/1940 20.49 North I.Bs (a number) burnt out in fields at North Benfleet
Benfleet Hall Farm. No damage or casualties.
11/12/1940 21.00 Wickford 2 – H.Es exploded in a field North West of Wantz
Corner, Chelmsford Road. Slight damage to property. No casualties.
Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 9 December 1940.
Date Time Location Damage
09/12/1940 00.05 Childerditch 1 – H.E exploded in Brickfields Road 30 yards
North of Arterial Road. No damage or casualties.
09/12/1940 00.15 Langdon 2 – H.Es, 1 exploded and 1 unexploded near West
Hills Ham Sanatorium Dry Street. Unexploded in Orchard 200 yards East of buildings. No damage or casualties. B.D.S. 22.3.41.
09/12/1940 01.00 Foulness 2 – H.Es exploded in narrow gut creek, Rushley
Island Island 3/4 mile East of The Island Farm House. No damage or casualties.
09/12/1940 01.10 Doddinghurst I.Bs (a number) fell in the vicinity of
Woodlands Blackmore near Hendersons Garage. No damage or casualties.
09/12/1940 01.35 Hadleigh 1 – H.E exploded in centre of Park Chase London
Road, 6 slight casualties. Extensive damage to property. Gas main damaged (S.L.T. 21.12.40)
09/12/1940 01.35 Crays Hill I.Bs (a number) approx. 100 fell on open ground at
Crays Hill Farm. No damage or casualties.
09/12/1940 01.45 Doddinghurst 2 – H.Es exploded, 1 in field near Wantz
Cottages and 1 H.E. and 1 Oil I.B. in vicinity of “Red House” Poultry Farm, slight damage to 2 Poultry houses. No casualties.
09/12/1940 02.00 Ramsden 3 – H.Es unexploded, 1 at DeBeauvoir’s Farm
Bell House (exploded at 08.00) 1 South of Railway lines (exploded at 09.55) causing damage to Railway Embankment. Up track closed. And 1 at DeBeauvoir’s Farm 400 yards East of Farm. Slight damage to property. No casualties. (Railway line open 10.12.40).
09/12/1940 02.00 Crays Hill 2 – H.Es, 1 exploded 250 yards West of St Marys
Church and unexploded 10 yards from crater (exploded 11.12.40) Slight damage to property. No casualties.
09/12/1940 04.10 Hadleigh 1 – H.E. exploded in road outside School House.
The Avenue. Damage to four houses, gas main damaged. Telephone wires down. The Avenue blocked (S.L.T. 21st).
09/12/1940 04.10 Crays Hill 1 – H.E exploded in a field 10 yards from A.129
and 300 yards Billericay side of Whiteridge. No damage or casualties.
09/12/1940 04.30 Vange 2 – H.Es exploded in fields 40 yards South of High
Street and 100 yards West of Vange Church. Extensive damage to property. Telephone wires down. No casualties.
09/12/1940 04.30 Little 1 – H.E. exploded in a field between Sudburys
Burstead Farm and Blind Lane. No damage or casualties.
09/12/1940 06.30 Canvey 7 – H.Es, 4 unexploded in river in front of West
Island Point, Thorney Bay (3 exploded at 16.50 hrs, 1 remaining) and 3 exploded near Southend Water Works emergency Pumping Station Haven Road. Pumping Station badly damaged. Water supply not affected. No casualties.
09/12/1940 08.38 Foulness 3 – H.Es exploded and 15 I.Bs burnt out on Wick
Island Farm. No damage or casualties.
Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 8 December 1940.
Date Time Location Damage
08/12/1940 18.55 Rayleigh 10 – I.Bs fell on open ground and burnt out at St
Walter Rayleigh Drive, Victoria Road, Station Crescent, Lancaster Road, Highfield Crescent and Barranting Square. No damage or casualties.
08/12/1940 21.25 East 1 – H.E exploded in a field at rear of Meadow
Horndon House 200 yards South of A.127. No damage or casualties.
08/12/1940 21.30 Herongate 30 – I.Bs on The Elms, Elm Cottage, Herongate
House and The Poplars and about 26 on op ground. Damage to property. No casualties.
08/12/1940 22.35 Canvey I.Bs (a number) fell in the vicinity Long Road.
Island Damage at Green Stores and June Villa, Long Road. Damage to property. No casualties.
Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 5 December 1940.
Date Time Location Damage
05/12/1940 15.00 Billericay 1 – H.E. unexploded in a field 200 yards East of
Cox Farm Road. Green Lane. (exploded 31.12.40 by B.D.S.) No damage or casualties.
05/12/1940 21.30 Hockley 8 – I.Bs on Marshes 350 yards North of Beckney
Farm. No damage or casualties.
Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 4 December 1940.
Date Time Location Damage
04/12/1940 21.00 Billericay Damage to lamp standard on Southend Road and
buildings at Southend Farm by drifting Barrage Balloon.
04/12/1940 21.20 Rochford 2 – H.Es unexploded, 1 on Golf Course and 1 200
yards North West of Westborrow Hall (exploded 9.12.40) No damage or casualties.
04/12/1940 21.30 Hullbridge 10 – H.Es exploded at Poolehurst Farm, Cracknells
Farm and Kingsland Farm. Slight damage to property. No casualties.
04/12/1940 21.55 Coxtie Green 2 – H.Es, 1 exploded and 1 unexploded at back of
Coxtie Green House. White Horse Road. Road closed (open after 96 hours). Damage to property. Telephone wires down. No casualties. D.B.S. 7.2.41.
04/12/1940 22.30 Rayleigh Drifting Barrage Balloon fouled the Overhead
electric cables at Little Wakering drifting in a South Easterly direction and caught on a pylon at Wheatleys Farm and burnt. Wires and ropes and gear salvaged.
04/12/1940 22.55 Ingrave 3 – H.Es unexploded, 1 in field opposite Womens
Institute Dunnings Lane, 2 in Thorndon Park between 10th fairway and Lake, (1 exploded in a plantation the 5th). No damage or casualties.
Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 2 December 1940.
Date Time Location Damage
02/12/1940 20.15 Doddinghurst 2 – H.Es, 1 exploded on edge of wood near
Rilston Lodge Church Lane. Damage to property, 14 persons rendered homeless, 1 unexploded in a drained pond between Solid Lane and Cottages, near Wacketts Farm. No casualties.
Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 1 December 1940.
Date Time Location Damage
01/12/1940 23.15 Pilgrims 1 – H.E exploded in a field at junction Coxtie Green
Hatch Road and Wheelers Lane. Considerable damage to property. Poultry killed. Water main damaged. Overhead Telephone wires down. Road blocked (open 2nd).
Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 29November 1940.
Date Time Location Damage
29/11/1940 01.50 Basildon 2 – H.Es exploded on Moores Poultry Farm and
Basildon Cottage Poultry Farm, 1 poultry house and 40 chickens killed at Moores Poultry Farm.
29/11/1940 19.30 Brentwood 8 – H.Es exploded in a field at rear of “Merrymead”
Sawyers Hall Lane. No damage or casualties.
29/11/1940 19.30 Shenfield 6 – H.Es exploded, 1 at junction A.12 and
Middleton Road, 2 at junction of Park Way and Priests Lane, 1 near “Ashdown” Hallwood Crescent, 1 at “Glendale” and 1 in field at rear of Bloomfield. Slight damage to property. No casualties.
29/11/1940 19.35 South Weald I.Bs (a number) between Spital Lane and Vicarage
Lane. No damage or casualties.
29/11/1940 19.45 Coxtie Green I.Bs ( a number) in fields between Red Lion Farm
and Stokes Farm. No damage or casualties.
29/11/1940 19.50 Basildon 6 – H.Es exploded in line from Vexek Poultry Farm
to Devonshire House Poultry Farm. No damage or casualties.
29/11/1940 21.45 Ramsden 2 – H.Es exploded 3/4 mile North of Lodge Farm.
Heath Considerable damage to greenhouses. No casualties.
29/11/1940 22.00 Great Warley 10 – H.Es exploded in fields at “Beredens”
Billericay beat. No damage or casualties.
29/11/1940 22.20 Paglesham 2 – H.Es exploded in fields 600 yards East of
Paglesham Hall. No damage or casualties.
29/11/1940 22.50 Great Warley 2 – H.Es exploded, 1 in garden of “The Crosses”
near “Goldings” and 1 near the North gate of Coombe Lodge. Considerable damage to property. No casualties.
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