Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 14 November 1940.

Date                Time   Location         Damage

14/11/1940    12.45  Brentwood     1 – A.A unexploded Shell in garden of 24

                                                            Kavanagh Road.  No damage or casualties.

14/11/1940                South             1 – H.E. unexploded in the garden of “Thorndene”

Benfleet         Benfleet Road.  Road B.1014 closed from Water Tower to Shipwrights Drive.  No damage or casualties. (considered safe by B.D.S. 15.11.40 road open).

14/11/1940    20.40  Little                5 – H.Es exploded in fields of Bulless Farm.  Slight

                                    Burstead        damage to property.  No casualties.

14/11/1940    20.40  Crays Hill       3 – H.Es exploded in fields 100 yards North of Vine

                                                            Cottages Borwick Land.  No damage or casualties.

14/11/1940    20.50 Herongate      11 – H.Es exploded 100 yards Billericay side of

Dunton Corner Dunton Road, 2 East side of road, 1 North of road, 1 on road, 5 in field opposite Dunton Lodge, 1 in Orchard of Broad View and 1 at rear of Swallows.  Billericay Road blocked S.L.T. 16th inst.  Slight damage to property.  No casualties.

Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 13 November 1940.

Date                Time   Location         Damage

13/11/1940    06.00  Little                2 – H.Es, 1 unexploded at Hope House.  No

Burstead        damage or casualties. (Unexploded reported as exploded B.D.S. 3.12.40).

13/11/1940    07.00  Pitsea             8 – H.Es exploded and 1 Oil I.B. burnt out at

Smoky Farm, 1 mile North East of Land Reclamation Works Limited.  Damage to property.  No casualties.

13/11/1940    21.15  Bowers           5 – H.Es exploded in line from 200 yards East of

Gifford            Pound Lane and 6 yards North from London Road to 100 yards East of Church Road.  Damage to property at Bowers Gifford cottages.  No casualties.

13/11/1940    21.15  Bowers           4 – H.Es exploded and 1 Oil I.B. burnt out on

                                    Gifford            Marshes.  No damage or casualties.

13/11/1940                Brentwood     1 – A.A unexploded Shell on path of 12 Elm Way

                                                            Westwood Park Estate.  No damage or casualties.

Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 12 November 1940.

Date                Time   Location         Damage

12/11/1940    08.35  Foulness       Barrage Balloon grounded and secured at Asplins

                                    Island             Head.  RAF Rochford in charge.

12/11/1940    18.45  Doddinghurst   2 – H.Es exploded 1 in field of Metsons Farm,

Crow Green Lane and 1 in a field of Dagwood Farm Dagwood Lane.  No damage or casualties.

12/11/1940    20.40  Sutton            8 – H.Es, 4 exploded, 2 in field at Butlers Farm and

2 200 yards East of Fleet Hall.  4 are unexploded on Creek side of sea wall.  Damage to property at Fleet Hall and Butlers Farm.  No casualties.  (unexploded dealt with by B.D.S. 6.12.40).

12/11/1940    20.50  South Weald 2 – H.Es exploded on Botany Field McTurks land at

back of Maylands Golf Course opposite 13th hole.  No damage or casualties.

Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 11 November 1940.

Date                Time   Location         Damage

11/11/1940                Great Warley 1 – H.E. unexploded in South West corner of

Holden Wood 600 yards West of The Rustlings.  No damage or casualties.

11/11/1940    18.52  Canvey          I.Bs (a number) in fields between Scars Elbow

                                    Island             and Kynoch Hotel.  No damage or casualties.

11/11/1940    23.00  Billericay        2 – H.Es exploded, 1 near Gatwick House and 1 in

Mill Fields at entrance of Watts Farm.  No damage or casualties.

Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 10 November 1940.

Date                Time   Location         Damage

10/11/1940     19.15  South Weald 1 – H.E. exploded by side of Weald Road between

Spital Lane and Tower Arms.  Road dangerous.  No casualties.

10/11/1940    20.55  South Weald 10 – H.Es exploded in fields at Weald Park and

Frieze Hall Farm.  Damage to property and water main.  No casualties.

10/11/1940    21.20  Little Warley  3 – H.Es exploded between Little Warley Hall and

Railway in fields off Hall Lane 1/4 mile South of Arterial Road.  Hall Lane partly blocked.  Slight damage to property by blast.  No casualties.

Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 9 November 1940.

Date                Time   Location         Damage

09/11/1940    04.00  Billericay        4 – H.Es exploded 2 in fields and 1 near

outbuildings of Stocklands Farm and 1 near moving Nathams bungalow of foundations.  Chimney stack in dangerous position.  Extensive damage to property.  No casualties.

09/11/1940    04.00  Mountnessing          7 – H.Es, 6 exploded and 1 unexploded in

fields 150 yards to rear of Mountnessing Hall Farm.  Slight damage.  No casualties.

09/11/1940    19.00  Billericay        19 – H.Es, 1 is unexploded in fields behind

bungalows North of Potash Lane, from Stock to Ramsden Roads.  The unexploded one is 300 yards North East of Thornhill and 75 yards behind Potash Lane.  (Disposed of B.D.S. 21.12.40)  No damage or casualties.

09/11/1940    19.45  East                25 – H.Es, 24 exploded in fields in line between

Horndon        300 yards South of B’cay-B’wood Road Herongate, from rear of Old Dog P.H. to rear of Boars Head P.H. 1 is unexploded 250 yards South East of Col. Laurie’s house near the hunting gate.  No damage or casualties.

Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 8 November 1940.

Date                Time   Location         Damage

08/11/1940    06.45  Foulness       10 – H.Es exploded 200 yards South East of

Island             Church End.  No damage or casualties.

08/11/1940    15.50  Thundersley British Spitfire caught fire in the air crashed and

burnt out at Oakleigh Poultry Farm Thundersley Common.  Sergt. Pilot of Hornchurch safe.  Machine Number Z.D.H.N. 3164 from 222 Squadron  R.A.F. Hornchurch (not due to enemy action).

Date                Time   Location         Damage

08/11/1940    06.45  Foulness       10 – H.Es exploded 200 yards South East of

Island             Church End.  No damage or casualties.

08/11/1940    15.50  Thundersley British Spitfire caught fire in the air crashed and

burnt out at Oakleigh Poultry Farm Thundersley Common.  Sergt. Pilot of Hornchurch safe.  Machine Number Z.D.H.N. 3164 from 222 Squadron  R.A.F. Hornchurch (not due to enemy action).

Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 7 November 1940.

Date                Time   Location         Damage

07/11/1940    01.00  East                2 – H.Es exploded and 50 I.Bs burnt out in fields on

Horndon        South side of Arterial Road and 1/4 mile East of Little Warley crossroads.  Considerable damage to property.  No casualties.

07/11/1940    01.05  Laindon         6 – I.Bs burnt out in fields at Dunton Hall Farm.  No

                                                            damage or casualties.

07/11/1940    19.15  Ingrave           1 – H.E. unexploded in a field at rear of Lapwater

Hall.  No damage or casualties.  (disposed of B.D.S. 5.12.40).

07/11/1940    19.30  Thundersley 1 – H.E. exploded 150 yards South of “Ellesmere”

                                                            June Road.  No damage or casualties.

07/11/1940    19.40  Wickford        17 – H.Es unexploded in fields and gardens in the

vicinity of Waterworks Road.  Road damaged and losed.  1 60 yards North West and 1 500 yards West of Pumping Station.  No casualties.  (Disposed of 2.1.41).

07/11/1940    19.45  South             7 – H.Es, 6 exploded at Boyce Hill Golf Club,

Benfleet         Vicarage Hill Cottage, St Marys Drive “Cleveland” Essex Way “Waincourt” St Marys Drive and 1 unexploded “Hillside View” St Marys Drive.  Essex Way and St Marys Drive closed.  Damage to property.  No casualties. (Unexploded disposed of roads open 29.11.40).

07/11/1940    19.55  Canvey          9 – H.Es exploded, 1 at 5 Waterside Cottages and

Island             8 in Dyke West of Waterside Farm.  Damage to property.  No casualties.

07/11/1940    20.10  South Weald 10 – H.Es exploded between Grove Farm Brook

Street and Sewerage Works Nags Head Lane.  Grove Farm partly demolished, 4 slight casualties.

07/11/1940    20.10  South Weald 1 – H.E. exploded in Scroggles field 3/4 mile North

                                                            East of Grove Farm.  No damage or casualties.

Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 6 November 1940.

Date                Time   Location         Damage

06/11/1940    11.34  Langdon        “Alexander Lodge” Victoria Avenue, “Ivanhoe”

Hills                “Ivydene” “The Poplars” and “Summerside” Albert Road.  Roofs damaged by shrapnel.  No casualties.

06/11/1940    17.00  Little Warley  4 – H.Es exploded in a field at rear of Brickworks. 

                                                            No damage or casualties.

06/11/1940    22.45  Laindon         12 – I.Bs burnt out in gardens of houses of High

                                                            Bank Estate.  No damage or casualties.

Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 5 November 1940.

Date                Time   Location         Damage

05/11/1940    03.15  Langdon        4 – H.Es exploded, 1 in High Road opposite Park

Hills                Avenue, 1 at junction of Park Avenue and Nightingale Avenue, 1 in the garden of “Amy” Park Avenue, 1  in the garden of “Homestead” Butles Green.  Water and gas mains damaged.  8 houses slightly and 5 seriously damaged.  S.L.T. on High Road, B.1007.  No casualties.

05/11/1940    04.55  Pilgrims          8 – H.Es, 7 exploded and 1 unexploded in fields

Hatch             800 yards North of Orchard Farm and 800 yards East of Ashwells Farm.  The unexploded is on Kings strip of land.  No damage or casualties.

05/11/1940    05.08  Potton             2 – H.Es exploded in fields 1 mile North East

Island             of Potton Farm, 30 yards apart.  No damage or

                        casualties.

05/11/1940    05.20  Laindon         5 – H.Es exploded and 1 Oil I.B. burnt out, 4 H.Es

in Wash Lane, 1 H.E. and 1 Oil I.B. near Pipps Hill, 200 yards North of Lee Chapel Lane on footpath.  Telephone cables down, water and gas mains damaged.  Sewer damaged.  Road closed, no casualties.

05/11/1940    05.20  Basildon        1 – H.E. unexploded and 1 Oil I.B. burnt out.  The

unexploded is on the West side of Pipps Hill 200 yards South of A.127.  The Oil I.B. is opposite.  Road blocked from A.127 to Basildon.  No damage or casualties.

05/11/1940    05.30  Basildon        3 – H.Es exploded in fields West of “Endersley”

                                                            Church Road.  No damage or casualties.

05/11/1940                South             1 – A.A. unexploded Shell 100 yards South of Drive

Weald             and 100 yards from entrance of Weald Hall.  No

                        damage or casualties.

05/11/1940    15.00  Pitsea             1 – A.A. unexploded Shell in garden of “Warden”

                                                            Lillie Avenue.  No damage or casualties.

05/11/1940    15.00  Laindon         2 – H.Es exploded, 1 at Ronald Avenue (direct hit

on Anderson shelter) and 1 in a field off Markham Chase.  Considerable damage to property. No casualties.

05/11/1940    15.15  Laindon         German Messerschmitt 109 crashed and blew up

in a field 400 yards South of Fortune of War crossroads, at rear of Essex Tool Factory.  Machine totally wrecked.  Pilot Officer Joham Illner bailed out, but injured.  Rank Feldwebel.  Identity Number B.65176.  Born 21.2.11 at Ndufladt Wier.  Conveyed to Billericay Hospital with dislocated knee.

05/11/1940    16.59  Laindon         14 – H.Es exploded in vicinity of Dunton Wayletts,

7 North of A.127 West of Dunton Crossing, 4 in field North of A.127, 2 South of Dunton Road, 1 on cycle track South of A.127.  Road A.127 blocked, 6 slight casualties.  Gas main fired, overhead electric cables down, 2 bungalows demolished, 4 houses and a Cafe slightly damaged (Road open 7/11/40).

05/11/1940    18.15  Ingrave           1 – H.E. exploded in a field at Salmons Farm, 600

yards to rear of School Lane Cottages.  No damage or casualties.

05/11/1940    18.50  Ingrave           4 – H.Es exploded, 2 on footpath of allotments

opposite Ingrave Post Office, 1 about 60 yards to rear of row of Red Brick Cottages and 1 in field by Clemoes Farm, Thorndon Park.  No damage or casualties.

05/11/1940    19.15  Raweth          5 – H.Es exploded on Marshes 1/2 mile North West

                                                            of Highlands Farm.  No damage or casualties.

05/11/1940    20.00  Childerditch  1 – H.E. exploded on Childerditch Common near

                                                            the forked roads.  No damage or casualties.