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.
Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 4 November 1940.
Date Time Location Damage
04/11/1940 11.00 Great 1 – A.A. unexploded Shell in a field 500 yards
Wakering South of Little Wakering Hall, on surface. No damage or casualties.
04/11/1940 19.45 Ramsden 2 – H.Es exploded in fields off Mill Lane. No
Heath damage or casualties.
04/11/1940 20.15 Vange 9 – H.Es exploded in fields between Kingswood
Hall Farm and an orchard Bell Hill. No damage or casualties.
04/11/1940 20.24 Vange 1 – H.E. exploded in a field 300 yards from front of
Clay Hill Garage. No damage or casualties.
04/11/1940 20.40 North 13 – H.Es exploded, 1 at Rose Cottage, Hovefields
Benfleet Avenue. The remainder East part of junction Goodwins Lane and Basildon Road. Damage to property, no casualties.
04/11/1940 20.45 Great 5 – H.Es exploded in fields and gardens of houses
Burstead in Kennel Lane. Damage to property. No casualties.
04/11/1940 21.25 Ingrave 12 – H.Es exploded on Thorndon Park Golf
Course. No damage or casualties.
Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 2 November 1940.
Date Time Location Damage
02/11/1940 19.45 Vange I.Bs (about 100) on Marshes 1/4 mile South West
of Goldings Farm. No damage, 1 regular Fireman seriously injured.
02/11/1940 20.00 Mountnessing 2 – H.E exploded, 1 is 100 yards West of
Lawness Farm opposite Shoulder Hall and 1 is 100 yards North on side of road to Buttsbury Road. Road blocked. Gas main damaged. No casualties.
02/11/1940 20.05 Billericay I.Bs (a number) in fields in the Vicinity of Little
Blunts Farm and Queens Park Estate. No damage or casualties.
02/11/1940 20.30 South 2 – H.Es, 1 exploded and 1 unexploded in the back
Benfleet garden of 253 Philmead Road (unexploded 15 yards from house). No damage or casualties.
02/11/1940 20.30 East 1 – H.E. exploded in Ingrave Meadow at South
Horndon West corner of Moor Lane crossroads. Overhead electric cables down near pole 142. Damage to property. No casualties.
02/11/1940 20.30 Canvey 4 – H.Es exploded in fields at Pantiles Farm
Island between Northwick and Benfleet Creek, 3 sheep killed.
02/11/1940 20.55 Bowers 8 – H.Es exploded in fields between Bowers Hall
Gifford Farm and Little Kelvedon Hall and 1 in Kelly Road, 10 houses damaged. Telephone wires down, no casualties.
02/11/1940 21.30 Hutton 18 – H.Es, 1 is unexploded. All between Cresseys
Farm and Hanging Hill Lane junction with Ridgeway. The unexploded is 1/4 mile from Cresseys Farm near a pond. No damage or casualties.
02/11/1940 22.20 Foulness 8 – H.Es exploded in fields, 6 at Creist Wood Farm
Island and 2 at Rushwood Farm. No damage or casualties.
Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 1 November 1940.
Date Time Location Damage
01/11/1940 05.30 Foulness The body of a German Airman found on the
Island foreshore at Asplins Head. Not in water for more than 12 hours. Bullet wound in face. Unter Offizier. Identity Disc 53624/22. Papers on body cannot be read. Removed to Southend Municipal Hospital Rochford.
01/11/1940 09.00 Great The door of an aeroplane found in a field at Wick
Wakering Farm 250 yards South East of farm. Number 0880299 in white paint inside frame. Colour Grey-Green paint with 3 mica panels one is reinforced with sheet metal.
01/11/1940 19.00 South 4 – H.Es exploded 300 yards to rear of St. Vincents
Weald Hamlet on McTurks land. No damage or casualties.
01/11/1940 19.00 Rayleigh 3 – H.Es, 1 H.E. exploded and 1 Oil I.B. burnt out
in a field 400 yards North of Charlie’s Café and 300 yards South of Railway lines and 2 H.Es exploded in a field 300 yards South East of Wheatleys Farm. No damage or casualties.
01/11/1940 South 1 – I.B. burnt out in a field between Vicarage Lane
Weald and Weald Road. No damage or casualties.
01/11/1940 Hutton 1 – H.E. unexploded at Stud Farm 200 yards North
of Rayleigh Road, opposite the Maltings. No damage or casualties. B.D.S. 17.5.41
01/11/1940 21.45 Billericay 4 – H.Es exploded, 2 near Cottages Ramsden
Heath Road, 50 yards East of junction of Outwood Common Road and 2 H.Es exploded and 2 Oil I.Bs burnt out in fields off Ramsden Heath Road. No damage or casualties.
01/11/1940 23.45 Ramsden 1 – H.E. exploded in a field 300 yards North West
Heath of Searchlight Station. No damage or casualties.
01/11/1940 23.50 Mountnessing 1 – Oil I.B. burnt out in a field 30 yards to
rear of “Woodview” Old Church Lane. No damage or casualties.
01/11/1940 North 2 – H.Es exploded, 1 in middle of A.127 500 yards
Benfleet East of Bonvilles Farm and 1 in field 300 yards East of Bonvilles Farm. Down track of A.127 blocked. No casualties.
Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 6 August 1941.
Date Time Location Damage
06/08/1941 00.15 Little I.Bs (a number) burnt out in fields East of Dunton
Burstead Waylet off Noak Hill Road. No damage or casualties.
Air Raid Damage Reports Brentwood Division Essex Fire Service 12 May 1941.
Date Time Location Damage
12/05/1941 00.45 Foulness 8 – H.Es exploded on Shelford Marshes and New
Island Marsh Farm. Also about 30 I.Bs on New Marsh Farm. No damage or casualties.
12/05/1941 00.50 South I.Bs (about 100) burnt out in fields East and South
Fambridge of South Fambridge Hall Farm. No damage or casualties.
12/05/1941 01.00 Potton 10 – H.Es 4 exploded 1 mile West of cottages.
Island Damage to sea wall. Some cattle and sheep killed. 4 exploded and 2 unexploded on Saltings on South side of Potton Island Creek and 440 yards from Potton Island Farmhouse. The unexploded being 35 feet from sea wall.
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