Date                Time   Location         Damage

01/10/1943    08.00  Hadleigh        A British Meteorological apparatus was found in

                                                            field adjoining London Road No. B.3889.

02/10/1943    0.30    Brentwood     8 – Ux 50 Kg H.Es fell in vicinity of Ongar and

Doddinghurst Roads causing slight damage to property.  No casualties.

03/10/1943    5.20    Rochford       An Auxiliary Petrol tank fell from a Spitfire Aircraft

into a field near “Anne Boleyn” P.H.  No damage or casualties.

04/10/1943    0.25    Ingrave           1 – H.E. exploded in garden of the Vicarage.  No

                                                            casualties.  Slight damage to property.

04/10/1943    2.30    Billericay        1 – Ux Canon Shell believed British went through a

roof of a house 8 Mons Avenue Runnymede Billericay, causing slight damage to roof but no casualties.

05/10/1943    0.25    East                7 – H.Es exploded in open ground in vicinity of

Horndon        Cockriddens Farm, no casualties.  Considerable damage to farmhouse and East Horndon Church.

06/10/1943    0.25    East                1 – H.E. exploded in open ground 100 yards S of

                                    Horndon        Arterial Road, 1 slight casualty no damage.

07/10/1943    0.25    Herongate     1 – H.E. exploded in Spinney at rear of Herongate

                                                            Café.  No casualties, slight damage to property.

08/10/1943    0.16    Childerditch  1 – A.A. Shell exploded near “Woodlands”

Childerditch Street, no casualties slight damage to property.

09/10/1943    0.45    East                1 – A.A. Shell exploded in Station Lane.  No

                                    Horndon        casualties slight damage to property.

10/10/1943    1.30    Billericay        A German Flare Parachute fell during the night of

                                                            8.10.43 and found at Lt Cowbridge Grange.

11/10/1943    1.05    Little Warley  3 – H.Es exploded in Hall Lane between 30 and 70

yards N of LMS Railway Line.  Slight damage to property.

12/10/1943    Unknown  Billericay A German Flare parachute found at the Cowbridge

                                                            Grange.

13/10/1943    Unknown  East         A parachute flare found on N side of Railway

Horndon  embankment 1/2 mile W of Brown & Tawes Factory.

14/10/1943                Hutton            A German Flare Parachute in field near Wash

                                                            Road.

14/10/1943    4.25    Herongate     A USA Thunderbolt aircraft crashed in a field 300

yards Billericay side of Boars Head P.H. Herongate Map Ref. 079099 and was completely burned out.  The body of the Pilot Lt. Peters U.S.A.A.F. of the 350th Fighter Squadron stationed at Field No. 366 was conveyed to Hornchurch Aerodrome.

18/10/1943    8.00    Canvey          A Naval Barrage Balloon marked 6 S.1. (B)

Island             325987 R.N. grounded at the Winter Garden Canvey Island.

18/10/1943    02.30  Little Warley  An enemy aircraft crashed and blew up in

Sanson’s Farm 1/4 mile S of Little Warley Hill and 600 yards W of Arterial and Little Warley crossroads and was completely destroyed.  Crew killed no other casualties or damage to property.

18/10/1943    02.30  Little Warley  1 – H.E. exploded in field N of Arterial Road 300

yards E of Arterial and Little Warley crossroads and 1 Ux.H.E. in field 400 yards N of Arterial Road and 700 yards E of Arterial and Little Warley crossroads.

18/10/1943    02.50  Dunton          An A.A. Shell exploded in field 150 yards W of

                                                            Youngs Stores Lower Dunton Road.  N.D.C.

18/10/1943    Unknown  Shenfield            An Ux. A.A. Shell was found in a field at

                                                            rear of Wynbarns Farm Chelmsford Road.  N.D.C.

21/10/1943    01.05  Mountnessing          1 – A.A. shell exploded on open land at

                                                            Swallows Cross Farm Mountnessing.

21/10/1943    20.35  Canvey          1 – A.A. Shell exploded in field 60 ft from Long

Island             Road and Private Road to N7 gunsite, Canvey Island.  N.D.C.

22/10/1943    20.00  South             1 – A.A. Shell exploded in garden at rear of Red

                                    Benfleet         Roofs London Road.  N.D.C.

22/10/1943    20.00  Basildon        1 – Ux. A.A. Shell fell in Springfield Road 100 yards

                                                            W of Church Road.  N.D.C.

24/10/1943    14.15  Foulness       The body of a German airman was found on the

Island             sands 1 mile E of Foulness Point believed to have been a member of the crew of plane shot down on 8.10.43

25/10/1943    9.30    Doddinghurst            2 – Ux. A.A. Shell in garden of Froome,

                                                            Doddinghurst and in field at Pettits Farm.  N.D.C.

 25/10/1943   20.35  Pilgrims          1 – Ux.H.E. fell in field 200 yards East of Orchard

                                    Hatch             Farm Crow Green.  N.D.C.

31/10/1943    0.15    Laindon         1 – H.E. exploded in Lancaster Road causing 8

slight casualties and damage to property, gas mains and electric cables damaged.

31/10/1943    2.40    Wickford        1 – A.A. Shell exploded on Brickfield Cottage

Nevendon Road Wickford causing 1 fatal casualty 1 serious, also damage to property.

31/10/1943    2.40    Dunton          1 – A.A. Shell fell and exploded at 23.00 hrs on

                                                            open ground near Victory Avenue.  N.D.C.

31/10/1943    2.45    Nevendon     1 – A.A. Shell exploded in field 100 yards SE

                                                            Nevendon Police Station Arterial Road.  N.D.C.

31/10/1943    3.00    Downham     A partly deflated Barrage Balloon grounded in field

near “White Lillie” Farm bearing Markings M.VI (S.2A.59237 RN)  N.D.C.