Raids over southern England 19/8/42

[Laurent Rizzotti]

Originally Posted by Steve49

ADM 199/421 at TNA notes that bombs fell on Fareham, Gosport, Lee-on-Solent, Cosham, Eastney, Shanklin and Ryde causing 'slight damage and few casualties'. Anybody have any idea where I could fine more information on this?

You can check the CWGC website. On the search page, choose 'cemeteries' and then type the name of the borough/county/town where bombs fell.

You will then see in the list the list of civilians killed in the area. With their death place, but not the cause of their death. But then you can investigate.

A quick search revealed that an ARP man died in Ryde on 19/8/42 and two Air Warden in Gosport on the 20th. Wether they were killed by bombs, and during this night or the 18/19 or 20/21 has to be confirmed by more precise local records.

Hope it helps

[Chris Goss]

According to the NVM and War Graves site, 19 Aug 42

[Steve49]

Laurent,

Thanks for that suggestion, I'll work my way through the CWGC site.

Chris,

I didn't notice Uffz Mang whilst working through the loss lists at the IWM, but if his date of death is 19th August I guess it is highly probable that his death is related to the raids over the returning Jubilee Force/Southern England. Is it possible that he was in the Ju88 that forcelanded at Chateaudun?

Regards,

Steve

[Chris Goss]

I would presume so but never presume!

[Steve49]

Chris,

Do you know if there were any raids in the same area on the 18th or 20th? The CWGC lists a number of civilian deaths on these days as well as for the 19th. In my experience of researching Military deaths occasionaly a date of death is incorrect so I wonder if that may be the case here or were the deaths a result of raids on the other days.

Regards,

Steve

[Laurent Rizzotti]

As I was the one to advice you to check the CWGC, I will just add that this website may list dead of firemen or ARP personnel without any aerial incident being involved.

[Steve49]

Laurent,

Thanks for that. I'm aware of the limitations of the list, but your suggestion was a good point in one direction and in the case of August 1942 it seems (another assumtion I know) that all civilian deaths were caused by air raids.

Thanks again,

Steve