VIII. OTHER COMMUNICATIONS. Ports. It was reported on 31st March that 3 H.E.'s were dropped in Brixham Harbour, damaging a coal hulk. Roads. In a raid on Dover on the night of 23rd March, the East Kent Road Car Company's Garage was demolished. Five double-decker buses and 1 lorry were damaged. The Company's services were not affected. Post Office Services. The Sorting Office and Garage roof at Dover and three sub-offices in the Weymouth area sustained minor damage. A sub-office at Truro was closed for an hour on the 19th March as a precautionary measure during the removal of an unexploded bomb dropped 12 months ago.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/23/97
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/23
- Former Department Reference
- ARD(42) 14
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000023.097
- Keywords
- Air Raids Bomb Damage Housing Infrastructure Ports Postal Communications Railways Roads Unexploded Bombs
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- Brixham Dover Lincolnshire Truro Weymouth
- Organizations Discussed
- Air Raid Damage Committee
- Pages
- 2
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Bombing Industry Infrastructure Damage to Property Disruption to Services
