(b) Telecommunication Services Minor damage was caused to the Newport Exchange, Isle of Wight, and to the now exchange (which has not yet been opened) at Broadstairs. 4. ELECTRICITY On 7th April, drifting barrage balloons caused damage in 12 cases to Grid and Overhead Lines, resulting in some slight interruptions of supply to Gretna, Ramsgate, Isle of Thanet, and Epsom. Offices of the War Cabinet, S.W.1. 15TH APRIL, 1943. -2-.
- Civil Defence Region
- Region 6: Southern (Reading HQ) Region 12: South Eastern (Tunbridge Wells HQ) Region 11: Scotland (Edinburgh HQ)
- Collection ID
- CAB71
- Document Reference
- CAB 71/24/17
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 71/24
- Former Department Reference
- ARD(43) 15
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab71.000024.017
- Keywords
- Air Raids Barrage Balloons Bomb Damage Electricity Food Supplies Housing Infrastructure Postal Communications Telecommunications
- Language
- English
- Locations Discussed
- Broadstairs Deal Eastbourne Epsom Folkestone Gretna Isle of Thanet Isle of Wight Newport Ramsgate
- Organizations Discussed
- Air Raid Damage Committee
- Pages
- 2
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Bombing Industry Infrastructure Damage to Property Disruption to Services
