Thursday 17th April 1941 – South Island Place & Caldwell Street

There are two Civil Defence incident logs for this bombing raid, the first reads:

Date 17.4.41
Time 10:41 AM
Position of Occurance 29 Caldwell Street between Clapham Road and Hackford Road
Type of bombs Incendiary
Casualties (Approx) Nil
Whether any trapped under wreckage Nil
Fire Fire
Damage to Mains Nil
Names of any roads blocked Nil
Position of any unexploded bombs Nil
Time of occurance 03:05
Notes This incident was dealt with by S.F.P

And the second…

Date 17.4.41
Time 5:03 AM
Position of Occurance South Island Place
Type of bombs High Explosive
Casualties (Approx) Nil
Whether any trapped under wreckage Nil
Fire Nil
Damage to Mains Water
Names of any roads blocked South Island Place
Position of any unexploded bombs 65 South Island Place
Time of occurance 3:30 AM
Notes Road roped off and lamps lit.

The civil defence messages sent back and forth to the local ARP (Air raid precaution) depot read as follows..

The Caldwell Street messages are as follows:

Date Time Text of Message
17.04.41 2:15 AM Express Report, Casualties at Fire Clapham Road between South Island Place and Caldwell Street. No casualties.
17.4.41 10:43 AM 29 Caldwell Street betweem Hackford Road and Clapham Road. 21:02 – Incendiary Bomb. Two top rooms severely damaged, bottom kitchen damaged by water. Casualites – nil. This incident was dealt with by S.F.P

The South Island Place messages are as follows:

Date Time Text of Message
17.4.41 08:01: AM 65 South Island Place. 21:02 hrs. High Explosive. Road blocked by crater. Water main damaged. Casualties – nil. Area roped off (Hackford Road to Clapham Road) This incident has been previously reported. A unexploded bomb. RP/R required.

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