Allum Green
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Allum Green is a hamlet
southwest of Lyndhurst, Hampshire
, England
.
During the night of 5/6 September 1940 it was the scene of a Luftwaffe
bombing raid, which resulted in the deaths of four British Army soldiers of the RAOC (Royal Army Ordnance Corps
) and 14 men were injured.
The precise location of bomb strike was on Allum Green House itself, which still exists and is a private home. The site is commemorated by a memorial bench erected in 1980 by comrades of the deceased.
Those killed were:
It was mentioned in RRC Sherriff's Journey's End, as Raleigh lived there.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
southwest of Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Lyndhurst is a village and civil parish in the New Forest, Hampshire, England. It is a popular tourist location with many independent shops, art galleries, cafés, restaurants, pubs and hotels. The nearest city is Southampton located around nine miles to the north-east...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
During the night of 5/6 September 1940 it was the scene of a Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
bombing raid, which resulted in the deaths of four British Army soldiers of the RAOC (Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
The Royal Army Ordnance Corps was a corps of the British Army. It dealt only with the supply and maintenance of weaponry, munitions and other military equipment until 1965, when it took over most other supply functions, as well as the provision of staff clerks, from the Royal Army Service...
) and 14 men were injured.
The precise location of bomb strike was on Allum Green House itself, which still exists and is a private home. The site is commemorated by a memorial bench erected in 1980 by comrades of the deceased.
Those killed were:
- Warrant Officer Class 2 H S Tyler
- Staff Sergeant S H Avon,
- Staff Sergeant E W E Gifford
- Sergeant A W Blunn.
It was mentioned in RRC Sherriff's Journey's End, as Raleigh lived there.