Petworth Boys' School
29 September 1942 · Petworth, West Sussex
View this record on the map →- Date
- 29 September 1942
- Record type
- Historic bombing site
- Bomb type
- HE
- Casualties
- 32
- Location
- Petworth, West Sussex
- Position accuracy
- Confirmed event, approximate point
What happened
A Junkers Ju 88 bombed the boys' school at Petworth, killing around thirty-two people, most of them pupils.
Casualty note
Around 32 killed, including 28 boys.
Also worth knowing
One of the most devastating single incidents of the war in rural West Sussex, commemorated by a memorial cross registered with the Imperial War Museum.