Shoreham Harbour coal wharf
20 October 1940 · Shoreham & Arun, West Sussex
View this record on the map →- Date
- 20 October 1940
- Record type
- Historic bombing site
- Bomb type
- HE
- Casualties
- 5
- Location
- Shoreham & Arun, West Sussex
- Position accuracy
- Confirmed event, approximate point
What happened
Bombs struck the Shoreham Shipping Coal Company wharf in the harbour.
Casualty note
Five killed, including 17-year-old Home Guard member George Earthey.
Also worth knowing
Thirty-seven raids were made on Shoreham and Southwick during the war, causing 17 deaths and 108 injuries, with over 100 high-explosive bombs and more than 2,000 incendiaries recorded — town-wide figures.