Historic Events

WWII Photos of Portsdown
Created 21-07-2002    Last update 10-11-2003

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On December 5 Portsmouth suffered the heaviest night raid of 1940 when at 20:00 hrs some 50 bombs were dropped across the city. The Carlton Cinema - pictured above - in Cosham High Street was hit by a 250 Kg bomb that exploded in the projectionist's room. 250 people were in the cinema at the time and over 50 were killed or injured.

 
 
 

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 5 December 1940. The centre portion of Highbury Buildings near the Carlton Cinema was brought down by a bomb that exploded on the pavement a few feet away from the front wall.

 
 

 
Cosham Home Guard Oct 1944

 'A' Company, 31st (Cosham) Battalion, Hampshire Home Guard - 15th October 1944. This was probably a last commemorative photograph taken of the Company, as the Home Guard was disbanded* 2 months later.

With thanks to Peter Keat & Chris Richards

* 3,762 Home Guard stayed enrolled to help man certain Coast and 

Heavy AA guns at critical locations.

 
 
 
Farlington Patrol

 Capt R. Copsey (second left) was in charge of a platoon of six who were charged with protecting the Farlington water treatment works together with Sgt G. R. Richards (left) and L/Cpl H. G. Fulford (right) . 

With thanks to Peter Keat & Chris Richards

 
 
 
German POW's at Cosham

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German prisoners of war (POWs) at Cosham, 1944.

 
 

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