London bomb damage

[zeno]

There was a site called London Underground during the blitz which has changed to https://www.nickcooper.org.uk/subterra/lu/tuaw.htm I haven't been onto it in depth(no pun intended) but it seems pretty comprehensive. Zeno

[Charles M.]

My father, Hugh W. Pope, was with US Army in London from May 25, 1944 until August 19, 1944, roughly the same period of time V-1's were dropping on England. I am looking for information that would give me a sense of what it was like to live in London in those days. I have found much online, but wanted to pose a specific request in case there were little known resources.

Thanks,

Charles Pope

[sandiep]

https://dev.bombsight.org/explore/
this is a site that pinpoints statistics about the London Blitz .............shows how bad it was in different areas

[Charles M.]

Thanks sandiep.

[Jeff_uk]

I know Stepney recorded bomb damage , there is a map in the family archive cent.

[Charles M.]

I'm specifically looking for photos/information of the area around 59 Weymouth Street, where my Dad's outfit was billeted. The building still stands.

[sandiep]

https://blitzwalkers.blogspot.co.uk/2...kely-hero.html
this link gives a report of an Air raid warden whose post was in Weymouth Street
Most of blitz damage in this area was in Hallam Street which adjoins Weymouth Street and there are some images of the damage there on https://www.westendatwar.org.uk/page/..._w1?path=0p28p

[Charles M.]

Thanks again sandiep. I clicked on all the Westminster bomb incident sites and found a wealth of material. I have been writing an account of my Dad's experiences in London, June-August 1944, and after he crossed the channel into France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany. In letters to his parents, due to army censors and his classified work, he could not say much about he saw. And in fact he never spoke of it afterwards. He died in 1980 and and much of the written descriptions of his unit, Signal Security Detachment "D," was declassified in 1983. SSD"D" was an intelligence gathering detachment which focused on intercepting German communications and distributing the same. His unit was involved in this activity in London and continued as they moved with the 12th US Army Group across Europe. I know they trained as they worked in London, and I assume they had some contact with classes/instruction at Bletchley Park. But I have not been able to establish that link. Thanks again for your help.

[sandiep]

glad to help.........a lot of our brave ancestors from the wars didn't want to talk about the horrors they saw and I suppose we can understand that.........which means we have to seek out that info .....hurray for the web! I for one would be lost without it now.
good luck with your writing