Another paybook related thread - Alfred Shear was granted leave due to Enemy Action 7-11 July 1944, I'm guessing this may have been as a result of a V1, were there any that landed in Tooting just before then? I'm thinking Tooting as that is where his wife and parents were and both have their addresses scored out so looks like they moved. Any thoughts or suggestions welcome. Thanks Alistair
01/07/1944 23:29:00 Tooting Renmuir Street FlyingBombsandRockets,Total V1 and V2 by postcode maybe others later will have to check then and now tomorrow (if somebody doesnt do it first)
66 is a mid-terrace, no obvious war damage re-building. Renmuir Street has infill rebuilding between numbers 4 and 12.
Thanks for the replies, its not an easy one to research as it could be unrelated to Tooting could be unrelated to the family - its just the entry caught my eye Alistair
Well it cant be Rosina - they married in 1940 Name: Alfred J Shear Registration Date: Jul-Aug-Sep 1940 Registration district: Wandsworth Inferred County: London Spouse: Rosina R Griffiths Volume Number: 1d Page Number: 1510 and she lived until 1988 Rosina Rebecca Shear 23 Mar 1920 Oct 1988 Wandsworth Greater London TD
Cant be Elizabeth England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 Name: Elizabeth R Griffiths Death Age: 72 Birth Date: abt 1888 Registration Date: Dec 1960 Registration district: Battersea Inferred County: London Volume: 5c Page: 93 Trouble is the name Thomas Griffiths is not uncommon TD
I'd looked at CWGC for civilian dead and didn't see any Shear's, there is a young girl called Griffiths who was killed on the 1st July but she was in Stepney. I'm starting to think if it was someone being killed/injured then it would probably be compassionate leave - not sure if Enemy Action leave would be more to go help with tidying up damage, he was UK based at that time (and at least until September) it may even have been that the place he was based had been damaged and he was unable to do his duty so was allowed home until something was fixed - I know I'm clutching at straws a bit. Alistair
Brian J Shear 1942 Battersea London Carole A Shear 1947 Battersea London May have been a problem pregnancy - the 2 above have a mother with maiden name Griffiths TD
That's along the lines I was thinking. Whatever the reason it must have been fairly common to warrant producing the rubber stamp 'Enemy Action'. Of your two suggestions I think loss of accommodation is the more likely, he would still be on duty if he was clearing up damage. Tim
All UK, WWII Civilian Deaths, 1939-1945 Cant find a Griffiths or Shear death in this database that matches anywhere near The only death I can find but cant find it in military as yet - but also wonder why its a civil death reg is England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 Name: William G Shear Death Age: 21 Birth Date: abt 1923 Registration Date: Jun 1944 Registration district: Battersea Inferred County: London Volume: 1d Page: 329 wondering if this might be a sibling or relative - initiall I thought perhas died on D Day or just after, maybe returned to the UK injured then died late June - theres no mention of the Army Roll of Honour ?? TD
The Garrett Lane and Letchworth Street addresses are Victorian / Edwardian properties and don't appear to have suffered any war damage.
Not all war damage is visible today: many buildings were left standing but were badly damaged by blast - as was common with V1s - blowing out windows and doors, roof tiles and causing extensive internal damage to property and furniture.
