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Reserve Occupation: A Docker in Ipswich

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Contributed by听: maryjohn shapland
People in story:听: william john shapland
Location of story:听: ipswich and manchester
Background to story:听: Civilian Force
Article ID:听: A2806346
Contributed on:听: 04 July 2004

This is short story of my dads time during the war . He was a docker in the local docks but some of the time he was a steel erector, Ipswich was very lucky regards bombing of the dock we only had one bomb near the docks I think , but my uncle told me that jerry did machine gun the gas-ometers,but often wonder what he built on River Orwell at a village called Wolvestone , I know he was working with concrete so I wonder if they were building Mulberry harbour sections any one out know if I am guessing right, maryjohn

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Posted on: 06 October 2004 by Ipswich Museum

The docks in Ipswich were bombed on a number of occasions. the most determined raid being on 9/10 April 1941 when considerable quantities of incenderaries and some 6 high explosive bombs were dropped. There were also a few goes at the gasometers the most serious on the 2 June 1943 during which a Focke Wulf crashed on the dock gate.
We do not know for certain what was built at woolverstone, on the present marina site but believe it was landing craft, given the shallow nature of the site i would be slightly surprised if mulberry harbour sections were built here.

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