
Epsom and Ewell in WW2
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Bourne Hall Museum Kids Club looks at Epsom & Ewell during World War 2
Epsom and Ewell suffered heavily from bombing in World War 2 and from 1940 to 1944, 890 alerts were sounded, 384 people were injured by enemy action and 33 killed. There were more than 200 incidents with 12,234 houses slightly damaged, 413 devastated and 192 completely destroyed, while thousands of incendiary and anti-personnel bombs were dropped with 440 high explosive, 64 oil and 30 flying bombs falling on the Borough.