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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 16 NE 1307 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Second World War Army occupation of Avonleigh, Parsonage Road, Eddington |
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Summary
From mid May 1940, ‘Z’ Company of the 8 Royal Fusiliers occupied the house called ‘Avonleigh’ on Parsonage Road. The 8 Royal Fusiliers left the district in November.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1818 6731 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR16NE |
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| Parish: | HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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From mid May 1940, ‘Z’ Company of the 8 Royal Fusiliers occupied the house called ‘Avonleigh’ on Parsonage Road. They will immediately have begun digging slit-trenches in the vicinity. The 8 Royal Fusiliers left the district in November. Any subsequent use of the house is as yet unclear.
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential :
Condition : unknown
Date of visit :
8 Royal Fusiliers 1940, 01/01/40, War Diary 8 Royal Fusiliers 1940 (Unpublished document). SKE15062.
8 Royal Fusiliers 1940, 01/01/40, War Diary 8 Royal Fusiliers 1940 (Unpublished document). Ske15062.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: 8 Royal Fusiliers 1940. 01/01/40. War Diary 8 Royal Fusiliers 1940. |
