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Monument details
Summary
Site of a Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery at the Golf Course, New Romney. This was armed with 40mm guns, and was manned by 540 (TP) Battery of 150 Anti Aircraft Regiment when it was deployed here on 17th July 1944. It formed part of the Littlestone Section of 43 Anti Aircraft Brigade Light Anti Aircraft Artillery. This area was surveyed as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project. The Diver battery was not visible on historic aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0860 2550 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR02NE |
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| Parish: | NEW ROMNEY, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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This area was surveyed as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project. The Diver battery was not visible on historic aerial photographs. However, these anti-aircraft defences often consisted of relatively temporary structures wheeled into place on trailers; which may explain why no trace of the battery was visible on the aerial photographs (2).
<1> Dobinson, C., Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945, pp 213 (Monograph). SWX23707.
<2> RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment (Unspecified Type). SWX23677.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: Dobinson, C.. Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945. pp 213. |
| <2> | (No record type): RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment. |
Related records
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