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Monument details
| HER Number: | 1478175 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of a Second World War Diver rocket projector battery North-West of the Dymchurch Redoubt |
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Summary
Site of a Second World War Diver rocket projector battery North-West of the Dymchurch Redoubt. This was armed with four batterys of five times twenty Naval Rockets in August 1944. This was manned by Tonsil Rocket Battery of the Royal Navy. The battery was not visible on the available historical aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1290 3220 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SW |
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| Parish: | HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ROCKET PROJECTOR BATTERY (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Site of a Second World War Diver rocket projector battery North-West of the Dymchurch Redoubt. This was armed with four batterys of five x twenty Naval Rockets in August 1944. This was manned by Tonsil Rocket Battery of the Royal Navy. (1)
The Second World War Diver rocket projector battery referred to above (Source 1) was not visible on the historical aerial photographs viewed as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment NMP. (2)
<1> Dobinson, C., Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945, pp 224 (Monograph). SWX23707.
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 224. |
