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Monument details
| HER Number: | 1478197 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of a Second World War Diver rocket projector battery at Dymchurch |
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Summary
Site of a Second World War Diver rocket projector battery at Dymchurch. This was manned by Tonsil Rocket Battry of the Royal Navy on 23rd August 1944. No armament details are known. The battery was not visible on the available historical aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1140 3090 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SW |
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| Parish: | DYMCHURCH, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DIVER BATTERY (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- 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 at Dymchurch. This was manned by Tonsil Rocket Battry of the Royal Navy on 23rd August 1944. No armament details are known. (1)
The Second World War Diver rocket projector battery referred to above (1) was not visible on the available 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. |
