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Monument details
| HER Number: | 1477701 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of a Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery at Dymchurch. |
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Summary
Site of a Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery at Dymchurch. This was armed with 40mm guns, and was manned by 22 Battery of 4 Royal Marines Regiment when it was deployed on 17th July 1944. It formed part of the Littlestone Section of 43 Anti Aircraft Brigade Light Anti Aircraft Artillery. The battery was not visible on the available historical aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1110 3080 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SW |
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| Parish: | DYMCHURCH, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Full description
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Site of a Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery at Dymchurch. This was armed with 40mm guns, and was manned by 22 Battery of 4 Royal Marines Regiment when it was deployed on 17th July 1944. It formed part of the Littlestone Section of 43 Anti Aircraft Brigade Light Anti Aircraft Artillery. (1)
The Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) 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 213 (Monograph). SWX23707.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: Dobinson, C.. Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945. pp 213. |
