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Monument details
| HER Number: | 1477759 |
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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 Littlestone on Sea. |
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Summary
Site of a Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery at Littlestone on Sea. This was armed with 20mm guns, and was manned by 374 Battery of 142 Anti Aircraft Regiment when it was deployed here on 2nd August 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 anti aircraft battery was not visible on aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0820 2320 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR02SE |
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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 anti aircraft battery was not visible on aerial photographs. It is possible that, given the loose shingle characteristic of the ground in this area; the anti aircraft battery was situated on the road, which would have provided a more stable base. This may explain why no trace of the former 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 214 (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 214. |
