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Monument details
HER Number: | 1477720 |
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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 St Mary in the Marsh |
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Summary
Site of a Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery at St Mary in the Marsh. This was armed with twelve 40mm guns, and was manned by 301 Battery of 97 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 0810 2700 |
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Map Sheet: | TR02NE |
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Parish: | ST MARY IN THE MARSH, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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<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. |