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Monument details
| HER Number: | 1478055 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of a Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery near Great Cauldham Farm |
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Summary
Site of a Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery near Great Cauldham Farm. This was armed with 40mm guns, and was manned by 293 Battery of 88 Anti Aircraft Regiment when it was deployed here on 26th August 1944. It formed part of the 71 Light Anti Aircraft Artillery Brigade deployment. The available aerial photographs which cover this area have been examined as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2), and there was no visible sign of the site at this location.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2440 3860 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NW |
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| Parish: | CAPEL-LE-FERNE, DOVER, KENT |
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Site of a Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery near Great Cauldham Farm. This was armed with 40mm guns, and was manned by 293 Battery of 88 Anti Aircraft Regiment when it was deployed here on 26th August 1944. It formed part of the 71 Light Anti Aircraft Artillery Brigade deployment (1).
The available aerial photographs which cover this area have been examined as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2), and there was no visible sign of the site at this location (2).
<1> Dobinson, C., Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945, pp 216 (Monograph). SWX23707.
<2> RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment (Unspecified Type). SWX23685.
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 216. |
| <2> | (No record type): RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment. |
