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Monument details
| HER Number: | 1478072 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of a Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery south-east of Abbots Land Farm |
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Summary
Site of a Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery south-east of Abbots Land Farm. This was armed with eight 20mm Polsten guns, and was manned by H2/2741RAF Regiment when it was deployed here on 2nd 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 2730 3860 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NE |
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| Parish: | HOUGHAM WITHOUT, DOVER, KENT |
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Full description
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Site of a Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery south-east of Abbots Land Farm. This was armed with eight 20mm Polsten guns, and was manned by H2/2741RAF Regiment when it was deployed here on 2nd 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 217 (Monograph). SWX23707.
<2> RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment (Unspecified Type). SWX23681.
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 217. |
| <2> | (No record type): RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment. |
