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Monument details
| HER Number: | 1477688 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | LIGHT ANTI AIRCRAFT (DIVER) BATTERY LIM5 |
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Summary
Site of a Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery south-west of Botolphs Bridge. This was armed with twelve 40mm guns, and was manned by 445 Battery of 135 Anti Aircraft Regiment when deployed on 2nd August 1944. It was redeployed to TR122328 on 2nd August 1944. It formed part of the Littlestone Section of 43 Anti Aircraft Brigade Light Anti Aircraft Artillery. The battery may be visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, as suggested by cropmarks or parchmarks on the ground, though some of these may relate to the other Diver batterys (Monument Number 1477686 and 1477690) that were also located in this area. The cropmarks may relate to the location of the guns and ancillary buildings, but this is not clear.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1190 3280 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SW |
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| Parish: | BURMARSH, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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Site of a Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery south-west of Botolphs Bridge. This was armed with twelve 40mm guns, and was manned by 445 Battery of 135 Anti Aircraft Regiment when deployed on 17th July 1944. It was redeployed to TR122328 on 2nd August 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 may be visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, as suggested by cropmarks or parchmarks on the ground at TR 1201 3284, though some of these may relate to the other Diver batterys (Monument Number 1477686 and 1477690) that were also located in this area. The cropmarks may relate to the location of the guns and ancillary buildings, but this is not clear. This site was viewed on aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment NMP, but was not mapped due to the unclear nature of the marks on the ground. (2)
<1> Dobinson, C., Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945, pp 213 (Monograph). SWX23707.
<2> Vertical aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23813.
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 213. |
| <2> | (No record type): Vertical aerial photograph reference number. |
Related records
| 1477686 | Parent of: LIGHT ANTI AIRCRAFT (DIVER) BATTERY LIM5 (Monument) |
| 1477690 | Part of: LIGHT ANTI AIRCRAFT (DIVER) BATTERY LIM5 (Monument) |
