TQ 74 SE 298 - The site of Second World War searchlight battery no.BH02 138 at Staplehurst

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Monument record TQ 74 SE 298 - The site of Second World War searchlight battery no.BH02 138 at Staplehurst

Summary

The site of Second World War searchlight battery no. BH02 138 at Staplehurst. It was manned by 302 Searchlight Regiment RA under the command of 34 Searchlight Regiment. The battery was operational by September 1941. Searchlight sites typically comprised a small ring-ditch to provide the crew with shelter during an air raid, a predictor emplacement for calculating the height and range of targets, a light anti-aircraft machine gun pit, a generator and hutted accommodation for the crew.

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Grid reference	TQ 7864 4154 (point)
Map sheet	TQ74SE
County	KENT
District	MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish	STAPLEHURST, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

SEARCHLIGHT BATTERY (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

<1> Dobinson, C, 2000, CBA Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Supporting paper AA/1 Searchlight Sites in WWII A sample List (Bibliographic reference). SKE15230.

<2> Lowry (ed), 1995, 20th century defences in Britain : an introductory guide, No. 12 p 63 (Bibliographic reference). SKE56150.

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<1> SKE15230 Bibliographic reference: Dobinson, C. 2000. CBA Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Supporting paper AA/1 Searchlight Sites in WWII A sample List.
<2> SKE56150 Bibliographic reference: Lowry (ed). 1995. 20th century defences in Britain : an introductory guide. No. 12 p 63.