Monument record TR 34 SW 2900 - Searchlight Battery Hc06 N
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Location
Grid reference | TR 3140 4020 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
The site of a Second World War searchlight battery, this was known as searchlight battery no. HC06 N (old number HC 07 A) located at Archcliffe at TR 314402. It was manned by 468 Searchlight Battery. It was operational by 14-OCT-1941. (1)
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. During the Second World War searchlights were manned by the Royal Artillery and were under the control of the Army's Anti-Aircraft Command. (2)
<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 (Bibliographic reference). SKE56150.
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Record last edited
Jan 24 2025 3:00PM