Monument record TQ 92 NW 99 - Searchlight Battery Bh03 162

Summary

The site of Second World War searchlight battery no. BH03 162 at Wittersham. 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.

Location

Grid reference TQ 9100 2740 (point)
Map sheet TQ92NW
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish WITTERSHAM, ASHFORD, KENT

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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 (Bibliographic reference). SKE56150.

Sources/Archives (2)

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

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2025 3:30PM