Monument record TR 15 NW 2764 - Searchlight Battery HC04 4Y

Summary

The site of a Second World War searchlight battery, this was known as searchlight battery no. HC04 4Y (old number HC 05 4A) located at Chartham Hatch at TR 104565. It was manned by 508 Searchlight Battery. It was operational by 14-OCT-1941.

Location

Grid reference Not recorded
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County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CHARTHAM, CANTERBURY, KENT

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No mapped location recorded.

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

CBA Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Supporting paper AA/1 Searchlight Sites in WWII A sample List (Bibliographic reference). SKE15307.

29 Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery, 01/01/41, War Diary 29 Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery (Unpublished document). SKE15306.

29 Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery, 01/01/41, War Diary 29 Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery (Unpublished document). Ske15306.

<1> Lowry (ed), 1995, 20th century defences in Britain : an introductory guide (Bibliographic reference). SKE56150.

<2> CBA Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Supporting paper AA/1 Searchlight Sites in WWII A sample List (Bibliographic reference). Ske15307.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • --- Unpublished document: 29 Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery. 01/01/41. War Diary 29 Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery.
  • --- Unpublished document: 29 Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery. 01/01/41. War Diary 29 Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: CBA Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Supporting paper AA/1 Searchlight Sites in WWII A sample List.
  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Lowry (ed). 1995. 20th century defences in Britain : an introductory guide.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: CBA Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Supporting paper AA/1 Searchlight Sites in WWII A sample List.

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Record last edited

Jan 29 2025 12:42PM