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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 |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CHARTHAM, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Map
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29 Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery, 01/01/41, War Diary 29 Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery (Unpublished document).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29 Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery, 01/01/41, War Diary 29 Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery (Unpublished document).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)
- --- SKE15306 Unpublished document: 29 Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery. 01/01/41. War Diary 29 Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery.
- --- SKE15306 Unpublished document: 29 Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery. 01/01/41. War Diary 29 Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery.
- --- SKE15307 Bibliographic reference: CBA Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Supporting paper AA/1 Searchlight Sites in WWII A sample List.
- <1> SKE56150 Bibliographic reference: Lowry (ed). 1995. 20th century defences in Britain : an introductory guide.
- <2> SKE15307 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