Monument record TQ 87 SE 1267 - Port Victoria Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery

Summary

General location of the site of a First World War heavy anti aircraft battery at Port Victoria which was armed with two 1-pounder guns on travelling carriages in 1916, and one 3-inch 20-hundredweight gun in 1917.

Location

Grid reference TQ 8790 7400 (point)
Map sheet TQ87SE
County KENT
Civil Parish ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Full Description

General location of the site of a First World War heavy anti aircraft battery at Port Victoria which was armed with two 1-pounder guns on travelling carriages in 1916, and one 3-inch 20-hundredweight gun in 1917. (1)


<1> Dobinson, C, 1996, Twentieth century fortifications in England, volume 1. Anti-aircraft artillery : England's air defence gunsites, 1914-46 (Monograph). SWX23706.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Dobinson, C. 1996. Twentieth century fortifications in England, volume 1. Anti-aircraft artillery : England's air defence gunsites, 1914-46.

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Record last edited

Jan 22 2026 9:29AM