Monument record TQ 63 NE 249 - Kentish Gun Belt Diver Battery A11

Summary

Site of a Second World War Diver Battery in the Kentish Gun Belt at Lamberhurst. It was armed with eight mobile 3.7-inch guns, and manned by 411 Battery of 127 Regiment of the 40th Anti Aircraft Brigade.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6610 3850 (point)
Map sheet TQ63NE
County KENT
District TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Civil Parish LAMBERHURST, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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Site of a Second World War Diver Battery in the Kentish Gun Belt at Lamberhurst. It was armed with eight mobile 3.7-inch guns, and manned by 411 Battery of 127 Regiment of the 40th Anti Aircraft Brigade. (1)


<1> Dobinson, C., Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945 (Monograph). SWX23707.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Dobinson, C.. Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945.

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Record last edited

Jan 22 2026 4:27PM