Monument record TQ 64 SW 282 - Kentish Gun Belt Diver Battery E10

Summary

Site of a Second World War Diver Battery in the Kentish Gun Belt at Pembury. It was armed with eight mobile 3.7-inch guns, and manned by C Battery of the 1st Royal Marine Regiment of the 40th Anti Aircraft Brigade. It was initially equipped with Predictor AA No.10 and No.3 Mark V radar. This was part of the second reinforcement of the Kentish Gun Belt of 96 guns deployed at twelve sites by June 27th 1944.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6370 4280 (point)
Map sheet TQ64SW
County KENT
District TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Civil Parish PEMBURY, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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Full Description

Site of a Second World War Diver Battery in the Kentish Gun Belt at Pembury. It was armed with eight mobile 3.7-inch guns, and manned by C Battery of the 1st Royal Marine Regiment of the 40th Anti Aircraft Brigade. It was initially equipped with Predictor AA No.10 and No.3 Mark V radar. This was part of the second reinforcement of the Kentish Gun Belt of 96 guns deployed at twelve sites by June 27th 1944. (1)


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

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  • <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 13 2026 8:53PM