Monument record TQ 65 NE 497 - Light Anti Aircraft (Diver) Battery L15

Summary

The site of one of nineteen further light anti aircraft positions established on 27th June 1944 in the Tonbridge - Maidstone - Sevenoaks area at East Malling. It was armed with a single 40mm gun and manned by 371 Battery of the Independent Light Anti Aircraft Regiment.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6980 5560 (point)
Map sheet TQ65NE
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish EAST MALLING AND LARKFIELD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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Full Description

The site of one of nineteen further light anti aircraft positions established on 27th June 1944 in the Tonbridge - Maidstone - Sevenoaks area at East Malling. It was armed with a single 40mm gun and manned by 371 Battery of the Independent Light Anti Aircraft Regiment. (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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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 22 2026 4:40PM