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Monument record TR 02 SW 205 - Coastal Gun Belt Diver Battery R25
Summary
Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft (Diver) battery near Newland Farm, deployed here by 29th August 1944. It was progressively equipped with eight 3.7-inch Mark IIc static guns on Pile platforms, Predictor AA No.10 and Radar AA No.3 Mark V radars, and was manned by 450 Battery of 149 (Mobile) Anti Aircraft Artillery Regiment. This formed part of the Rye Section of 57 Anti Aircraft Brigade Heavy Anti Aircraft Artillery.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 0160 2300 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR02SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | OLD ROMNEY, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Full Description
Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft (Diver) battery near Newland Farm, deployed here by 29th August 1944. It was progressively equipped with eight 3.7-inch Mark IIc static guns on Pile platforms, Predictor AA No.10 and Radar AA No.3 Mark V radars, and was manned by 450 Battery of 149 (Mobile) Anti Aircraft Artillery Regiment. This formed part of the Rye Section of 57 Anti Aircraft Brigade Heavy Anti Aircraft Artillery. (1)
<1> Dobinson, C., Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945 (Monograph). SWX23707.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SWX23707 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 5:28PM