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Monument record TR 13 SW 199 - Coastal Gun Belt Diver Battery L3
Summary
Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft (Diver) battery at Great Lath Farm, deployed here by 2nd August 1944. It was progressively equipped with eight 3.7-inch Mark IIc mobile guns on Pile platforms, Predictor AA No.10 and Radar AA No.3 Mark V radars, and was manned by 370 Battery of 117 Anti Aircraft Artillery Regiment. This formed part of the Littlestone Section of 43 Anti Aircraft Brigade Heavy Anti Aircraft Artillery.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 1120 3220 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR13SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | BURMARSH, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Full Description
Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft (Diver) battery at Great Lath Farm, deployed here by 2nd August 1944. It was progressively equipped with eight 3.7-inch Mark IIc mobile guns on Pile platforms, Predictor AA No.10 and Radar AA No.3 Mark V radars, and was manned by 370 Battery of 117 Anti Aircraft Artillery Regiment. This formed part of the Littlestone Section of 43 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 23 2026 1:18PM