Monument record TR 15 NE 870 - Anti-Tank Gun emplacement in the vicinity of Bekesbourne Hill, Bekesbourne

Summary

From about 1940 there was a Second World War Anti-Tank Gun emplacement in the vicinity of Bekesbourne Hill, Bekesbourne.

Location

Grid reference TR 1909 5609 (point)
Map sheet TR15NE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish BEKESBOURNE-WITH-PATRIXBOURNE, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Full Description

From about 1940 there was a Second World War Anti-Tank Gun emplacement in the vicinity of Bekesbourne Hill, Bekesbourne. It was operated along with two similar guns at either end of Bekesbourne Airfield, Ickham. Around the end of June 1941 these were transferred to defend beaches near Deal. It may have covered a roadblock under the Bekesbourne Lane viaduct to the south.
Owner : Unknown
Publicly accessible : Unknown
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57 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery, 01/01/41, War Diary 57 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery (Unpublished document). SKE15183.

57 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery, 01/01/41, War Diary 57 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery (Unpublished document). Ske15183.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: 57 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery. 01/01/41. War Diary 57 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery.
  • --- Unpublished document: 57 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery. 01/01/41. War Diary 57 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery.

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Record last edited

Jan 13 2012 9:48AM