Monument record TQ 57 SE 311 - Second World War light anti-aircraft gun battery VD1 in East Hill area, Dartford, Kent

Summary

Second World War light antiaircraft gun battery south of East Hill, Dartford, Kent. It consisted of 1 x 40 mm Bofors gun. It is first mentioned in a document of 1942. It appears to have been the northern outlier of a group of batteries to protect the Vickers factory at Brooklands. Its exact site and date of removal are unknown.

Location

Grid reference TQ 5510 7350 (point)
Map sheet TQ57SE
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish DARTFORD, DARTFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> CBA, 01/01/1996, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Vol. 1.4, anti-aircraft artillery 1914+ (Bibliographic reference). SKE24112.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: CBA. 01/01/1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Vol. 1.4, anti-aircraft artillery 1914+.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 10 2013 12:44PM