Site of First World War HAA battery at Petroleum Wharf (EHER 82312)

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Summary

General location of the site of a First World War heavy anti aircraft battery at Petroleum Wharf which was armed with one 12-inch 12-hundredweight gun in 1917.

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Grid reference	Centred TQ 750 819 (0m by 1m)

Type and Period

HEAVY ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (First World War - 1914 AD to 1918 AD)

Description

NRHE data transfer: General location of the site of a First World War heavy anti aircraft battery at Petroleum Wharf which was armed with one 12-inch 12-hundredweight gun in 1917. <1>

Sources

<1> SEX59624 Monograph: Dobinson, C. S.. 1996. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England, Vol I: Anti-aircraft artillery 1914-1946. p 295.

Other References

NRHE identifier: 1474338
National Monuments Record: TQ 78 SE 66

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