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Thesaurus Term/Concept: DIVER BATTERY

Identifier 144613
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note Heavy anti aircraft battery used from June 1944-May 1945 to combat the V-bomb threat. They are distinct from normal HAA batteries, being laid out in a V-shape, and early on were mainly for mobile 3.7-inch guns.

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Context Record
Monument Type MEX1051821 Second World War Diver Strip Light Anti Aircraft (Diver) Battery Im3 (Monument)
Monument Type MEX40312 Second World War heavy anti aircraft gun site, 'TN2 Butlers Farm', Sutton (Monument)
Monument Type MEX52117 Site of a Second Wold War ‘Diver’ Site No. N31, South of East Wick, Burnham-on-Crouch (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1051885 Site of Second World War 'Diver' Box, Diver Battery A7, Southminster (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039554 Site of Second World War 'Diver' Site No. A6, East of Middle Wick, Southminster (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031556 Site of Second World War 'Diver' Site No. K10, SE of Foulton Hall, Little Oakley (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031418 Site of Second World War 'Diver' Site No. K6, Walton Road, south of Birch Hall, Thorpe le Soken (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031313 Site of Second World War 'Diver' Site No. N35 and POW Camp, SE of Marsh House (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031420 Site of Second World War 'Diver' Strip Diver Battery No. K16 at Thorpe le Soken (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031332 Site of Second World War 'Diver’ Site No. N34, in the Diver Box at the Dengie Marshes, South of Grange Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MEX41844 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site N74, SE of Packards (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039559 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. A7, North of Old Montsale, Southminster (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039564 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. A8, South of East Wick, Burnham-on-Crouch (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039976 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. K8, The Naze, Walton-on-the-Naze (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1036316 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. N27A, north-west of Churchend, Foulness (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031278 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. N32, North of Old Montsale, Southminster (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031276 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. N33, South of Bridgewick Farm, Dengie (Monument)
Monument Type MEX41835 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. N36, SE of Hockley Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031330 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. N41, East of Brook Cottage, Dengie (Monument)
Monument Type MEX41838 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. N42, North of Sandbeach (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039563 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. N43, North of Twizzlefoot Bridge, Burnham-on-Crouch (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039557 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. N44, E of Wrayswick Farm, Southminster (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039555 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. N45, Hall Road, Dengie (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039593 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. N47, Holliwell Farm, Burnham-on-Crouch (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039562 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. N48, Deal Hall, Southminster (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039561 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. N49, North of Deal Hall, Southminster (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039558 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. N50, South of Middle Wick, Southminster (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039556 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. N51, NW of Bridgewick Farm, Dengie (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031316 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. N52, Grange Farm, Dengie (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031310 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. N53, East of Marsh House (Monument)
Monument Type MEX41831 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site No. N54, South of East End Road (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1039560 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ Site, Light Anti Aircraft Battery Q, North of New Montsale, Southminster (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1036319 Site of Second World War ‘Diver’ site, No. N56, north of Shelford Creek, Foulness Island (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1052301 Site of Second World War Diver Box Diver Battery K27, The Naze (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1052352 Site of Second World War Diver Box Diver Battery K28, Kentshill Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1051908 Site of Second World War Diver Box Diver Battery K29 (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1053246 Site of Second World War Diver Box Diver Battery N15, Chadwell St Mary (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1038845 Site of Second World War Diver site K17, now destroyed, Clacton Golf Course (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1053194 Site of Second World War Diver site No. N58, in the Diver Box near Ragwood Head (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1052348 Site of Second World War Diver Strip and Diver Battery K5, Landermere (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1036323 Site of Second World War Heavy Anti Aicraft Gun (Diver) site No. N26 'New Burwood', Foulness Island (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1036320 Site of Second World War Heavy Anti Aircraft Gun 'Diver' Site No. N27, 'Fisherman's Head', Foulness (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1036321 Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft gun / 'Diver' site No. N28, Ridgemarsh Farm, Foulness (Monument)
Monument Type MEX40279 Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft gun/'Diver' site, 'TN21 Crouchmans', Great Wakering (Monument)