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Monument record HHS 052 - Site of a Second World War Field Gun emplacement at Henstead

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Summary

Site of a Second World War Field Gun emplacement at Henstead.

Location

Grid reference	TM 6493 2859 (point)
Map sheet	TM62NW
Civil Parish	HENSTEAD WITH HULVER STREET, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

GUN EMPLACEMENT (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

75mm battery of the 129th Field Regiment, position detailed in the 1940 defence scheme of the 6th Royal Sussex (S1).

Sources/Archives (1)

<S1> SSF61605 Machine readable data file: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group, unrecorded defence sites for inclusion in the HER.

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Record last edited

Mar 4 2024 9:37AM

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