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Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery London Zs16
Hob Uid: 1454881
Location : Greater London Authority Lambeth Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ2890075100
Summary : Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft battery ZS16 on Clapham Common. It was armed with four 4.5-inch guns in 1940, but reduced to four 3.7-inch static guns with GL Mark II radar by mid 1942. It was manned by 312 Battery of the 54th Royal Artillery Regiment in January 1940, by 318 Battery of the 99th Royal Artillery Regiment in May 1940, and by 523 Battery of the 160th (Mixed) Royal Artillery Regiment in 1943. It was retained as a Nucleus Force Headquarters Battery in 1946.
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Monument Period Name : Mid 20th Century
Display Date : Extant 1946
Monument End Date : 1946
Monument Start Date : 1946
Monument Type : Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery
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Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : World War II
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1939
Monument Type : Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Number : TQ 27 NE 401
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