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Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery London Zs20
Hob Uid: 1454882
Location : Greater London Authority Richmond upon Thames Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ2040074300
Summary : Site of Second World War heavy anti aircraft battery ZS20 in Richmond Park. It was armed with four static 3.7-inch guns in 1940, and had been increased to eight 3.7-inch guns with GL Mark II radar by mid 1942. It was manned by 260 Battery of the 84th Royal Artillery Regiment in January 1940, by 262 Battery of the 84th Royal Artillery Regiment in May 1940, and by 350 Battery of the 163rd (Mixed) Royal Artillery Regiment in 1943. It was retained as an Off-Site Nucleus Force 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 SW 127
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