St. Margaret's Lower Lighthouse during WW2.
This and the Windmill were used as billets for WRNS Special Duties Service Y personnel. These were linguists listening in to German E boats operating in the Dover Strait and reporting received messages to Bletchley Park (Station X).
Their Watch Room was in the Windmill.
By Ed Connell
Fire Command Post - Next to South Foreland Lighthouse
Other military stationed in the area 1947 - 1956:
| 101 Coast Brigade | . | |
| 1.1.47 | HQ Dover | Eastern Command |
| 1947 | Bde units: 410, 411, 415, 418 and 419 Coast Regiments RA (TA) | . |
| 31.10.56 | 410 Coast Regiment converted as 5th Bn, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) | . |
| 31.10.56 | 411 Coast Regiment formed part of Port and Travel Control Group | . |
| 31.10.56 | 415 Coast Regiment, Kent elements amalgamated with 263 Regiment as 263 Regiment RA (TA) and Essex elements amalgamated with 353 Regiment as 353 Regiment RA (TA) | . |
| 1.8.50 | 418 Coast Regiment amalgamated with 284 Regiment as 284 Regiment RA (TA) | . |
| 31.10.56 | 419 Coast Regiment amalgamated with 358 Regiment as 358 Regiment; the late 419 Regiment formed a new bty of 358 Regiment RA (TA) | . |
| . | 31 Dec 1956: Coast Artillery disbanded |
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