{"id":7176,"date":"2017-08-31T17:47:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T16:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/?p=7176"},"modified":"2025-10-19T18:52:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T17:52:34","slug":"balfour-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/balfour-battery\/","title":{"rendered":"Balfour Battery &#8211; Coast Artillery Battery: S0012913"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2 x Twin 6pdr QF guns for defence of Hoxa Sound against AMTBs and covering the Boom defence. 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480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/09050120.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"7188\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/09050120.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7188\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/09050120.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/09050120-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/09050119.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"7187\" 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