Fort Gomer was the most southerly fort in the line of five which formed part of the ‘Sea Front and Spithead Defences’, Inner Line, Land Front, Left Flank. This line of forts was later known as the Gomer-Elson Line or 'Gosport Advanced Line' This consisted of, from south to north, Fort Gomer, Fort Grange, Fort Rowner, Fort Brockhurst and Fort Elson.
Fort Gomer held a prominent position as the southernmost fort in a series of five that formed part of the 'Sea Front and Spithead Defences', Inner Line, Land Front, Left Flank. This defensive line was later referred to as the Gomer-Elson Line or 'Gosport Advanced Line'. The sequence of forts ran from south to north: Fort Gomer, Fort Grange, Fort Rowner, Fort Brockhurst, and Fort Elson.