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Royal Sussex Regiment 1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 6th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 8th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 10th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 30th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 19th Oct 1939 Signalling Instruction 6th Apr 1940 Advance Party 8th Apr 1940 Advance Party 9th Apr 1940 Advance Party 10th Apr 1940 On the Move 15th Apr 1940 Road Party 18th Apr 1940 Orders 21st Apr 1940 On the Move 22nd Apr 1940 On the Move 10th May 1940 Heavy Rain 15th May 1940 In Camp 15th May 1940 Orders 15th of May 1940 Enemy Advance 16th May 1940 Billets 16th May 1940 Reliefs 16th of May 1940 Orders Recieved 17th May 1940 Orders 17th of May 1940 On the Move 18th May 1940 Under Attack 19th May 1940 Air Raids 20th May 1940 In Action 21st May 1940 Air Raid 22nd May 1940 Stragglers 23rd May 1940 On the Move 26th May 1940 On the Move 26th May 1940 Reliefs 27th May 1940 Under Attack 27th May 1940 Defensive Positions 28th May 1940 In Action 28th May 1940 On the Move 31st May 1940 Radio Broadcast 1st Jun 1940 On the Move 7th Jun 1940 On the Move 8th of January 1941 Postings 11th of January 1941 Delivery and new postings 2nd of February 1941 Operation Order No. 1 18th of April 1941 New recruits and inspection 28th Jan 1942 Surrounded 24th Feb 1942 On the Move 28th Apr 1942 Exercise 29th Apr 1942 Exercise 8th of September 1942 Move 3rd of November 1942 Under fire 1st of February 1944 Arrival 2nd of February 1944 Move 3rd of February 1944 Fitness 4th of February 1944 Recce 5th of February 1944 Exercise 6th of February 1944 Conference 7th of February 1944 Conference 8th of February 1944 Recce 9th of February 1944 Recce and Conference 10th of February 1944 Situation 11th of February 1944 Move 12th of February 1944 Mortaring and shelling. 13th of February 1944 Movement 14th of February 1944 Reliefs 15th of February 1944 Air Raid 16th of February 1944 Postponement 17th of February 1944 Attack fails 18th of February 1944 Attack Made 19th of February 1944 Reliefs 20th of February 1944 Fighting 21st of February 1944 Enemy Patrol 21st of February 1944 Officers Quitted during week 22nd February 1944 Fighting 23rd of February 1944 Shelling 24th of February 1944 More shelling 25th of February 1944 Stand To 26th of February 1944 Sitrep 26th of February 1944 Field Return of Officers 27th of February 1944 Action 28th of February 1944 Shelling 29th of February 1944 Sniper 6th Apr 1944 Orders April 1944 Reliefs 28th April 1944 Reorganisation May 1944 On the Move 7th Nov 1944 Advance 24th Nov 1944 Under Fire 25th Nov 1944 Orders 26th Nov 1944 Enemy Patrol March 1945 Planning If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with Royal Sussex Regiment during the Second World War 1939-1945. Bament Reginald Charles. L/Cpl. Bean George Henry. Beeton Charles Alfred. Pte. Berry NJ. Sgt. Berwick WG. Bevis Charles Henry. Pte. Borrow MC. George Henry. Capt. Borrow MC. George Henry. Capt. (d.24th March 1944) Brett George Frederick. Pte. (d.16th June 1940) Brooks John Richard. Pte. Brown MID. Frank Albert. Warrant Officer Burbidge Samuel Raymond Evelynn Richard. Lt. (d.31st March 1945) Burrough David Michael Charles. Lt. Bysouth Frank. Copping Clifford Frederick Lewis. Pte. Coughlan James Roland. Pte. Cowell Alfred Graham. Pte (d.21st May 1940) Cowell Alfred Graham. Pte. (d.21st May 1940) Cox Frederick George. Pte. Cox Leopold. Davies Thomas Henry. Cpl. (d.29th May 1940) Duggan John Anthony. Pte. Eagar John. (d.12th August 1940) Etherton Robert. Filmer Ronald. Cpl. Gain Bernard Arthur. Cpt. (d.16th Feb 1944) Gander L. Gentle DH. Giddings William Charles. S/Sgt. Glue William Frank. Sgt. (d.10th May 1943) Good Kenneth William. Gower Alfie. Grace Leslie Kitchener. Gregory George James William. Pte. Harris Frederick Beeston. Pte Hatfield R. Hawkins George. Pte. Hooker David Walter. Pte. Knight Frank Thomas. Pte. Lovell Arthur Cecil. Pte. Maher Paddy . Gnr. Marchant Eric. Pte. Marsh S. Sgt. Martin Henry James. Pte. Mason John Edward. L/Cpl McLoughlin George Edward. Pte. Merritt Reginald Percy. Pte. Morley Sydney James. Pte. Motley William Thomas. Obermeister Roy. Ogg AC. Palmer OF. Perren FG. Rogers Ernest Harold Raymond. Pte. Rogers Raymond E. H.. Pte. Rollings Clifford Albert. Pte. (d.16th Apr 1945) Rumsey Charles Herbert William. Pte. Sandalls George Gaston. L/Cpl Saunders Frank Kitchener. Simmons Arthur James. Pte. Squires Harold. Standen Albert Sidney. Thorpe TA. Tollhurst VCA. Walsh Andrew. Pte. (d.3rd July 1944) Waugh Edwin. Pte. Webster Albert Eric. Pte. Winter John Edward. Sgt. (d.21st May 1940) The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of Royal Sussex Regiment from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 24 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 22nd April 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 263973 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Looking for help with Family History Research?   Please read our Family History FAQ's The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. We are now on Facebook. Like this page to receive our updates. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about Royal Sussex Regiment? There are:1422 items tagged Royal Sussex Regiment available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. VCA Tollhurst Royal Sussex Regiment VCA Tollhurst served with the Royal Sussex Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. TA Thorpe Royal Sussex Regiment TA Thorpe served with the Royal Sussex Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. FG Perren Royal Sussex Regiment FG Perren served with the Royal Sussex Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. OF Palmer Royal Sussex Regiment OF Palmer served with the Royal Sussex Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. AC Ogg Royal Sussex Regiment AC Ogg served with the Royal Sussex Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. R Hatfield Royal Sussex Regiment R Hatfield served with the Royal Sussex Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. DH Gentle Royal Sussex Regiment DH Gentle served with the Royal Sussex Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. L Gander Royal Sussex Regiment L Gander served with the Royal Sussex Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. WG Berwick Royal Sussex Regiment WG Berwick served with the Royal Sussex Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Sgt. NJ Berry 1st Sqd. Derbyshire Yeomanry Sgt.NJ Berry served with the 1st Sqd. Derbyshire Yeomanry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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