Chichester Branch of the Royal Sussex Regimental Association is proud to present a standard to the No 7 Detachment, Sussex Army Cadet Force. Presented by The Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex, Lady Emma Barnard, on behalf of the Regimental Association, the ceremony took place at the detachment’s headquarters, which once was the Guard Room of the Roussillon Barracks, home to the Royal Sussex. Thanks go to Maj. Barry Lane MBE TD who participated in the occasion as well as part funding the project.
After several years of waiting the Royal Sussex Regimental badge that adorns the front of the Bexhill Drill Hall, one of the very few original drill halls that remain in Sussex, has finally seen the renovation completed. Confirmation has been received that the Sussex...
Following call-up in 1942 and initial training at Colchester North Camp, Pte John Cocker was posted to the 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex, which he joined in Cairo after landing at Port Said in northern Egypt. The Battalion was on its way to Persia and Iraq following the...
