Memorial

Royal Sussex Regiment, Brighton - Boer War, WW1 and WW2 and Earlier

Memorial

Source: Copyright Jeremy Bartlett

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Current Location

In front of Regency Square, facing King's Road, Kings Road (A259), Brighton, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 2FG, England

TQ 30354 04105

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Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 16859
Description: SET WITHIN A FLIGHT OF STEPS, A BROAD, SLIGHTLY TAPERING COLUMN ATOP TWO STEPS AND A BASE AND SURMOUNTED BY A FIGURE OF BUGLER. THE REGIMENTAL CREST WITH A WREATH AROUND IT IS AT THE TOP OF THE FRONT FACE OF THE COLUMN ABOVE THE MAIN DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION: MWETAL PLAQUES WITH WREATH AROUND THEM ARE ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT, LOWER SIDES OF THE COLUMN AS WELL AS THE REAR, EACH WITH THE BOER WAR NAMES IN RAISED LETTERING UPON THEM. THE DATES FOR WW1 AND WW2 HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE BASE WITH A WREATH IN BETWEEN THEM: ABOVE THIS BUT BELOW THE DEDICATION IS A BRONZE PLAQUE WITH NAMES OF EARLIER BATTLES THE REGIMENT HAD PLAYED A PART IN. A SHELL STANDS AT EACH CORNER OF THE TOP OF THE COLUMN.
Inscription: Front Face - IN MEMORY/ OF THE OFFICERS NON/ COMMISSIONED OFFICERS/ AND MEN/ OF THE ROYAL SUSSEX/ REGIMENT WHO FELL/ IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR/ 1900 - 1902 Front face of base - 1914-18 1939-45 Plaque above Front Face of Base - Louisburg/ Quebec 1759/ Egypt 1882/ Nile 1881-85/ Abu Klea Right Side of Column - First/ Battalion/ Active Service/ Volunteer Coys/ [Names] Left Side of Column - Third/ Battalion/ [Names] Rear of Column - First/ Battalion/ [Names]

War: Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Number Commemorated: 163
Died: 163
Information shown: surname, initials, rank, regiment
Order of names: Rank then random
Additional Information: 22 names from the 3rd Battalion, 19 from the 1st Volunteers and 122 from the 1st Battalion.

Maker(s): Charles Leonard Hartwell ARA, Sculptor
The Bromsgrove Guild, Founder / Foundry
MR JOHN L SIMPSON, Architect
CAPTAIN A BROADBENT MC, Artist
MESSRS B & W BENNETT, Mason