Royal Sussex Regt Boer War

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Reference WMO/175387

Address:

Regency Square

Kings Road

Brighton

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Composite
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • Boer War, Second (1899-1902)
About the memorial: Set within a flight of steps is a broad slightly tapering column surmounted by a figure of a serviceman. Oval plaques with wreath around them are on the left and right sides of the column with the names inscribed on them. Main dedicatory inscription is on the front of the memorial. Dates for WW1 and WW2 have been added to the base with a wreath in between them. Below the dedication is a bronze plaque with names of battles the regiment had played a part in. A shell stands at each corner of the top of the column. Regimental crest with a wreath around it is at the top of the front face of the column. The Bronze sculpture on this memorial depicts a Sergeant Bugler sounding the charge at Doornkop sculpted by Charles Leonard Hartwell titled "The Bugler”. The Sergeant Bugler sounded the charge of The Royal Sussex that swept The Boers from their formidable position at Doornkop. Sculptor: Walter Gilbert
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IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT WHO FELL IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1900 - 1902 1914 - 18 1939 -45

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Grade II (England)

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