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5th Sussex (Reserve) Battery, RFA.

In Honour of the Men who served with the 5th Sussex (Reserve) Battery, Royal Field Artillery 1914-1919.

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Posted on Wednesday March 25th, 2009 at 04:42 in home page

The 5th Sussex (Reserve) Battery was formed on the South Coast and would spend its time in England until October 1917 when it would join the Indian Division in Mesopotamia and take part in the Afghanistan War of 1919. An advert appeared in the Eastbo...
Pictures - The Guns.

Posted on Monday March 23rd, 2009 at 11:26 in pictures - the guns

The Guns of the 5th....
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Posted on Monday March 23rd, 2009 at 11:20 in record of service

Record of Service.In a pocket New Testament given to him on joining, Edward Midmore kept his own personal record of the places he was posted.Starting in September 1914 at his enlistment in Eastbourne it lists the places up until his involvement in th...
The Afghanistan War - May 1919.

Posted on Monday March 23rd, 2009 at 10:02 in the afghanistan war - may 1919.

The 5th Sussex (Reserve) Battery, were involved in the month long Afghanistan War, which started on 3rd May 1919 and ended with an armistice on 3rd June 1919.On 3rd May 1919, Amanullah, the new ruler of Afghanistan, suddenly attacked the British. Ama...
Pictures - Camp Life

Posted on Monday March 23rd, 2009 at 09:30 in pictures - camp life

Pictures of the 5th Sussex enjoying camp life....
Pictures - The Horses.

Posted on Sunday March 22nd, 2009 at 11:30 in pictures - the horses.

The Horses. ...

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Excellent site regarding these men.
Good idea!