The Royal Sussex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was in existence from 1881 to 1966. The regiment was formed in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 35th Regiment of Foot and the 107th Regiment of Foot. The regiment saw service in the Second Boer War, and both World War I and World War II.
Badge of the Royal Sussex Regiment.
Second Boer War Memorial in Brighton
Men of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment marching past Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, near Bruay, France, 1 July 1918
An infantry section from the Royal Sussex Regiment stage a river crossing in a collapsible boat, Chichester, 25 March 1941.
35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot
The 35th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1701. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 107th Regiment of Foot to form the Royal Sussex Regiment in 1881.
Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall, founder of the regiment
Soldier of the 35th Regiment of Foot, 1742.
Engraving of the Marquis de Montcalm trying to stop Native Americans from attacking British soldiers and civilians as they leave Fort William Henry
The Battle of Maida, July 1806, at which the regiment played a prominent part, Philip James de Loutherbourg