The Sussex Royal Garrison Artillery and its successors were part-time coast defence units of the British Army from 1910 to 1932. Although the unit saw no active service, it supplied trained gunners to
Cap Badge of the Royal Regiment of Artillery
Brass shoulder title worn by the Sussex RGA 1910–24.
Newhaven Fort: the casemates and the eastern rampart overlooking the harbour.
Mk VII 6-inch gun in typical coast defence emplacement, preserved at Newhaven Fort.
Capture of Oppy Wood
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The Capture of Oppy Wood was an engagement on the Western Front during the First World War on 28 June 1917. The Battle of Arras of 1917 ended with the Germans in possession of a fortified wood to the
Sussex Royal Garrison Artillery
…of German prisoners were taken, demoralised by the bombardment. The battery supported the subsequent stages of the offensive, including the attacks on Oppy Wood. The battery then joined Second Army, as part of the artillery build-up for the Battle of Messines. The bombardment continued until the assault went…
Oppy Wood defences, 1917
German "sausage" balloon
Sopwith 1½ Strutter
A Nieuport Scout