The
Royal
Association details.
The Regimental Association exists to
support former members of the Regiment.
There are branches of the Association in
towns throughout
·
The Association produces an
annual journal "The Roussillon Gazette", and periodic news letters.
For further details of the
Association please contact:-
The Secretary
The Royal
The Tannery
Westgate
PO19 3RJ
Tel: 01243 752350
Fax: 01243
789241
Association
CALENDAR 2010
This
will follow the normal pattern starting at 11 :3Ohrs.
Red
roses will be available in the Cathedral for a donation, courtesy of Bobby
Burns.
Our
guests: Lord Lieutenant West Sussex, High Sheriff of West Sussex, Mayor of Chichester
23rd April
2010 - 13:30 hrs
It
has been decided that the Lunch will be held, as last year in “The Dining Room”
(Located opposite the council rooms in
A
firm commitment has to be given by mid March so please contact the Regimental
Secretary by 14th March if you would like to attend.
Goodwood Race Day
1st May
2010 - 14:00 hrs
Now confirmed as the 1 May,
we have a Regimental Box again this year. Why not give it a try the cost is £45
per head, for this you get:
·
A race card
· Finger buffet which last year was excellent
· Your own tote
· Your own bar
· Preference parking
· An excellent view of the course
· Afternoon tea
Those that used it last year
felt that for the cost it was good value. Click
here for an application form.
On the down side our ticket
allocation has been reduced by a third so it follows that allocations to all
must be reduced.
Museum Open Day
This is now confirmed.
A programme will be produced nearer
the day.
It will be a day out starting
about 1030 and finishing at 1600, there will be a finger buffet at lunch with
tea and soft drinks available. (It is hoped to have a bar, if on license
regulations for the Redoubt permit).
Association
Saturday,
11th September 2010 - 17:30 hrs
The maximum seats available for the dinner is 400.
Tickets cost £25 each, this
is for a three course meal including wine and beer on the table as normal.
They will be available from
1st of April. Click
here for an application form.
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15:30 hrs Executive Meeting followed by Annual General Meeting.
Can you help?
John Jay writes:
I
am trying to make contact with the family of the late John Lawrence.
The
reason is that my late father, Alec Jay, was in a prisoner of war working party
with him in early 1944 and they were involved in organising a strike against
bad conditions along with an Australian called Bill McGuinness.
I
am trying to put together details of my father’s POW experiences and it is
possible that Private Lawrence’s family may have information that might help
me. I have purchased John Lawrence’s book, A POW’s Story, which may contain
useful information but the family may have further details that may be helpful.
John
can be contacted by e-mail at jjay@bromptonam.com
or by phone on 07836 621930.
Sarrah Feldman writes:
I
don't know whether you will be able to help me,
I might be totally grasping at straws but this is my story....
In
1951/52 my father Lt. Col. Richard Basset, was serving with The Rifle Brigade
(now the Royal Green Jackets) in Egypt. When families were permitted to go my
mother, accompanied by myself and my
brother went to join my father. We were living in what used to be an Italian
prisoner of war camp, which was renamed Kensington Village! I was two years old
when I got ill and was admitted to the nearest army hospital, it turned out that I had typhoid, I
was quarantined for several weeks and my mother was not allowed to see me.
Because
the hospital was short staffed I was looked after by a soldier, who was himself
recovering from typhoid, called Frankie. My mother tells me he came from
Brighton and she thinks he was serving with the
Royal Sussex Regiment. When eventually my mother was allowed to see me she
tells me that I just started crying and calling for Frankie! Although I was too
young to remember this story after, much re-telling over the years, has become
part of my childhood.
I
know it's a long shot and the information I have is extremely scanty but I
would very much like to try and find Frankie.
I
would appreciate any help you might be able to give me in my search.
Sarrah
can be contacted at: sarrahfeldman@yahoo.com
Karen
O’Brien writes:
I am researching my Dad's military career. He
served with the 1st battalion in Suez. He was there from 1949-53. His name was
John 'Pat' O'Brien & he was a Colour Sergeant.
I am trying to find anyone
that remembers him, as although I know he served in Suez & Jordan, I know
nothing about what he did there. I have an album with many photos & names.
I am very keen to contact a Jerry 'Darkie' Webb, who I’m told is still around, but did not have any contact
details for him. I have several photos
of him & his wife, with my parents, so I assume they were friends.
Sadly, my dad passed away in 1978, very unexpectedly. I have applied for the
GSM Canal Zone on his behalf.
Karen can be contacted by e-mail at : tdob54@msn.com
Michael de Gruchy writes:
On behalf of a friend,
I'm attempting to contact Michael Howlett
Johnson, of the Royal Sussex Regiment.
He enlisted around 1957 and
was a captain in the regiment in 1962.
He also served with the 1st
bn Ghana Regiment in the 1960s.
If you have any information
please send it to the following e-mail address or forward the address to Mr
Johnson so he may respond.
Terry Harwood
writes:
I
am wondering, is there anyone out there who served in the 1st battalion in the
Suez in 1951 - 1953.
I was in B Company Royal Sussex. MELF 16, and would like to hear from anyone
who was out there at that time.
I would also like to know if anyone has received the medal that they were
promised.
If they have received it I would like to know how I would go about receiving
mine as I would like to show my grandchildren.
Terry
can be contacted at via our e-mail address.
Dennis
Verlander writes:
I
am trying to contact members of The Royal Sussex Regiment who visited
"Petra" whilst stationed at Aqaba,50/51 I was attached with the 4th
Royal Tank Regiment.
Dennis
can be contacted by e-mail at: den.ver@hotmail.co.uk