tgrubb Posted 30 December , 2008 Share Posted 30 December , 2008 Hi Can anyone tell me whether the attached man could be Royal Sussex Regiment? I am pretty sure that he is John (Jack) Boreham who according to his Ancestry Pension record joined up with the 2nd South Downs Battn in 1914 and when discharged was with the 12th (s) Battn Royal Sussex. I have other relatives in the Regiment but this uniform looks nothing like theirs. Thanks Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krithia Posted 30 December , 2008 Share Posted 30 December , 2008 He wears the Kitchener Blues uniform which was issued in 1914/15 in lieu of khaki uniforms being available. These were only worn in the UK, and I have seen other Royal Sussex photos of soldiers wearing this type of uniform. Without any badges or shoulder titles it is difficult to confirm if he is RSX as the uniform was universal, not purely a RSX pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltaxman Posted 30 December , 2008 Share Posted 30 December , 2008 I agree. However the photo looks like it was done in a studio rather than at a camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgrubb Posted 30 December , 2008 Author Share Posted 30 December , 2008 Thanks for the replies. It is definately a studio portrait - I cropped it to post it on the forum. Taken at Thomas Morgan and Co. Bexhill on Sea with the caption 'For King & Country' underneath. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltaxman Posted 30 December , 2008 Share Posted 30 December , 2008 I'm not an expert on the camps, but I believe there was a TF camp at Bexhill. (however I'm willing to be shot down if proved incorrect ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 30 December , 2008 Share Posted 30 December , 2008 Is he wearing a L/Cpl stripe? Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgrubb Posted 30 December , 2008 Author Share Posted 30 December , 2008 Jon If it is who i think it is he was posted Private 9/11/14, appointed what looks like Lance Corporal 18/2/1915 and promoted Corporal 20/7/1915 Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay dubaya Posted 30 December , 2008 Share Posted 30 December , 2008 That, perhaps gives a rough date for the photo then. I have a couple of photos of Sussex Rgt men in Kitchener Blues who have just been issued with their cap badges, Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Reed Posted 30 December , 2008 Share Posted 30 December , 2008 I have a large number of photos of men in the South Downs battalions. Quite a few have this background. All three South Downs battalions were issued with Kitchener's Blues, and wore them well into 1915. There was no TF camp at Bexhill; Cooden camp nearby was built by the South Downs battalions in 1914 and was later used by the RFA, RGA and CEF. The Olympic size swimming pool they built there in 1915 existed into the early 1980s, and much of the buildings used as their HQ are now part of Cooden golfclub. Ramps built for unloading stores and later 18-pounders also remain on the railway station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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