Also another great great uncle was killed in July with the 2nd Battalion the Royal Sussex. Will be visiting his grave on the 100th anniversary on the Somme.
My great great uncle served with the 11th Battalion - the South Downs Battalions were known as Lowther's Lambs. He was wounded in September but died of those wounds and is buried in Framfield Churchyard.
There is a very good book on the subject by John Baines I think called the Day Sussex Died
Absolutely, think how many people from both East Grinstead and Crawley Down work in Crawley or Gatwick for example.
In addition, there are several other old station sites where you could argue there are now commuter settlements, (Southwater, Henfield, Forest Row, Newick) which would have...