Publications
The story of an unnamed soldier, by Alan Hayward, published December 2004 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 16 no. 4, article, pp.182-183) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508837] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:The search for Ted Stapley who was killed in WWI
Lambs to the slaughter, by Alan Hayward, published September 2009 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 18 no. 7, article, pp.336-341) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508974] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
Preview:At the beginning of the Great War, Col. Claude LOWTHER, who lived at Herstmonceux Castle, decided that he would form a battalion for the New Army from Sussex men.
He was so successful, and the men of Sussex came forward in such numbers, that he was able to supply time battalions to the Royal Sussex Regiment (RSR) and together with a Hampshire battalion they formed the 116th (Southdown) Brigade of the 39th Division of the New Army. They were the 11th, 12th and 13th battalions of the RSR and the 10th battalion acted as their reserve battalion. They were known in Sussex as 'Lowther's Lambs', as their mascot was a Southdown lamb, a name that was to be given prophetic significance as their war unfolded.
He was so successful, and the men of Sussex came forward in such numbers, that he was able to supply time battalions to the Royal Sussex Regiment (RSR) and together with a Hampshire battalion they formed the 116th (Southdown) Brigade of the 39th Division of the New Army. They were the 11th, 12th and 13th battalions of the RSR and the 10th battalion acted as their reserve battalion. They were known in Sussex as 'Lowther's Lambs', as their mascot was a Southdown lamb, a name that was to be given prophetic significance as their war unfolded.