WW2 Forum - View Single Post - The Story of the 5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment

Kyt · 22-10-2007, 10:27 AM

Mike

The Cinque Ports is the name given to a series of towns that run along the coast of Kent and Sussex. I haven't found anything definative but the name given to the Battalions seems to predate WW1, and I have a feeling that they were originally raised as local protection forces against any threats from the Channel (they were TA units).

By the time of WW2, the names were just honours, and the battalions were "ordinary" infantry.

It would be worth checking the activities of the 10th Armoured Division, as the Brigade was still part of it when your chap died.

22-10-2007, 10:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
Kyt Άρης Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Terra something or other Posts: 5,233 You're Top Poster: #1 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Mike The Cinque Ports is the name given to a series of towns that run along the coast of Kent and Sussex. I haven't found anything definative but the name given to the Battalions seems to predate WW1, and I have a feeling that they were originally raised as local protection forces against any threats from the Channel (they were TA units). By the time of WW2, the names were just honours, and the battalions were "ordinary" infantry. It would be worth checking the activities of the 10th Armoured Division, as the Brigade was still part of it when your chap died. __________________ http://www.onwar.com/chrono/index.htm _________________ Beaufighter TF Mark Xs (NV427 'EO-L' nearest) of No. 404 Squadron RCAF based at Dallachy, Morayshire, breaking formation during a flight along the Scottish coast. February 1945.