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The Battle of the Boar's Head, 1916
Thu, 06 Feb
|Uckfield
On 30 June 1916 the men of the Southdowns Battalions, ‘Lowther’s Lambs’, went over the top at ‘The Boar’s Head’, near Richebourg in France. What happened next has become known as ‘The Day that Sussex Died’...
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Time & Location
06 Feb 2025, 19:00 – 20:00
Uckfield, Bridge Cottage, High St, Uckfield TN22 1AZ, UK
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About the event
On 30 June 1916 the men of the Southdowns Battalions, ‘Lowther’s Lambs’, went over the top at ‘The Boar’s Head’, near Richebourg in France. What happened next has become known as ‘The Day that Sussex Died’. Dr Chris Kempshall will examine the events of this day and explain how men from East Sussex gave their lives in an attempt to ensure success for the first day of the Battle of the Somme and how the battle
impacted the county.
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