Sussex

[Pete]

Newhaven museum have a good collection of photos of Canadians stationed at Newhaven and Seaford in WW2 some just small unnamed groups others such as A Cioy 1Bn FMR taken in May 1940.. Additionally we have a couple of POW diaries from men captured at Dieppe and a visitors book from a family that allowed a room of teir home to be used as a place where soldiers could get a cuppa and a bit of home life, some 100 Canadian names/units/ addresses in it. contact me via the museum link below if you need more. Similarly if you have photos of this area I would be interested in scans. Cheers Pete

[Garry Shipton (RIP)]

I recall my father mentioning that ,as part of the RCASC-1st. Div,,he was on guard duty under the trees with camoflage nets covering their ammo dump.Is there such a place in Sussex as the Downs??? During the nightly Battle of Britain air raids,he stated that they were more frightened of the RAF fighters than the German bombers.After dropping their loads,the bombers would head to low altitudes to escape back across the channel.The problem,as he mentioned,was these low bombers would be fired at by the fighters.By the way,I was in Eastbourne and Lewes many years ago.Beautiful area,especially Beachy Head with it's white cliffs.

[Pete]

Hi, none that I know of, could have been anywhere, the area is quite well wooded and you are looking at 60x20Km perhaps more. Pete

[chris vowles]

Hi

The Downs are a range of hills that run from Beachy Head (Nr Eastbourne) in the east of Sussex to Winchester, Hampshire in the west. On average about 6 miles from the coast.

It was due to be the first line of defence in an invation.

Most of the Canadian troops were billited in the coastal towns etc.
Littlehampton, Worthing, Brighton. And would have to go in land to man the guns etc. Only a very thin line along the coast.

Regards

Chris