Sussex Military History Society
Researching & exploring the military past of Sussex & beyond since 1998
Open only on 18/7/26: 1200-1600, 19/7/26: 1000-1300, 29/8/26:1200-1600, 30/8/26: 1000-1300 NB: The post is locked and secure at all other times and no equipment is stored inside. Step back into the Cold War at the Cuckfield ROC Post, one of the few surviving and fully restored Royal Observer Corps nuclear monitoring bunkers in the UK. This […]
The Hellingly Festival of Transport is a laid-back day out for anyone who loves vehicles and history. Alongside classic cars and transport exhibits, the festival features a fascinating collection of military vehicles. It’s a great opportunity to see these vehicles up close, learn about their history, and enjoy a friendly, informal atmosphere with fellow enthusiasts. […]
Luke writes: “The talk will describe the development of the North and South Camps at Seaford during the Great War, looking at their fabric and the life and training of the soldiers that were there. The talk will draw on documentary, cartographic, photographic and archaeological sources and will show that there is more surviving of […]
Hosted by Shoreham Fort: As part of England’s largest festival of history and culture, Shoreham Fort is open to all. Admission is free.
In this presentation Geoffrey will look at the myths and legends of the Normandy Campaign from D-Day to the end of the Battle of Falaise on 21 August 1944. These myths and legends include that: The Soviet Army on the eastern front would have won the war on its own. We were bound to win. […]
Richard writes: “Basically taking in my interests in Battlefields and combining it with my professional knowledge as a Tourist Guide to give an outline, but not exhaustive, picture of what can be seen and visited today, halting at either 1900 or WW1. I do not propose to include the WW2 era as that has already […]
The second of the year. As mentioned before, please bring in any military artefacts if you have them and talk for a few minutes about them, and pass them around if you wish to do so. If you do not have such items, do still come along and enjoy the evening. The laptop and projector […]
John has led the volunteer group which cares for the remains of RAF Wartling near Pevensey for the past 23 years since he first organised the effort to pump out around 25 million litres of water. He has been the site’s guardian for approximately twice as long as the RAF operated the site! John is […]
The Battle of Dorking (1871) by George Tomkyns Chesney is one of the most influential works of early invasion literature—a vivid and unsettling fictional account of Britain’s sudden defeat by a technologically advanced European power. Written in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War, it captured contemporary anxieties about national preparedness, military reform and the vulnerability […]