The battle was planned on June 30, 1916, as a diversionary action to make the German Command believe this area of the Pas de Calais was the one chosen for the major offensive of the year, rather than the Somme. Soldiers from the Royal Sussex Regiment led the attack and the battle lasted less than five hours. The South Downs Brigade lost 17 officers and 349 men, the 13th Battalion being all but wiped out. More than 1,000 were wounded or taken prisoner.
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The Royal Sussex Regimental Association marks the 105th anniversary of The Battle of the Boar's Head, also known as The Day that Sussex Died, with a service in Worthing on June 30, 2021. Picture: Steve Robards SR2106301
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The Royal Sussex Regimental Association marks the 105th anniversary of The Battle of the Boar's Head, also known as The Day that Sussex Died, with a service in Worthing on June 30, 2021. Picture: Steve Robards SR2106301
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The Royal Sussex Regimental Association marks the 105th anniversary of The Battle of the Boar's Head, also known as The Day that Sussex Died, with a service in Worthing on June 30, 2021. Picture: Steve Robards SR2106301
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The Royal Sussex Regimental Association marks the 105th anniversary of The Battle of the Boar's Head, also known as The Day that Sussex Died, with a service in Worthing on June 30, 2021. Picture: Steve Robards SR2106301