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More a local defence force arm of the Royal Sussex Regiment this picture of the Shoreham Company includes Bill Winton junior – probably third from the right standing. Taken on the waste at Ropetackle with the Norfolk Suspension Bridge in the background SBS member Gerry White confirms the rifles are Martini Henry single shot breach loaders of Boer War vintage as are the slouch hats. The officer in charge is probably Col. Tingley and the building behind was used as the drill hall - this was still standing until recently when the Ropetackle development was built.
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2001 - the Drill Hall