Sadly the tragedy concerning the Canadian soldiers discussed in previous posts was not an isolated incident. We know of the drownings of some individuals over past two centuries or so from newspaper reports of the time but there was another multiple drowning accident in June of 1858. A group of Lancing College boys were bathing at Applesham Creek, we know it now as Cuckoo Creek, and were overcome by the strong current. Two managed to make it to the river bank but the other three were lost to the river and only two of the bodies were later recovered.
The history portal for Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England
