fficial ▁county ▁anth em ▁of ▁Sus sex . ▁ ▁It ▁became ▁well ▁known ▁throughout ▁Sus sex ▁and ▁is ▁regularly ▁s ung ▁at ▁celebr ations ▁throughout ▁the ▁county . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁heard ▁during ▁many ▁sport ing ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁county , ▁during ▁the ▁Sus sex ▁bon fire ▁celebr ations ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁played ▁by ▁march ing ▁bands ▁and ▁Morris ▁d anc ers ▁across ▁Sus sex . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁adopted ▁song ▁of ▁Bright on ▁& ▁H ove ▁Alb ion ▁Football ▁Club ▁and ▁Sus sex ▁County ▁Cr icket ▁Club . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁song ▁became ▁popular ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁having ▁already ▁been ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Sus sex ▁Regiment ▁as ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁" nick " ▁march . ▁William ▁Ward - H ig gs , ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁lived ▁at ▁Hollywood ▁House ▁in ▁South ▁Ber sted ▁for ▁only ▁five ▁or ▁six ▁years . ▁ ▁One ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁t une ' s ▁orig ins ▁is ▁that ▁Ward - H ig gs ▁grew ▁to ▁love ▁his ▁adopted ▁county ▁so ▁much ▁he ▁produced ▁a ▁march ing ▁song ▁in ▁its ▁pra ise . ▁In ▁another ▁version ▁Ward - H ig gs ▁composed ▁the ▁song ▁specifically ▁for ▁the ▁wed ding ▁of ▁his ▁sister - in - law ▁Glad ys ▁when ▁she ▁became ▁engaged ▁to ▁Captain ▁Roland ▁Wa ith man ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Sus sex ▁Regiment . ▁ ▁It ▁may ▁well ▁have ▁come ▁from ▁a ▁poem ▁written ▁by ▁Rud yard ▁Ki pling ▁in ▁ 1 9