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The Essex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958. The regiment served in many conflicts such as the Second Boer War and both World War I and World War II, serving with distinction in all three.
Ranked as the 55th Regiment of the Line in 1747, the regiment was renamed the 44th Regiment of Foot in 1751. [1] It embarked for North America in January 1755 for service in the French and Indian War [ 3 ] and took part in the Battle of the Monongahela [ 4 ] where Colonel Sir Peter Halkett was killed while commanding the regiment. [ 5 ]
An invasion scare in 1859 led to the creation of the Volunteer Force and huge enthusiasm for joining local Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVCs). [1] The 5th (Plaistow and Victoria Docks) Essex Rifle Volunteer Corps was one such unit, formed on 30 January 1860 at Plaistow, mainly from employees of the Victoria Dock (later Royal Victoria Dock), which had opened in 1855 on Plaistow Marshes.
1st Garrison Battalion, Essex Regiment; 3rd Volunteer Battalion, Essex Regiment; 4th Volunteer Battalion, Essex Regiment; 6th Battalion, Essex Regiment; 7th Battalion, Essex Regiment; 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment (1940–42) 13th (Service) Battalion, Essex Regiment (West Ham) 16th Battalion, Essex Regiment; 17th Battalion, Essex Regiment
AA Command was disbanded in 1955 and there were widespread mergers within the TA's AA regiments. 459 HAA Regiment absorbed 482 (M) HAA Regiment (the former 82 (Essex) HAA Regiment to which 59th had provided a battery on formation) and 599 and 600 HAA Regiments, which had been created from the 1/6th and 2/6th Bttns Essex Regiment. It now formed ...
44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 [78] 1741 Raised 7 January 1741 as James Long's Regiment of Foot. Ranked 55th, renumbered 44th in 1748 on disbandment of ten regiments of marines. [78] 1881: 1st Battalion, The Essex Regiment: Royal Anglian Regiment: 45: 45th Regiment of Foot (2nd Marines)1739–1748 [79] 1739
The 1st Garrison Battalion, Essex Regiment, was a unit formed from older or unfit men for line of communication duties during World War I. It served at Gallipoli , carrying out a multitude of tasks both at the bases and under fire on the beaches.
The 153rd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (153 RAC, sometimes known as 153 (Essex) Regt RAC) was an armoured regiment of the Royal Armoured Corps, part of the British Army, and was raised during the Second World War. The regiment saw brief but intense action in the invasion of Normandy before being broken up to provide replacements to other units.