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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.
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
Francis Newton Parsons VC (23 March 1875 in Dover – 10 March 1900) was educated at Dover College, joined the Essex Regiment and served in the Second Boer War.He was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Includes soldiers and non-commissioned officers of the Essex Regiment of the British Army. Pages in category "Essex Regiment soldiers" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
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 ...
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.
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28th (Essex) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery; 36 (Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron; 44 (Cinque Ports) Signal Squadron; 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot; 55 (East Anglian) Anti-Aircraft Brigade; 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot; 59th (Essex Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery; 64th (Essex Regiment) Searchlight ...