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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.
The 44th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment in the British Army, raised in 1741. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot to form the Essex Regiment in 1881.
The 6th Battalion, Essex Regiment was a volunteer unit of Britain's Territorial Army.First formed in the docks of East London in 1860, it served as infantry at Gallipoli and in Palestine during the First World War.
Initially the brigade was commanded by the officer commanding 44th Regimental District (the Essex Regiment's depot), but afterwards Lt-Col P.C. Yorke, recently retired from the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, was appointed. The brigade historian recorded that Yorke was a 'smart and keen soldier' who did a lot for the brigade in its early ...
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.
It was originally built for the East India Company, but with the establishment of the Essex Regiment Depot at Warley, the chapel became the regiment's "home" church. The chapel's interior contains displays of regimental history, memorials, heraldry and regimental colours. The chapel is open by appointment, and on regimental heritage days. [2]
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.
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; 26th Training Reserve Battalion; 59th (Essex Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery; 64th (Essex Regiment ...