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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 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.
The 7th Battalion, Essex Regiment was a volunteer unit of Britain's Territorial Army.First formed in the eastern suburbs of London in 1860, it served as infantry at Gallipoli and in Palestine during World War I.
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 Essex and Kent Scottish is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. The regiment was formed in 1954 by the amalgamation of The Essex Scottish Regiment and The Kent Regiment. Its colonel-in-chief is Prince Michael of Kent. The current commanding officer is Lieutenant-Colonel Gord Prentice (from Sep 2019). The regimental ...
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 ]
Clan Gregor tartan. The Essex Scottish were allied to The Essex Regiment and were kitted with a balmoral with red and white diced border, scarlet doublet, white sporran with two black points, red and black hose, spats with black buttons, blue shoulder straps with white cross stripes and piping with full dress only for pipers and drummers, who also wore a feather bonnet with white hackle.
The Essex Regiment was known to travel on the road from Bandon to Cork City every morning and return in the evenings. The road went through the hamlet of Toureen which the Third West Cork Brigade was stationed at nearby and it was decided to ambush this column of the Essex Regiment as it made its way to Cork city. [citation needed]