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The Essex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958. ... Essex Regiment Family History Website; Essex Regiment Museum;
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.
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 ]
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 11th Medium Regiment was a Royal Artillery unit, formed in the British Army during World War II. First raised in 1940 as infantry of the Essex Regiment, it was converted to the medium artillery role in 1942 and fought in the campaign in North West Europe. It was disbanded after the war.
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.
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]