Dates: 1881 - 1958
The Essex Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army that saw active service from 1881 to 1958. Members of the regiment were recruited from across Essex county. Its lineage is continued by the Royal Anglian Regiment.
The Essex Regiment was formed in 1881 following the union of the 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot and the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot. The merger was part of the under the Cardwell reforms of the British Army.
The new regiment was designated The Essex Regiment. The Old 44th became the 1st Battalion of the new regiment and the Old 56th became the 2nd Battalion.
The Ford UK HQ Building in Warley was the former grounds of Warley Barracks the HQ of The Essex Regiment.
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving Essex Regiment
" Not sure if anyone can help me, but I have a small dilema... My so called father served 1952-1955 Essex Regiment Germany, Korea, Hongkong.. What I am trying to do is to find out if he really was my father, I have his service records which states his "leave" dates etc. However, I am not sure ..."
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" Fall of Singapore Now George was a man well known to me A mild and gentle man He was my brother in law you see And when WW2 began He like most young men enlisted In the Army to fight the foe Not ever knowing for sure To which part of the world he would go He joined the Essex Regiment But wasn’t ..."
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"Hello there. Any of you guys out there serve in the 2nd Battalion the Essex regiment in Holland during WW2? "
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" At 11.00 am the French bombardment of Hougoumont Farm, on the extreme right of the Allied line, began the battle. The British artillery on the ridge behind the farm replied, cannonading the French infantry massed for the attack on the far side of the valley. At midday Prince Jerome ordered the ..."
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" Like to say a big "Hi" to all you guys in here first. Followed a link and here I am, whether it’s going to be of help I have no idea but hey. Of course I am like many others, I have a pile of old photos which need a few names to there places, but I realise this is going to be a long ..."
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"Irecieved a letter from my wife saying she asked th BBC to send a request record over to Korea.I went to the signals tent and he found the channel and I heard it. Thank you who ever it was.
Ron"
