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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113060352/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/056-757.htm 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221233610/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/056-1.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113060352/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/056-757.htm 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221233610/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/056-1.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071228194647/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/044Essex.htm The Essex Regiment] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20080113181810/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/044-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221233610/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/056-1.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071228194647/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/044Essex.htm The Essex Regiment] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20080113181810/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/044-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221233610/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/056-1.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site
*[http://www.chelmsfordbc.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=6780 The Essex Regiment Museum] Chelmsford Borough Council
*[http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/essexregimentmuseum Essex Regiment Museum and The Essex Yeomanry] at the Chelsmford Museum, Essex.
*[http://www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk/essex.html Royal Anglian Regiment Museum] www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk. Covers the Royal Norfolk Regiment ([[9th Regiment of Foot|9th Foot]]), the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment ([[10th Regiment of Foot|10th Foot]]), the Suffolk Regiment ([[12th Regiment of Foot|12th Foot]]), the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment ([[16th Regiment of Foot|16th Foot]]), the Royal Leicestershire Regiment ([[17th Regiment of Foot|17th Foot)]]), the Essex Regiment ([[44th Regiment of Foot|44th]]/ 56th Foot), and the Northamptonshire Regiment ([[48th Regiment of Foot|48th]]/ [[58th Regiment of Foot|58th Foot]])
*[http://www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk Royal Anglian Regiment Museum] www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk. Covers the Royal Norfolk Regiment ([[9th Regiment of Foot|9th Foot]]), the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment ([[10th Regiment of Foot|10th Foot]]), the Suffolk Regiment ([[12th Regiment of Foot|12th Foot]]), the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment ([[16th Regiment of Foot|16th Foot]]), the Royal Leicestershire Regiment ([[17th Regiment of Foot|17th Foot)]]), the Essex Regiment ([[44th Regiment of Foot|44th Foot]]/ 56th Foot]), and the Northamptonshire Regiment ([[48th Regiment of Foot|48th]]/ [[58th Regiment of Foot|58th Foot]])
**[http://www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk/essex.html The Essex Regiment (44th/56th Foot)]
**Includes Virtual Tour/History Wall with Antecedent Regiments/The Essex Regiment (44th/56th Foot)  (click or hover mouse)
*[http://www.essexrecordoffice.co.uk Essex Record Office] appears to  hold some material relating to the Essex Regiment, but probably a limited amount.
*[http://www.maltaramc.com/regmltgar/56th.html 2nd Bn The Essex Regiment embarked for India from Malta in Sept 1892], but left behind in Malta a depot detachment of 67 men. maltaramc.com
*[http://www.maltaramc.com/regmltgar/56th.html 2nd Bn The Essex Regiment embarked for India from Malta in Sept 1892], but left behind in Malta a depot detachment of 67 men. maltaramc.com
*[http://www.indian-cemeteries.org/viewimage.asp?mode=mon&ID=15 Memorial to those who died 2nd Bn The Essex Regiment 1925-1928] at All Souls Church, [[Cawnpore]]. indian-cemeteries.org
*[http://www.indian-cemeteries.org/viewimage.asp?mode=mon&ID=15 Memorial to those who died 2nd Bn The Essex Regiment 1925-1928] at All Souls Church, [[Cawnpore]]. indian-cemeteries.org

Revision as of 01:01, 4 January 2016

Known as The West Essex Regiment

Chronology

  • 1755 raised at Newcastle and Gateshead as the 58th Regiment of Foot under the colonelcy of Lord Charles Manners
  • 1756 became the 58th Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 became the 56th Regiment of Foot
  • 1804 2nd Battalion raised
  • 1813 3rd Battalion raised
  • 1881 amalgamated with the 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot to become 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment
  • 1958 merged with the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment to form the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot)
  • 1964 became 3rd Battalion of the new Royal Anglian Regiment
  • 1992 3rd Battalion disbanded

Service in British India

World War 1

The 2nd Garrison Battalion, Essex Regiment was formed in Halton Park in January 1916 and moved to India, where it then remained until the end of 1918. It was based at Nasirabad as part of the Nasirabad Brigade, 5th (Indian) Division.[1]

Charles Dixon, was in B Company based at Inkerman Barracks, Nasirabad. There is a photograph taken at Landi Kotal Fort, NWF. He was also based at Mount Abu Sanitorium in May 1918[2] This was during the hot season when many troops were sent to hill stations.

External Links

Historical Books Online

References