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The regiment returned to [[Fort St George]], [[Madras]]. It was in [[Kamptee]] in Central India at least from 1876 to 1878, and then moved to Thyetmo in Burma in the first half of 1878. The Regiment was still at Thyetmo in 1881, when it was designated the First Battalion, The Essex Regiment, under which title it served in the South African War (1899-1902).
===1906-1913===
*26/12/1906 Arrived [[Thayetmyo]], Burma. 2 Companies detached to Meiktila and 2 Companies detached to [[Mandalay]].
*30/11/1908 Detachments embarked.
*14/12/1908 Rest of Battalion embarked at Rangoon on the "Hardinge" for Calcutta en route for Sitapur
*17/12/1908 Arrived [[Sitapur]]
*11/03/1909 HQ and half Battalion at [[Ranikhet]]
*31/10/1909 HQ and half Battalion at [[Quetta]]
*06/11/1909 Remaining half Battalion left Sitapur
*09/11/1909 Arrived Quetta
*05/11/1913 Embarked Karachi, half Battalion to Mauritius on the "Soudan", other half to Durban<ref>Page 9, Anzac Hero, Police Legend: An Adventure like no other by Lawrence J Harvey. The Story of William Harvey MC</ref>
===World War 1===
**[http://www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk/essex.html The Essex Regiment (44th/56th Foot)]
*[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/kabul-gandamak.htm Retreat from Kabul 1842] British Battles website
*''Anzac Hero, Police Legend: An Adventure like no other'' by Lawrence J Harvey. The Story of William Harvey MC [http://www.anzacheropolicelegend.com/E-book_availability_files/AnzacHeroPoliceLegendBook.pdf pdf], [http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anzacheropolicelegend.com%2FE-book_availability_files%2FAnzacHeroPoliceLegendBook.pdf. html version] William Harvey was initially with the 1st Essexs in India, c 1906 then with the Royal Horse Artillery on the North West Frontier. C 1911 he and Australian soldier friend, deserted and went to Australia.
*British Army Lieutenant Desmond F. Earley, Essex Regiment [http://www.war-experience.org/collections/land/alliedbrit/earley/article.pdf pdf], [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:lxklesG8ddcJ:www.war-experience.org/collections/land/alliedbrit/earley/article.pdf+essex+regiment+india&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShTX4oNtPicCmTunS6o5ztMb9Bf3oPrUc8IXIueg23hBnx7QDaB73mXZLMyN8THrSr3ZVGG1ZvgZn0N0pLm4A6bQJQp9efPXq0TGGhsyCRNQOA-tLgU05baUld83DcguPO1QX27&sig=AHIEtbSJfmUIx7k0s5OfDSHL_l_i5fv26A html version]. He fought the Japanese in Assam in 1944. [http://www.war-experience.org The Second World War Experience Centre]
