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*:[http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecor01cartgoog#page/n12/mode/2up ''Historical Record of the Forty-Fourth, or the East Essex Regiment''] by Thomas Carter updated 2nd edition 1887 Archive.org. With updated history to 1881.
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===World War 1===
The [[First World War#Garrison Battalions|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.<ref> Great War Forum thread jimmybobjunior et al. [httphttps://1914-1918www.invisionzonegreatwarforum.comorg/forumstopic/index.php?showtopic=60313&#entry525055 -essex-regiment-in-india/ Essex Regiment In India?]''Great War Forum'' 28 September 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2019.</ref>
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<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/charlesgeorgedixon18961917/lest-we-forget-my-family-s-military-memorial/charles-dixon-1871-1918 Charles Dixon 1871- 1918]</ref> This was during the hot season when many troops were sent to [[Hill station|hill stations]].
A company is reported to have gone to Basra in Mesopotamia for work on Lines of Communication.<ref>[http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/essex-regiment/ Essex Regiment] longlongtrail.co.uk</ref>
==FIBIS resources==
The flash, also known as a pagri (puggaree) badge, or Foreign Service Helmet badge, was generally affixed to the pagri on the sun helmet. Based on the regimental nickname the Purple Pompadours, the flash was a tall strip of purple material.<ref> Bates, Stuart. [http://gmic.co.uk/topic/8447-wolseley-pattern-foreign-service-helmet/?do=findComment&comment=172664 Wolseley Pattern Foreign Service Helmet] ''GMIC Forum'' 30 Apr 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2016.</ref>
==Regimental histories==
*''The Essex Regiment. 1st Battalion (44th) 1741-1919'' by John Wm. Burrows [1923]. Series: [Essex Units in the War 1914-1919. vol. 1.] Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01001096553 and UIN: BLL01009576055
*''The Depot, 1st & 2nd Garrison, 3rd, 4th (Res), 12th, 14th, 18th, 19th & Training Res Bns, the Essex Regiment 1914-1921''. Series: Men of essex ; v. 6 The Essex Branch of the Western Front Association [2002?] Limited ed. of 50 numbered copies. Available at the BL UIN: BLL01009917819
*''The Essex Regiment, 1929-1950'' by Colonel T. A. Martin. 1952. Available at the BL UIN: BLL01001096547
==Regimental journal==
''The Essex Regiment Gazette'' commenced in 1909 and was suspended from 1914-1921.<ref>owen4256. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/115512-2nd-bn-essex-regiment/?do=findComment&comment=1103713 2nd Bn Essex Regiment] ''Great War Forum'' 23 January 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2019.</ref>
<br>The [[British Library]] holds copies from Vol. 7, no. 1 (July 1921) UIN: BLL01001096549
== External Links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/44th_(East_Essex)_Regiment_of_Foot 44th Foot] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113102834/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/044-751.htm 44th (the East Essex) Regiment of Foot] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20080113181810/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/044-1.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
*[httphttps://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/essexregimentmuseum museums/visit/essex-regiment-museum/ Essex Regiment Museum and The Essex Yeomanry] at the Chelsmford Museum, Essex.
*[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/ [[56th Regiment of Foot|56th Foot]]), and the Northamptonshire Regiment ([[48th Regiment of Foot|48th]]/ [[58th Regiment of Foot|58th 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.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 [httphttps://www.war-experience.org/collections/land/alliedbritlives/desmond-earley/article.pdf pdf], [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:lxklesG8ddcJ:www.war-experience.org/collections/land/alliedbrit/earley/article.pdf+lt-essex+-regiment+india&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShTX4oNtPicCmTunS6o5ztMb9Bf3oPrUc8IXIueg23hBnx7QDaB73mXZLMyN8THrSr3ZVGG1ZvgZn0N0pLm4A6bQJQp9efPXq0TGGhsyCRNQOA/ Desmond Earley -tLgU05baUld83DcguPO1QX27&sig=AHIEtbSJfmUIx7k0s5OfDSHL_l_i5fv26A Lt. Essex Regiment] html version]. He fought the Japanese in Assam in 1944. [http://www.war-experience.org The Second World War Experience Centre]
==== Historical Books Online books online ====
*''Historical Record of the Forty - Fourth, or the East Essex Regiment of Foot'' by Thomas Carter 1864 [http://books.google.com/books?id=iGYVAAAAQAAJ Google Books]. Indian service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=iGYVAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA114 page 114] in 1822 in Calcutta
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=raQEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA308 "Report on Ophthalmia in H. M. 44th Regt."] by Wm. Daunt M. D. ''Transactions of the Medical and Physical Society of Calcutta Volume 4 1829'', page 308 Google Books. Includes names of some of the soldiers who became ill.
*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/12410282 "Narrative Of Serjeant-Major Lissant, 37th Regt. N. I., from the 6th to the 13th January, 1842"]. ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' Wednesday 5 October 1842. Originally from the ''Englishman''. trove.nla.gov.au. There are references to the 44th Regiment during the [[Retreat from Kabul to Gundamak]], part of the [[1st Afghan War]].
