1st Battalion, The Essex Regiment
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1945.05 | Burma | 36 Infantry Division | |
| 1945 | India | 72 Infantry Brigade | |
| | Mar 47: India | 29 Infantry Brigade | |
| 1948.01 | England: Colchester | | |
| 1948: Reduced to cadre | | |
| | 3 Nov 48: amalgamated at Colchester with 2nd Battalion without change of title | | |
| 1948 | England: Colchester | Depot bn | |
| 1951.04 | Germany: Elizabeth Barracks, Minden | 31 Infantry Brigade | |
| | Dec 51: Worcester Barracks, Luneburg | 31 Infantry Brigade | |
| 1953.05 | UK | | |
| 1953.09 | Korea | 28 Commonwealth Brigade | |
| | Aug 54: Korea | Commonwealth Contingent | |
| 1954.10 | Hong Kong: Dodswell Ridge Camp | | |
| 1957.08 | Germany: Moore Barracks, Dortmund | 5 Brigade | |
| 2 Jun 58: Amalgamated with 1st Bn, The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, to form 1st Bn, 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot) | | |
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2nd Battalion, The Essex Regiment
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1945 | Germany | 13 Infantry Brigade | |
| 1946.08 | Trieste: Lazzaretto Barracks | 13 Infantry Brigade | |
| | May 47: Trieste: Mestre | | |
| 1947? | UK? | | |
| 1948? | UK? | | |
| 3 Nov 48: amalgamated at Colchester with 1st Battalion | | |
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