Essex Regiment
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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. | 1st Battalion, The Essex Regiment | . |
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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 | . |
1953.08 | Korea: Salamanca Camp, South of the Imjin River | 28 Commonwealth Brigade |
. | Jun 54: Sailed from Korea | . |
1954.07 | 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 | . |
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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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