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5th Battalion, Essex Regiment
5th Battalion, Essex Regiment was a territorial unit based in Chelmsford, part of 161st Infantry Brigade, 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division. They later transferred to 19th Indian Brigade, 8th Indian Division, then to 13th Brigade, 5th Division and saw action in The Middle East, North Africa, Italy and North Western Europe.
20th June 1940 Move
15th October 1941 Reorganisation
Dec 1940 Move
June 1941 On the Move
Aug 1941 Move
Aug 1941 On the Move
23rd Oct 1941 Reorganisation
March 1943 On the Move
24th Sep 1943 On the Move
24th Sep 1943 Arrival
19th October 1943 Reliefs
21st October 1943 River Crossed
24th Oct 1943 Advance
2nd Nov 1943 Advance
3rd Nov 1943 Advance
5th Nov 1943 Advance
7th Nov 1943 Advance
8th Nov 1943 Advance
18th Nov 1943 Advance
20th Nov 1943 Attack Made
23rd Nov 1943 Crossings
25th Nov 1943 River Rising
29th Nov 1943 Town Captured
30th Nov 1943 Hard Fighting
1st Dec 1943 Hard Fighting
2nd Dec 1943 Advance
7th Dec 1943 Poor Weather
8th Dec 1943 Attack Made
9th Dec 1943 Hard Fighting
10th Dec 1943 Attack Made
12th Dec 1943 Bridgehead Gained
14th Dec 1943 Ground Gained
16th Dec 1943 Advance
18th Dec 1943 Very Hard Fighting
21st Dec 1943 Preparations
22nd Dec 1943 Attack Made
23rd Dec 1943 In Action
24th Dec 1943 Heavy Fighting
25th Dec 1943 Bombardment
26th Dec 1943 Village Taken
31st Dec 1943 Blizzard
25th June 1944 On the Move
10th July 1944 Reorganisation
14th July 1944 Reorganisation
20th Sep 1944 Inter Battalion Exercise
26th Sep 1944 Exercise
13th Dec 1944 Rifle Meeting
22nd December 1944 Semi final soccer
20th Apr 1945 On the Move
14th May 1945 Orders
18th May 1945 Reliefs
19th May 1945 On the Move
21st May 1945 In Action
22nd May 1945 Advance
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Those known to have served with 5th Battalion, Essex Regiment during the Second World War 1939-1945. - Blackwell Donald E.. Sgt. (d.15th Apr 1944)
- Denton John Samuel. Pte. (d.5th January 1944)
- Lancaster James. Pte. (d.19th December 1943)
- Lavers Alan Braden. Capt.
- Lennox Andrew Allan. (d.22nd Dec 1943)
- Whyte Gerald Athenry. Lt. (d.2nd Nov 1943)
- Woods Joseph Charles. Pte. (d.23rd November 1943)
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Pte. John Samuel Denton 5th Btn. Essex Regiment (d.5th January 1944) John Denton served with the 5th Battalion, Essex Regiment in WW2. He had been posted to join the ongoing battle at Sanro River just 5 days before he was killed there on 5th of January 1944 age 23 years. He is buried at Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Walter and Alice Denton of Batley, Yorkshire.
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Lt. Gerald Athenry Whyte 5th Btn. Essex Regiment (d.2nd Nov 1943) From the newspaper:
"Whyte, - In Nov., 1943, killed in action, Gerald Athenry Whyte, W./Lt., The Essex Regiment, the dearly loved younger son of Major and Mrs. Charles Whyte, 54, East Sheen Avenue, S.W.14, aged 22 years 5 months."
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Andrew Allan Lennox 5th Btn. Essex Regiment (d.22nd Dec 1943) Andrew Lennox was a member of our family and fought against the Germans in Torino di Sangro in Italy where he was killed. He was buried at the Sangro River War Cemetery.
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Capt. Alan Braden Lavers 5th Btn. Essex Regiment Recently I received this photograph of my father, Alan Lavers, Captain with the Essex Regiment. On the reverse of the picture are the words, Desert Rat, July 1942.
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Sgt. Donald E. Blackwell 5th Btn. Essex Regiment (d.15th Apr 1944) Donald Blackwell was my grandfather's brother. He is buried in the regimental cemetery in Bari.
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