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Essex Regiment 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment 4th Battalion, Essex Regiment 5th Battalion, Essex Regiment 7th Battalion, Essex Regiment 8th Battalion, Essex Regiment 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment 19th Battalion, Essex Regiment 50th (Holding) Battalion, Essex Regiment 70th (Young Soldier) Battalion, Essex Regiment 2/4th Battalion, Essex Regiment 2/5th Battalion, Essex Regiment 4th Sep 1939 Mobilisation 10th Oct 1939 Reorganisation 12th Oct 1939 Recconaissance 13th Oct 1939 Reliefs 14th Oct 1939 Front Line 15th Oct 1939 Entrenching 16th Oct 1939 Digging in 17th Oct 1939 Difficulties 18th Oct 1939 News 19th Oct 1939 Poor Weather 20th Oct 1939 Recconaissance 21st Oct 1939 Recreation 22nd Oct 1939 Recreation 23rd Oct 1939 Front Line 24th Oct 1939 Recconaissance 25th Oct 1939 Visit 26th Oct 1939 Shortages 27th Oct 1939 Conference 28th Oct 1939 Work Required 29th Oct 1939 Exercise 30th Oct 1939 Exercise 31st Oct 1939 Exercise 7th of November 1939 Inspections and custom controls 10th of November 1939 Provision of Working parties 18th of November 1939 Machinery 21st Dec 1939 Training Jan 1940 Home Defence 16th Apr 1940 On the Move 27th Apr 1940 Training 20th June 1940 Move 1st Jul 1940 Move 20th Jul 1940 Orders 4th Aug 1940 On the Move 5th Aug 1940 On the Move 31st Aug 1940 On the Move 15th October 1941 Reorganisation Dec 1940 Move 11th Jan 1941 Reorganisation 17th May 1941 Troop reinforcements 21st May 1941 Troops landed in the desert 29th May 1941 Iraqi forces surrender June 1941 On the Move 13th Jun 1941 Reliefs 19th June 1941 On the Move 29th June 1941 New Squadron formed 28th July 1941 On the Move 5th Aug 1941 Reliefs Aug 1941 Move Aug 1941 On the Move 22nd Oct 1941 Reliefs 23rd Oct 1941 Reorganisation 6th November 1941 On the Move 26th November 1941 Reorganisation Dec 1941 Reorganisation 18th Mar 1942 On the Move Apr 1942 Reorganisation 29th Jul 1942 Reliefs 10th Aug 1942 Preparations 11th Aug 1942 Exercise 12th Aug 1942 Exercise 13th Aug 1942 Exercise 14th Aug 1942 Exercise 17th Aug 1942 Recce 27th of December 1942 Field Return of Officers 1st Jan 1943 Reorganisation March 1943 On the Move 18th of March 1943 On the Move 14th May 1943 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 16th Nov 1943 On the Move 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 Feb 1944 Chindit force preparations  In early February 1944 preparations began for the 2nd Chindit Expedition. The Special Force or 3rd Indian Division as it was known consisted of the following units, which were split into Columns. 3rd West African Brigade and 14th Brigade 6th Btn. Nigeria Regiment. (Columns 66 & 39) 2nd Btn. Black Watch (Columns 42 & 73) 7th Btn Nigeria Regiment (Columns 29 & 35) 1st Btn. Beds & Herts Regiment (Columns 16 & 61) 12th Btn. Nigeria Regt (Columns 12 & 43) 2nd Btn. York & Lancaster Regiment (Columns 84 & 65) 7th Btn Leicestershire Regiment (Columns 47 & 74) 54th Field Company, Royal Engineers 77 Brigade and 111 Brigade 3rd Btn. 6th Gurkha Rifles (Columns 36 & 63) 1st Btn. Cameronians (Columns 26 & 90) 1st Btn. Kings (Liverpool) Regiment (Columns 81 & 82) 2nd Btn. Kings Own Royal (Lancaster) Regiment (Columns 41 & 46) 1st Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers (Columns 20 & 50) 3rd Btn. 4th Gurkha Rifles (Column 30) 1st Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment (Columns 38 & 80) 3rd Btn. 9th Gurkha Rifles (Columns 57 & 93) 23rd Indian Infantry Brigade 1st Btn. Essex Regiment (Columns 44 & 56) 2nd Btn. Duke of Wellington's Regiment (Columns 33 & 76) 4th Btn. Border Regiment (Columns 34, 55) 60th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, deployed as infantry, (Columns 60 & 68) 12th Field Company, Royal Engineers 16th Brigade Morris Force 1st Btn. Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment (Columns 21 & 22) 4th Btn. 9th Gurkha Rifles (Columns 49 & 94) 2nd Btn. Leicestershire Regiment (Columns 17 & 71) 3rd Btn. 4th Gurkha Rifles (Column 30) 45th Recce Regiment (Columns 45 & 54) 51st and 69th Field Regiments, Royal Artillery, deployed as infantry (Columns 51 & 69) 2nd Field Company, Royal Engineers Dah Force Kachin Levies Stronghold Defences R S & U Troop 160th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (25 Pounders) W X Y & Z Troops 69th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (Bofors) Divisional Troops 219th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers Detachment 2nd Burma Rifles 145th Brigade Company, R.A.S.C. 61st Air Supply Company, R.A.S.C. 2nd Indian Air Supply Company, R.I.A.S.C. 1st of April 1944 On the Move 4th of April 1944 On the Move 5th of April 1944 On the Move 6th of April 1944 Orders 8th of April 1944 On the Move 9th of April 1944 Visit 10th of April 1944 Orders 10th April 1944 Japanese troops face food shortages 11th of April 1944 On the March 12th of April 1944 Patrol 13th of April 1944 Patrols 14th of April 1944 Identification 15th of April 1944 Enemy Engaged 16th of April 1944 Patrols 17th of April 1944 On the Move 18th of April 1944 Under Fire 19th of April 1944 Movement 20th of April 1944 On the Move 21st of April 1944 Attack Made 22nd of April 1944 In Defence 23rd of April 1944 The Wounded 24th of April 1944 Patrols 25th of April 1944 Bombs 25th April 1944 Japanese resupply brings no food 26th of April 1944 Difficult Terrain 27th of April 1944 Under Attack 28th of April 1944 Exchange of Fire 29th of April 1944 Enemy Encountered 30th of April 1944 Recce 1st of May 1944 Attack Made 2nd of May 1944 Orders 3rd of May 1944 On the Move 4th of May 1944 On the March 5th of May 1944 Observation 9th May 1944 Patrol 3rd Jun 1944 Preparations 5th Jun 1944 On the Move 6th Jun 1944 Almost to Plan 6th Jun 1944 Under Fire 6th Jun 1944 Difficulties 6th Jun 1944 Heavy Sea 6th Jun 1944 Ashore 6th Jun 1944 Mortar Fire 6th Jun 1944 Behind Schedule 7th Jun 1944 Town Taken 7th Jun 1944 Advance 7th Jun 1944 Objectives 7th Jun 1944 Advance 7th Jun 1944 Attack Made 7th Jun 1944 Moves 7th Jun 1944 Objectives Taken 8th Jun 1944 Prisoners 8th Jun 1944 Consolidation 9th Jun 1944 Reliefs 10th Jun 1944 Bocage 11th Jun 1944 Advance 15th Jun 1944 Holding the Line 17th Jun 1944 Attack Made 18th Jun 1944 In Action 20th June 1944 Appalling Conditions 21st June 1944 Supplies 25th June 1944 On the Move 6th Jul 1944 Orders 7th Jul 1944 On the Move 8th Jul 1944 Attack Made 9th Jul 1944 Counter Attack 10th Jul 1944 Mortar Fire 10th July 1944 Reorganisation 12th Jul 1944 Reliefs 14th July 1944 Orders 14th July 1944 Reorganisation 22nd July 1944 On the March 24th July 1944 On the March 17th Aug 1944 On the Move 7th Sep 1944 Planning 8th Sep 1944 Planning 9th Sep 1944 Bad Weather 10th Sep 1944 Attack Made 11th Sep 1944 Attack Made 12th Sep 1944 Attack Made 20th Sep 1944 Inter Battalion Exercise 26th Sep 1944 Exercise 1st Nov 1944 Contact 2nd Nov 1944 Conference 3rd Nov 1944 Attack Made 13th Dec 1944 Rifle Meeting 22nd December 1944 Semi final soccer 9th March 1945 Water Falling 9th March 1945 Shelling 10th March 1945 Artillery Active 11th March 1945 Reliefs 11th March 1945 Reliefs 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 If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with Essex Regiment during the Second World War 1939-1945. Bambridge Edwin John. Pte. (d.21st Jan 1945) Barnard Percy Charles. Cpl. Beechey John. Pte. Bennett Arthur James. Pte. Biggs HG. Bilton Thomas. Cpl. Bird RC. Birkin Eric. Blackwell Donald E.. Sgt. (d.15th Apr 1944) Blakeman P. S.. Bond Albert Edward. L/Cpl. Boucherd Alfred Henry. Pte. Bridgeman AH. Brooks Herbert Laurence. Pte. Brown Nelson Ernest. Pte. (d.29th July 1944) Burt William Robert. Pte. Coles Leslie. Pte. Crompton Thomas Henry. Pte. Curnow G. D.. Pte. Darling TED. Davidson J. Dawson Frederick William. Pte. Denne EA. Dennis William George . L/Cpl. Denton John Samuel. Pte. (d.5th January 1944) Edwards Cecil Alfred. Sgt. Egalton Henry Alfred. Pte. (d.13th Nov 1943) Eldred VMO. Elsey RW. Everitt Ernest Charles. Pte Fisher HH. Fitch Anthony Ernest R.. Forrester James Arthur. Pte. (d.9th December 1941) Forrester James Arthur. Pte. (d.9th Dec 1941) Galer Jack William. CSM. Gooch John William. L/ Cpl. Goodspeed Leslie Albert. Pte. (d.3rd November 1944) Gower JW. Green RF. Guiver Donald Frederick. Pte. Gunn CE. Gunn JA. Haines Stanley Edwin Norman. Hampton J. Harris Doug. Harrison George Payne. Pte. Hart Hubert Raymond. Pte. Hedges Frederick. Sgt. Hicks HW. Hill GH. Hirst James Richard. Pte. Holland JR. Hooker MJW. Huggins John Victor. L/Cpl. Hum AJ. Hunt B . Jones Roy Edward. Juniper MW. Kingston JE. Lancaster James. Pte. (d.19th December 1943) Lavers Alan Braden. Capt. Lennox Andrew Allan. (d.22nd Dec 1943) Lindsay John Joseph. Pte. (d.18th May 1940) Lusher HT. Lynch Charles Frederick. Macholl DEP. Mintram William Victor Horace. Morley Arthur Henry. Pte. (d.11th June 1944) Morley Arthur Henry. Pte. (d.11th Jun 1944) Morley EJ. Morris Joseph William. Pte. Mower Leslie Victor . Pte. Neale LW. O'brien JC. Oakley HRD. Parker Leslie Richard. Pte. Patient RC. Pearson EWC. Pester JW. Petty RL. Plummer HW. Tpr. Pratchett Herbert Henry. Richards WH. Saben W. Sellar Norman Duncan. Cptn. (d.1st May 1945) Shaw . Shea William Sidney. Gnr. Simpson SE. Skeats Joseph Charles. Pte. Spearman Francis Arthur. Pte. Stacey A. E.. Stubley ESG. Suffield Sydney. Pte. Swan Charles William. WO2. Taylor LE. Timcke George William. Pte. Turner Charles William George. Pte. (d.9th Aug 1941) Welham Jack William Charles. Sgt. Whyte Gerald Athenry. Lt. (d.2nd Nov 1943) Woods Joseph Charles. Pte. (d.23rd November 1943) Wright Sidney William. Cpl. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of Essex Regiment from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. 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If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about Essex Regiment? There are:1561 items tagged Essex Regiment available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. LE Taylor Essex Regiment LE Taylor served with the Essex Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. ESG Stubley Essex Regiment ESG Stubley served with the Essex Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. SE Simpson Essex Regiment SE Simpson served with the Essex Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. W Saben 16/5th Lancers W Saben served with the 16/5th Lancers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. WH Richards Essex Regiment WH Richards served with the Essex Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Tpr. HW Plummer 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps Tpr.HW Plummer served with the 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. RL Petty Essex Regiment RL Petty served with the Essex Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. JW Pester 44th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps JW Pester served with the 44th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. EWC Pearson Essex Regiment EWC Pearson served with the Essex Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. RC Patient Essex Regiment RC Patient served with the Essex Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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