56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot Index
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Biographies
Sergeant 1514 Bartholomew Gordon
General Data on the Regiment
Home Service Life in the 44th & 56th Regiments of Foot
Meritorious Service Annuities for the East and West Essex Regiments 1880 to 1901
Stations of the 56th West Essex Regiment in January each year from 1832 to 1881
1st Battalion
The 56th West Essex Regiment was formed in
1755 as the 58th but was renumbered as the 55th in 1757. The end
of the 56th came in 1881 when it became the 2nd Battalion of the
newly formed Essex Regiment
1779-1782 The Siege of Gibraltar
1821 List of Officers on Half Pay
1833 List of Officers on Half Pay
1855 Officers embarked to Ireland
1855 Officers who embarked to Crimea
1866 Officers at Colchester Depot
1866-1878 Battalion Cricket Matches
2nd
Battalion
A Second Battalion was added in 1804
spending virtually all of its service in India until it was
disbanded in 1817
3rd Battalion
A 3rd Battalion was added during the
later part of the Napoleonic Wars. The Battalion was mainly made
up from Militia Volunteers and saw service in Holland and
Belgium before disbanding in October 1814.
Reserve Battalion
The reserve Battalion was formed in 1846
while the main Battalion was in Ireland. Once the main Battalion
moved to Gibraltar the reserve Battalion was shipped to
Gibraltar and absorbed into the main Battalion so that the
reserve Battalion was disbanded.
1846-1850 Commanding Officers of the Reserve Battalion
1846-1850 Short history of the Reserve Battalion
