Essex Regiment - Timeline after the Great War

Although many battalions were disbanded after the Armistice of the Great War, the Essex Regiment continued to fight on.

The 1st and 2nd Battalions continued as full time infantry.

The 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th continued as part time Territorial Units.

In 1935 the 7th Essex was converted to an anti aircraft Brigade and renumbered the 59th(Essex Regiment) Anti Aircraft Brigade.

In 1938 the 6th Essex split into the 1/6th and 2/6th Battalions and both were trained in the use of searchlights. I

Time line of  Overseas Duty

1st Essex

1919 Ireland

1921 Colchester

1929 Pembroke Dock

1933 Catterick

1935 Saar

1935 Catterick

1936 Palestine

1938 Egypt and Palestine

1939 Cyprus

2nd Essex

1920 Malta and Turkey

1921 Malta and  Turkey

1922-1927 Ambala,  India

1927-1929 Landi Kotal,  India

1929-1931 Nowshera,  India

1931-1933 Nasirbad,  India

1933-1935 Bombay,  India

1935 Egypt

1936 Sudan

1937 Warley and Tower of London