On Anzac day it's time to think especially of our comrades from Australia & New Zealand who fought & died alongside Essex Regiment in both wars especially the 1st, 4th,5th, 6th & 7th Essex Battalions in Gallipoli & Egypt Good on you brothers! #AnzacDay2023

Blowing Bubbles Fanzine And the war time cup also featured my grandfather, Norman Corbett, who was refused leave from the Essex Regiment to get there in time to play. He arrived at half time and later received a special medal from the club. That’s him in uniform.

Remembering Second Lieutenant Philip James Barrell 🇬🇧 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Death: 1 May 1915, St Jean, Western Front. His brother, Cpl. H. Barrell, 1st Bn. Essex Regt. also fell. #Lestweforget #remembrance #Britisharmy #Firstworldwar #Britishhistory

Not my E Bay sale but there is an unusual Essex Yeomanry painting by Frederick Barton in 1974 dedicated to Essex Yeo and John Simpson that may interest Essex Yeo followers ebay.co.uk/itm/2349979191…

The September 1944 War Diary of the 147th Essex Yeomanry covers the unit's actions during their advance from France, through Belgium into Holland normandywarguide.com/war-diaries/14…

#Essex Western Front Association at Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery yesterday. We paid our respects to Sjt Ernest Harris 10th Bn #Essex Regiment. He was identified thanks to a diligent #Australian researcher.

A busy day spent filming in Essex with Liam Telfer of the 44th regiment in preparation for our #WaterlooLive livestream on 18th June 10:00-22:00 Here’s a sneak peak at some of the footage! eventbrite.co.uk/e/651869428007

Another great trip to Normandy over D-Day. A somber ceremony at the Bayeux #CWGC run by the Royal British Legion, with another Royal Yeomanry (SRY), Essex Regt + RMP service on the 7th. Good as ever to to catch up with Colin Taylor & WW2TV Paul Woodadge and the gang for a 🍺 or 🍻. James Holland

this montage shows some nice shots of the interior of the Essex Regimenal Chapel

Arthur Banner was born on this day 1918. He signed for West Ham in 1938 and played one game before the outbreak of WW2. Arthur served in the Essex Regiment and Royal Artillery, rising to the rank of Sergeant and played 14 wartime games for West Ham and another 26 after the War⚒️

Tanya Ferguson Did you visit. William Frederick Victor Wells? 10 Bn Essex Regt. Died 01/07/16 from 9 Pepys Street, Harwich. Thiepval memorial Pier and Face 10D. I did tag you yesterday but can’t find tweet now.

David Blanchard A cousin, Frederick William Bulwer, 10th Bn, Essex Regt, KIA 19th/20th July 1916. In George Holland's letter to Fred's widow and infant son "they soon lost all their Officers and then they lost their direction in the wood and got surrounded by the Germans".

In 1922 the Official roll of Essex Regiment War dead was published woth over 8,000 men killed. The total per Battalion are listed below.

Wife's Great Grandfather died 08/08/1918. Northern France will be there to place flowers he gave his life so England wouldn't be invaded. Little did he know RIP Jonathan Kipling Essex Reg.

Lt John Hugh Allen 13th Worcester Regt but attached to the Essex Regt landed at Cape Helles on 25 May and was killed in action on 6 June 1915. He is also commemorated Jesus College jesus.cam.ac.uk/john-hugh-alle… and Anglican Church of All Saints in Dunedin nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/al…

We were kindly invited to meet veteran George Garnett, formerly of the Essex Regiment, to celebrate his 100th Birthday and receive his card from the King and Queen, presented to him by Craig Haslam DL.

Essex Yeomanry.

For those of you who may have seem my decision to deactivate my Family History account @GrandmasEssex as part of dissatisfaction with the new twitter. I will continue with Essex Regiment at the moment although monitoring is much more difficult since tweetdeck was closed down.

#OTD in 1915 Capt Harold Tyler (Mont's House 1902-4) 1902 Mar 25 awarded Commendation for Euclid & Nov 19 for maths papers. Hockey XI 1904. Capt 4th Bn Essex Regiment. Landed at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli on 12 Aug & was KiA less than a week later aged 28 Felsted School Felstedians

#OTD in 1917 Pte Charles Bond (Servant 1911-5) Son of Henry & Elizabeth Bond of Colchester. A servant in the time of Headmaster Rev Frank Stephenson.1st Essex Regiment 1st Btn (2967) & Northampton Rgt 2nd Btn (204984). Died of wounds, in Belgium aged 20 Felsted School Felsted History