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THE ESSEX REGIMENT. [44]
The Castle and Key, superscribed " Gibraltar, 1779-82," and with the motto
" Montis Insignia Calpe " underneath.
The Sphinx, " superscribed Egypt." An eagla.
Moro," " Havannah," " Badajoz," "Salamanca," Peninsula," " Bladensburg," " Waterloo," " Ava,"
Alma." "Intorman," "Sevastopol," "Taku Forts," "Nile, 1884-85," "Relief of Kimberley,"
" Paardeberg," " South Africa, 1899-1902."
The Great War— 31 Battalions. — " Le Cateau,"_ "Retreat from Mons," " Marne, 1914," " Aisne,
1914," " Messines, 1914," " Armentieres, 1914," "Ypres, 1915, "17," "St. Julien," " Frezenberg," " Belle-
waar'de," "Loos," "Somme, 1916, "18," "Albert, 1916 '18," " Bazentin," " Delville Wood," " Pozieres,"
" Flers-Courcelette," " Morval," " Thiepval," " Le Transloy" " Ancre Heights," " Ancre, 1916, '18,"
" Bapaume, 1917, '18," "Arras, 1917, "18," " Scarpe 1917, '18," " Arleux," " Pilckem," " Langemarck,
1917," "Menin Road," " Broodseinde," " Poelcappelie,' ' Passchendaele." " Cambrai, 1917, '18," "St.
Quentln," " Avre," " Villers Bretonneux," " Lys," " Hazebrouck," " Bdthune," " Amiens," " Drocourt-
Queant," " Hindenburg Line," " Havrincourt," " Ep^hy," 'St. Quentin Canal," " Selle," "" Sambre,"
"France and Flanders, 1914-18," " Helles," "Landing at Helles," " Krithia," "Suvla," "Landing at
Suvla," "Scimitar Hill," " Gallipoli. 1915-16," " Rumani," "Egypt, 1915-17," "Gaza," "Jaffa,"
" Megiddo," " Sharon," " Palestine, 1917-18."
Agents — Lloyds Bank, Ltd., Cox's & King's Branch.
Regimental Journal — " The Essex Regiment Gazette," Warley Barracks, Brentwood, Essex.
Regimental Association — The Barracks, Warley, Essex.
For Record Office See page 250.
For Regimental Pay Office See page 256.
Allied Regiment o? the Canadian Army.
The Essex Scottish (Highlanders)
Allied Battalion of Australian Infantry.
44th Battalion (The West Australian Rifles)
Colonel ... Howard, Lt.-Gen. Sir Geoffrey W., K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., ret. pay, p.s.cf ., t.a. 3/2/35
Regular Army.
Lt.-CoUmels.
§Paxton, G A. M., M.C. 2/9/38
Paton, C. M., p.s.c-f., e. (T/Brig.
28/7/43) s. 2/9/41
Clarke, F. A. 8., D.S.O., p.s.tf.
(T/Brig. 7/7/43) s. 1/8/42
Majors.
Wilson, C. L., M.C. (TjLt.-Col.
9/8/43) 1/8/38
Hearn, T. E. (T/Lt.-Col. 9/5/43)
1/8/38
Hopegood, C. J. I. F.
Boustead, H. L. H.
1/8/38
1/8/38
1/7/35
.Ooherty, T. 0'C.(T/Zt.CoJ.26/6/41)
1/8/38
Marriott, L. W. W. (T/Lt.-Col.
1/12/39) 1/8/38
Telfer, R. L., p.s.tf [L] (T/Lt.-
Col. 28/5/42) 1/8/38
1/7/38
Williams, W. P. (T/Lt.-Col.
12/3/43) 1/8/38
May, K. F. (T/Lt.-Col. 12/1/42)
1/8/38
Martin, T. A., M.B.E., p.s.ef.
(T/Lt.-Col. 11/6/41) (A/Col.
18/9/43) 1/8/38
Howell, H. F.
1/8/38
Drury, G. H. (T/Lt.-Col. 1/8/43)
1/8/38
Laverty, H. J., M.C. (T/Lt.-Col.
19/11/41) 1/8/38
Gahagan, D. R, 1/8/88
Regular Army — contd .
Majors — contd .
Stockley, F. E., s.a.c. (T/Lt.-Col.
17/2/43) m.s. 23/12/38
Rea, S. C. W. W. (T/Lt.-Col.
25/2/42) s. 30/8/39
Salew, N. R. (s.c.) (T/Lt.-Col.
5/3/43) (A/Col. 24/10/43) (local
Brig. 24/10/43) s. 1/2/40
Gregory, C. A. 3/5/40
Southey, C. A., c.o. 30/8/40
Vander Kiste, E. C. (T/Lt.-Col.
30/8/40
7/4/43)
Kelly, A. H.
30/8/40
Mills, C. S., c.o. (T/Lt.-Col.
12/8/42) 30/8/41
Semmence, A. L.
30/8/41
Littlehales, R. W. (s.c.) (T/Lt.-
Col. 22/6/43) s. 5/9/42
Crocker, M. H.
4/2/43
Walker, &.H. (T/Lt.-Col. 12/7/43)
s. 4/2/43
Sheffield, G. K. H., M.B.E., s.a.
(w) (Small Arms Sch.) 30/8/43
Captains.
Painter, R. H. A. [I] 1/10/37
Charles, T. L. G., p.s.ci. (W.S./
Maj. 28/8/42) (A/Lt.-Col.
11/3/43) 1/4/38
Taylor, C. S. (W.S./Maj. 22/8/42)
(T/Lt.-Col. 22/8/42) (A/ Col.
29/8/43) *. 1/8/38
§ Supernumerary.
1666
Regular Army — contd.
Captains — contd .
Edwardes, D. G. (s.c.) (T/Maj.
23/7/41) 29/8/38
Shaw, W. D. (s.c.) (T/Maj.
21/1/42) 29/1/39
Smith, P. S. C.
29/1/39
Pyne, F. M., Res. of Off. (A/Maj.
20/8/42) 24/8/39
Dickinson, E. G. L., Res. of Off.
24/8/39
Smith, W. S., Res. of Off. (T/Maj.
26/4/43) 24/8/39
Bowen, L. A. G., M.C, Res. of
Off. (T/Maj. 24/9/41) 24/8/39
bt.maj. 18/9/39
Aylmer, H. G., Res. of Off. (27
Maj. 20/11/42) 24/8/39
bt. maj. 6/9/39
Webster, F. H. B. (s.c.) (W.S./
Maj. 2/2/44) (T/Lt.-Col. 2/2/44)
s. 27/8/39
McDowall, I. D. (T/Maj. 6/5/41)
27/8/39
Moore, N. St. L., s.f. (T/Maj.
24/8/41) 27/8/39
Magill-Cuerden, V. C. (s.c.) (T/
Maj. 30/8/42) (A/Lt.-Col.
16/11/43) s. 27/8/39
Wilkinson, D. A. C. (a.e.)(T/Maj.)
13/6/43) (Spsc. Appt.) 28/1/40
Bagot, C. F. V. (T/Maj. 14/0/41)
28/1/40