8 The Essex Regiment
8 Battalion The Essex Regiment
Unit Histories
| 01-Apr-1908 |
01-Apr-1908 |
Created |
as Essex and Suffolk Cyclist Battalion |
| 15-Jun-1911 ? |
15-Jun-1911 ? |
Renamed |
8 (Cyclist) Battalion The Essex Regiment (sometime in 1911) |
| 04-Aug-1914 |
04-Aug-1914 |
Embodied |
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| 05-Aug-1914 ? |
05-Aug-1914 ? |
Converted to |
1/8 The Essex Regiment |
| 04-Jul-1940 |
04-Jul-1940 |
Reformed |
at Warley |
| 01-Dec-1941 |
01-Dec-1941 |
Converted to |
153 Regiment RAC |
| Number of Records Returned: 6 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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