SettingsEssex Regiment officers
Andrew Croft
Colonel Noel Andrew Cotton Croft DSO OBE (30 November 1906 — 26 June 1998), was a member of the Special Operations Executive in the Second World War, with operations in Norway and Corsica,...
Colonel Noel Andrew Cotton Croft DSO OBE (30 November 1906 — 26 June 1998), was a member of the Special Operations Executive in the Second World War, with operations in Norway and Corsica,...
Arthur Percival
Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival, CB, DSO & Bar, OBE, MC, OStJ, DL was a British Army officer and World War I veteran.
Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival, CB, DSO & Bar, OBE, MC, OStJ, DL was a British Army officer and World War I veteran.
Augustus Charles Newman
Lieutenant-Colonel Augustus Charles Newman VC, OBE, TD, DL (19 August 1904 – 26 April 1972) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of t...
Lieutenant-Colonel Augustus Charles Newman VC, OBE, TD, DL (19 August 1904 – 26 April 1972) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of t...
Charles Aitchison Smith
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Aitchison Smith CIE (12 September 1871 – 26 January 1940) was a British Army and Indian Army officer and administrator in India.
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Aitchison Smith CIE (12 September 1871 – 26 January 1940) was a British Army and Indian Army officer and administrator in India.
Christopher Rhodes
Sir Christopher George Rhodes, 3rd Baronet was an English film and television actor.
Sir Christopher George Rhodes, 3rd Baronet was an English film and television actor.
David Croft (TV producer)
Major David John Croft OBE (7 September 1922 – 27 September 2011), born David John Andrew Sharland, was an English writer, producer and director.
Major David John Croft OBE (7 September 1922 – 27 September 2011), born David John Andrew Sharland, was an English writer, producer and director.
Edward Bulfin
Lieutenant General Sir Edward Stanislaus Bulfin KCB CVO (6 November 1862 – 20 August 1939) was a British general during World War I, where he established a reputation as an excellent comma...
Lieutenant General Sir Edward Stanislaus Bulfin KCB CVO (6 November 1862 – 20 August 1939) was a British general during World War I, where he established a reputation as an excellent comma...
Edward Maitland (RAF officer)
Air Commodore Edward Maitland Maitland CMG DSO AFC FRGS (21 February 1880 – 24 August 1921) was an early military aviator who served in the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers, the Royal ...
Air Commodore Edward Maitland Maitland CMG DSO AFC FRGS (21 February 1880 – 24 August 1921) was an early military aviator who served in the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers, the Royal ...
Edwin Campion Vaughan
Edwin Stephen Campion Vaughan MC was a British Army officer in the First World War whose diary much later became a well-known book.
Edwin Stephen Campion Vaughan MC was a British Army officer in the First World War whose diary much later became a well-known book.
Ernest Gray
Sir Ernest Gray (27 August 1856 – 6 May 1932) was a British educational reformer and Conservative politician.
Sir Ernest Gray (27 August 1856 – 6 May 1932) was a British educational reformer and Conservative politician.
Francis Newton Parsons
Francis Newton Parsons VC (23 March 1875 Dover – 10 March 1900) was educated at Dover College, joined the Essex Regiment and served in the Second Boer War.
Francis Newton Parsons VC (23 March 1875 Dover – 10 March 1900) was educated at Dover College, joined the Essex Regiment and served in the Second Boer War.
Francis Noel Palmer
Francis Noel Palmer (1887-18 January 1961) was a British politician.
Francis Noel Palmer (1887-18 January 1961) was a British politician.
Frank Bernard Wearne
Frank Bernard Wearne VC (1 March 1894 - 28 June 1917) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be aw...
Frank Bernard Wearne VC (1 March 1894 - 28 June 1917) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be aw...
Frederick Clarke (soldier)
Brigadier Frederick Arthur Stanley Clarke DSO was a British Army officer who served in both World Wars.
Brigadier Frederick Arthur Stanley Clarke DSO was a British Army officer who served in both World Wars.
Geoffrey Howard (British Army officer)
Lieutenant General Sir Geoffrey Weston Howard was a British Army officer who commanded 5th Division.
Lieutenant General Sir Geoffrey Weston Howard was a British Army officer who commanded 5th Division.
George Byron, 9th Baron Byron
Lt. George Frederick William Byron, 9th Baron Byron (27 December 1855 – 30 March 1917) was a British army officer, and the ninth Baron Byron, as grandson of Admiral George Anson Byron, 7th...
Lt. George Frederick William Byron, 9th Baron Byron (27 December 1855 – 30 March 1917) was a British army officer, and the ninth Baron Byron, as grandson of Admiral George Anson Byron, 7th...
Gilbert Waterhouse
Gilbert Waterhouse (1883 - 1 July 1916), was an English architect and, later, war poet.
Gilbert Waterhouse (1883 - 1 July 1916), was an English architect and, later, war poet.
Hugh Barrett-Lennard
Sir Hugh Dacre Barrett-Lennard, 6th Baronet was a Catholic priest.
Sir Hugh Dacre Barrett-Lennard, 6th Baronet was a Catholic priest.
James F. M. Prinsep
James Frederick McLeod Prinsep was an English footballer who held two 'youngest player' records for almost 125 years, before they were both broken within the space of just over a year.
James Frederick McLeod Prinsep was an English footballer who held two 'youngest player' records for almost 125 years, before they were both broken within the space of just over a year.
James Harford
Sir James Dundas Harford KBE CMG (7 January 1899 – 26 November 1993) was a British diplomat who served as Governor of Saint Helena from 1954 to 1958.
Sir James Dundas Harford KBE CMG (7 January 1899 – 26 November 1993) was a British diplomat who served as Governor of Saint Helena from 1954 to 1958.
James Hart Mitchell
Captain James Hart Mitchell was an English World War I flying ace credited with 11 aerial victories.
Captain James Hart Mitchell was an English World War I flying ace credited with 11 aerial victories.
John Bawtree
Captain John Francis Bawtree (26 November 1873 – 25 March 1938) was an English cricketer.
Captain John Francis Bawtree (26 November 1873 – 25 March 1938) was an English cricketer.
John Groves
Major John Richard Groves (died 1859) was the first Crown Equerry in the Royal Household, being appointed in 1854.
Major John Richard Groves (died 1859) was the first Crown Equerry in the Royal Household, being appointed in 1854.
John Howard, 15th Earl of Suffolk
General John Howard, 15th Earl of Suffolk, 8th Earl of Berkshire, FSA (7 March 1739 – 23 January 1820) was a British soldier and nobleman.
General John Howard, 15th Earl of Suffolk, 8th Earl of Berkshire, FSA (7 March 1739 – 23 January 1820) was a British soldier and nobleman.
Leonard Coulshaw
The Very Rev Leonard Coulshaw CB, Military Cross, FKC was Chaplain of the Fleet and Archdeacon of the Royal Navy from 1948 to 1952.
The Very Rev Leonard Coulshaw CB, Military Cross, FKC was Chaplain of the Fleet and Archdeacon of the Royal Navy from 1948 to 1952.
Noel Irwin
Lieutenant General Noel Mackintosh Stuart Irwin CB, DSO & Two Bars, MC was a British soldier, who played a prominent role in the British Army after the Dunkirk evacuation, and in the Burma Campaign.
Lieutenant General Noel Mackintosh Stuart Irwin CB, DSO & Two Bars, MC was a British soldier, who played a prominent role in the British Army after the Dunkirk evacuation, and in the Burma Campaign.
Noel Stephen Paynter
Air Commodore Noel Stephen "Peter" Paynter, CB, former chief intelligence officer of Bomber Command, (26 December 1898 - 16 March 1998).
Air Commodore Noel Stephen "Peter" Paynter, CB, former chief intelligence officer of Bomber Command, (26 December 1898 - 16 March 1998).
Norman Fowler
(Peter) Norman Fowler, Baron Fowler, PC (born 2 February 1938) is a British Conservative politician who was from 1981 to 1990 a member of Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet.
(Peter) Norman Fowler, Baron Fowler, PC (born 2 February 1938) is a British Conservative politician who was from 1981 to 1990 a member of Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet.
Sir William Abdy, 7th Baronet
Sir William Abdy, 7th Baronet was a British politician and baronet.
Sir William Abdy, 7th Baronet was a British politician and baronet.
Sir William Boulton, 1st Baronet
Sir William Whytehead Boulton, 1st Baronet DL (10 January 1873 – 9 January 1949) was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician.
Sir William Whytehead Boulton, 1st Baronet DL (10 January 1873 – 9 January 1949) was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician.
Walter Noble
Lieutenant Walter Noble was a World War I flying ace credited with twelve aerial victories.
Lieutenant Walter Noble was a World War I flying ace credited with twelve aerial victories.
Walter Tuckfield Goldsworthy
Major-General Walter Tuckfield Goldsworthy was a British Army officer and a Conservative politician.
Major-General Walter Tuckfield Goldsworthy was a British Army officer and a Conservative politician.