Essex Regiment - Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902)

Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902)

The 1st Battalion and the 2nd Battalion both served in South Africa during the Second Anglo-Boer War. Notably, the regiment participated in the Relief of Kimberley and the Battle of Paardeberg.

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