The Essex Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army that saw active service from 1881 to 1958. Members of the regiment were recruited from across Essex county. Its lineage is continued by the Royal Anglian Regiment.
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—Harry Essex (b. 1910)
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—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)