3rd East Anglian Regiment

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The 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. It was formed on 2 June 1958 by the amalgamation of the 1st Battalion, The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment and the 1st Battalion, The Essex Regiment.

From its inception, the 3rd East Anglians were based in Dortmund, West Germany, the home of the Essex Regiment prior to amalgamation. In 1959, the regiment was posted to Malaya shortly before the state of emergency there was declared over. The regiment served with 28 Commonwealth Brigade until 1962, when it was posted to Northern Ireland.

The regiment's brief existence came to an end when it amalgamated with three other battalions of the East Anglian Brigade on 1 September 1964, to form the 'large' Royal Anglian Regiment. The 3rd East Anglian Regiment became the 3rd Battalion (16th/44th Foot), which was disbanded in 1992.

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• Colonel-in-Chief: HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
• Alliances:
  • 11th/44th Infantry Battalion (The City of Perth Regiment) -- Australia (1958-1964)
  • The Essex and Kent Scottish -- Canada (1958-1964)
  • The First City Regiment -- South Africa (1958-1961)

Preceded by: The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment The Essex Regiment

3rd East Anglian Regiment 1959–1964

Succeeded by: Royal Anglian Regiment