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British Soldiers

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Vintage original

Britains Soldiers Set 8809 The Gloucestershire Regiment - Toy Soldiers Brand: W.M.Britains MPN: 8809 Nationality: British Scale: 1:32 Material: Painted Lead Condition: Used Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom Special Collectors Edition 54mm scale, 1/32 scale, model lead soldiers. Britains Set 8809 The Gloucestershire Regiment issued 1992 to 1994. Complete 6 piece infantry figure set, with original box and leaflet. Made by William Britains in England The Essex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958. The regiment served in many conflicts such as the Second Boer War and both World War I and World War II, serving with distinction in all three. It was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot and the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot. The Essex Regiment was formed in 1881 by the union of the 44th (East Essex) and 56th (West Essex) Regiments of Foot, which became the 1st and 2nd battalions respectively of the new regiment. This merger was part of the Childers Reforms of the British Army, which also saw the East and West Essex Regiments of Militia joining the Essex Regiment as its 3rd and 4th battalions.[1] A large number of small Rifle Volunteer Corps had been formed in the county as a result of an invasion scare in 1859. In 1880, they were consolidated into four battalions, and in 1883 they were designated as the 1st–4th Volunteer Battalions of the Essex Regiment.[2][3] Under the mobilisation scheme proposed by the Stanhope Memorandum of 1888, they constituted the Essex Volunteer Infantry Brigade, which was to gather at Warley in case of invasion.