5th Essex - Officers who embarked for Gallipoli 1915

On 21 July 1914 the 5th Essex left their camp at St Albans and embarked for Gallipoli via Plymouth.

Lieut-Colonel J M Welch

Major T Gibbons

Major J M Heron

Captains

W E Wilson

H T Argent

F W Bacon

A Denton

C A Gould

H C Bridges ( Adjutant)

K S Storrs ( RAMC)

Lieutenants

E B Deakin

T G N Franklin

W H Brooks

G W F Bellward

E Mackenzie Taylor

H L Yonge

B Carlyon Hughes

H Mavor

G M Nobbs

2nd Lieutenants

H K Chester

L O Womersley

C Portway

J L French

R S Horton

C O Wilson

A Colvin

J F Finn

A E Sheldon

R Turner

Chaplain

Rev A J Sacre

 

Source - The Essex Regiment Vol 5 by John Wm Burrows