12th ERV Annual Dinner and Prizegiving 1879

The prizegiving of the 12th Essex Rifle Volunteers took place on 27 November 1879 at the Corn Exchange, Braintree followed by dinner at the White Hart Hotel.

Prize Winners

Attendance at Drill

Braintree

Bugle Major Galley , Bugler Alden, Privates Mayne, Biggs, Rix, Buck, Amey and Hopwood

Dunmow

Cpl G Carter , Privates Warner, Newland, McNarry and G Tyler

Waltham

Cpl Dixon, Privates Snow, Cliff, and Suckling

Halstead

Sgt C Carter, Privates Henry Smith, A Edwards, Garrod and Marlar

Other competition winners

Colour Sgt Warner

Sergeant Instructor Pomphrey

Quartermaster Sgt Pryke

Sgt Sydes, Rust and C Carter

Bugle Major Galley

Corporals Lascelles , Bartram, G Carter, Garland, Newland, Chambers and Newton

Privates Snow, Biggs,Chambers, Alden, , Garland, Mayne, Thorn, Stokes, Pryor, Lindsell, Warner, Brumming, Marlar, Campbell, McNarry, Paul Tyler, Miller, Hopwood, Amey, G Tyler, G Suckling, Buck and Hancock.