15th Essex Volunteer Rifles - Annual Dinner 1875
Each year the VB held a formal dinner
that was attended by members of the VB and guests from other
Battalions plus local celebrities.
In January 1875 the dinner was held in
the Drill hall Hornchurch and included a presentation to Captain
H P Fry on the occasion of his marriage which was to take place
that month.
Those attending included
Captain H P Fry, Rev C W H Baker, Mr Jos Fry, Mr T Mashiter,
Major Marshall ( Suffolk Militia), Major Burgess, Adjutant
Captain Steuart, Captain Percy Fry, Mr J G Fry, Mr T Wedlake, Mr
B Holmes, Mr W Fry, Mr H Fry, Mr Percy, Mr J Pelly, Mr E N
Pelly,Mr R G Price, Surgeon-Major Jordison, Mr B Sulman, Mr
Pemberton, Mr B Gooch, Lt Shepherd, Lt Pelly and Quartermaster
Sgt Bonnet.
