Officers of the 56th West Essex in 1756
The Officers in 1756 shortly after
formation were
Lieut Colonel
Peter ParrMajor
John DoyleCaptains
James Stewart
William Skipton
William Playstowe
William Earl of Sutherland
Thomas Hargrave
John Heighington
John Deaken
Captain Lieutenant Francis Gregor
Lieutenants
William Marshall
John Forster
Thomas Harrison
Edwin Eyre
John White
James Perrin
John Ingram
John Archer
David Dundas
St John Pierce Lacey
Ensigns
John Brereton
Edward Jenkins
James Lyons
Archibald Wight
John Baillie
William Sandys
Fiennes Jenkinson
Christopher Hales
John Woodford
Chaplain
John HalstedAdjutant
John HardyQuartermaster
William LamplowSurgeon
William PitmanSource Historical records of the 56th or West Essex Regiment by Richard Cannon