56th West Essex Officers who embarked for Crimea 1855
In January 1855 the West Essex were posted to Dublin after a period in the West Indies. Their stay was to last a few months as in August 1855 they were transferred to the war in Crimea in the steam ship Imperatriz sailed by Captain H Knox.
The Officers embarking were
Colonels
S Oakeley
S S Cox
Majors
R W Lacey
J J Bull
Captains
R Anderson
W G Margesson
F M Ramsay
H W Austin
M R Eden
W C Coghlan
J Martley
W A Godley
Lieutenants
E W Phillips
P A Robertson
R T Thompson
H F Curwen
Ensigns
G Sims
W Turner
Taylor
Wright
S Lawson
H Williams
