Wills of Officers of the 56th West Essex
Given the strong possibility of receiving fatal injuries during their duty, many of the Officers and men of the 56th Regiment made wills during their service.
The National Archives holds some of these records which are available for download for a small fee.
The names of those held are shown below.
| Name | Rank | Date of will | Place |
| Thomas Chisholme | Surgeon | 15 Dec 1788 | Islington |
| William Fife | QM Sgt | 28 May 1812 | Westminster |
| Charles Forbes | Captain | 7 March 1825 | |
| William Gould | Sergeant | 6 December 1819 | |
| Warburton Grey | Captain | 20 July 1840 | Middlesex |
| William Marshall | Captain | 22 May 1764 | |
| William Matthews | Private | 16 October 1813 | HMS Sapedmontonde |
| Chapple Norton | Colonel | 3 June 1818 | Charlemont, Ireland |
| William Playstowe | Captain | 4 July 1760 | |
| Samuel Pole | Lieutenant | 8 October 1783 | |
| Robert Stephen | Captain | 27 April 1764 | |
| John Holdgson Vincent | Ensign | 17 January 1815 | |
| Brereton Watson | Captain | 17 May 1822 | Brompton, Middlesex |
