Officers of 6th Essex to embark for Gallipoli 1915
The 6th Essex entrained at St Albans
on 23 July 1915 prior to embarking for Gallipoli at Devonport on
4 July 1915.
The Officers at the training were
Lieut Colonel R F Wall
Majors
H P Alexander
B J Ward
Captains
P D Castle
G L Evans
H W Bunch
J M Sly
E A Loftus
J L Sheldon
H F Silverwood
G Disney - Adjutant
Lieutenants
K D Taylor
L B Rayner
L J Stenning
R A Hyrons
R J Newman
B C Westall
A C Beeton
R D F Wall
K D Taylor - Brigade Machine Gun Officer
A F E Maclachlan - RAMC Medical Officer
G H Pitt - Quartermaster
2nd Lieutenants
E W Tee
H P Taverner
J R Adams
A H Asker
L E Smith
E F Langridge
C W Silverwood
C W Randall
W L Taverner
R D F Wall - Battalion Machine Gun
Officer
Chaplain
Rev A E Gardner
Others
Captain Walker had gone ahead with the
Brigade Transport
Captain Loftus, Lieutenants Smith and
Asker remained at Alexandria in charge of the first
reinforcements.
During the journey CSM Hicks was taken to
hospital suffering from appendicitus.
This list was
sourced from The Essex Regiment Volume 5 by John Wm Burrows
