1st,3rd & 4th Essex Volunteer Battalions 1895
The 1st, 3rd and 4th Volunteer Battalions formed the Essex Brigade
While the 2nd Essex VB was part of the HarwichBrigade.
Headquarters - Roden House, Brentwood
Commanding Officer Lt Col P C Yorke
ADC Captain W H D Aston-Lewis ( 14th Middlesex RVC)
Brigade Major Lt Col John Grant Anderson
Supply/Transport Officer Lt Col C G Brown (4th Vol)
1st Battalion
HQ Drill Hall, Ongar Road, Brentwood
Commanding Officer Hon Col W J Burgess
Majors Captain E N Cubit and I J H G Ibbetson
Instructor of Musketry Capt E N Cubitt
Adj Capt Thomas George Hopkins
QM Capt J A Reed
Chaplain Rev Thomas Pattison Ferguson MA
Commanding Officers Companies and bases
A - Captain A B Bamford - Romford Armoury North Street, Drill Hall Laurie Square
B - Major J W Hammond - Romford Armoury North Street, Drill Hall Laurie Square
C - Captain A R Meggy - Ilford
D - Hon Major Samuel Glenny - Broadway, Barking
E - Hon Major G R S Gallaher - Church Hill road, Walthamstow
F - Hon Major F H Thirwall - Drill Hall, Ongar Road, Brentwood
G - Captain R D Trotter - Drill Hall, Ongar
H Captain R H Lyon - Hornchurch
2nd Battalion
Not Listed
3rd Battalion
HQ The Cedars , Portway, West Ham
Commanding Officer Lt Col W V Atherton
Majors J W F Gillies and H Palmer
Adj Captain W G Pigott
Surgeon Lt C W Bass
Chaplains Rev A Durrant BA and Rev R A Pelly
Companies
A - Hon Major John H Brady
B - Captain W Hopkins
C - Captain J B Dumbell
D - Captain L W Birt
E - Captain G A Ager
F - Captain H Storr
G Captain G Y Baldock
H - Captain H K Garrett
4th Battalion
HQ 22 Cooks Terrace, Silvertown
Commanding Officer Lt Col J W Beningfiled
Major G Rumsey
Adj Captain C D Bruce
Surgeons Captain Llewellyn Thelwell LRCP Edin and Lt H T Challis
Companies
A-D-E-F-G- 51 Mare Street, Hackney, Middlesex
B - Captain W R Marchbank at 10 Cedars Road, Stratford
C - Captain H E Fraser at Silvertown
Chaplains Rev S Smith and Rev F E Gardiner MA
Cadet Corps
No1 - Hon Captain W C Clark - Ongar
No2 - Hon Cpatain Rev R C Grey - Forest School
Source Kellys Directory 1895