9 February 1917

1st VB

2nd Lt Albert E Hyde to be Captain

2nd Lt Walter J Green to be Captain

2nd Lt John Moore to be Captain

2nd Lt Walter T Fisher to be Captain

2nd Lt Sydney F Mann to be Captain

2nd Lt Robert F Deppie to be Captain

Edmund C Humphrey to be Lt

Albert D Bowl to be Lt

Geo A Paul to be Lt

Thos M Tomlinson to be Lt

Wm M Hamilton to be Lt

Sydney G Starling to be Lt

Wm Miller to be Lt

Geo H Wilding to be Lt

Wm C Jenkins to be Lt

Jn William Hawes to be Lt

Owen A Parrack to be Lt

Wm Potter to be 2nd Lt

Joseph W Amos to be 2nd Lt

Geo J Barber to be 2nd Lt

Walter C Elkins to be 2nd Lt

Arthur J Lee to be 2nd Lt

Wm Pearson to be 2nd Lt

Geo J Porter to be 2nd Lt

Wilfred H Sweet to be 2nd Lt

Henry C Thomas to be 2nd Lt

George G Wilkinson to be 2nd Lt

William E Jones to be Hon Lt and QM

5th VB

Ernest W Wheeler to be Temp Captain

Charles Stow to be Temp Captain

William S Simmonds to be Temp Captain

James B Shapley to be Temp Lt

Thomas Styles to be Temp Lt

Charles Smith to be Temp Lt

George M Miles to be Temp Lt

Burton J Bird to be Temp 2nd Lt

C E Baker to be Temp 2nd Lt

William H Shoobert Ford to be Temp 2nd Lt

16 February 1917

3rd VB

Richard H Cullingworth to be Temp Captain

George D Hamilton to be Temp Captain

Henry F Spain to be Temp Lt

Archibald W Addis to be Temp Lt

James E Jenkin to be Temp Lt

Joseph G Danzelman to be Temp Lt

Sidney G Henshaw to be Temp Lt

Charles F Cope to be Temp Lt

Charles L Brabant to be Temp Lt

Charles W Spicer to be Temp 2nd Lt

Hermann Hale to be 2nd Lt

Douglas C Cross to be 2nd Lt

Herbert S Curling to be 2nd Lt

William H Draper to be 2nd Lt

Thomas D Hobbs to be 2nd Lt

Robert C Redhead to be 2nd Lt

William  J Byrne to be 2nd Lt

Richard W T Kendall to be 2nd Lt

James Trustham to be Temp Lt and Quartermaster

23 February 1917

1st VB

Herbert E Jerram to be Temp Lt

John Marchant to be Temp 2nd Lt

4th VB

Percy B Hollick to be Temp 2nd Lt

Alfred Edwards to be Temp 2nd Lt

Arthur H Kilner to be Temp 2nd Lt

Alfred S Vining to be Temp 2nd Lt

5th VB

Bernard S Vince to be Temp Captain - promoted from 3rd VB

Albert S Allberry to be Temp Lt

Sidney C Day to be Temp 2nd LT

2 March 1917

3rd VB

Thomas E Horne to be Temp Captain

Arthur Hulme Suggars to be Temp Lt

Thomas H Grew to be Temp 2nd Lt

9 March 1917

A J C Ralston to be Temp Captain

R H Cullingworth to be Temp Captain

H E Brooks to be Temp Captain

F K Coppard to be Temp Lt

J G Danzelman to be Temp Lt

W A Packer to be Temp Lt

23 March 1917

1st VB

Lt W Miller to be Temp Captain

Lt W C Jenkins to be Temp Captain

4th VB

H W Joliffe to be Temp 2nd Lt

5th VB

G F Cooper to be Temp Lt and Medical Officer

G Atkin to be Temp 2nd Lt

30 March 1917

Major Jenks is retiring from command of the Colchester Battalion due to ill health. He is being replaced by Lt Gurney Benham

1st VB

E H Madden to be Temp 2nd Lt

G C Harmer to be Temp 2nd Lt

W Harrod to be Temp 2nd Lt

F W H Kedge to be Temp 2nd Lt

20 April 1917

2nd VB

Amos A Appleton to be Temp 2nd Lt

27 April 1917

2nd VB

Captain H L Gibson to be Adjutant of 3/2nd VB

4 May 1917

1/2nd VB

Horace J Freeman to be Temp 2nd Lt

Arthur E May to be Temp 2nd Lt

2/2nd VB

Park Hubbard to be Temp Captain

Wm F A Clowes to be Temp Capatin

Alexander C Jamieson to be Temp Lt

Herbert J Cann to be Temp 2nd Lt

Walter Cripwell to be Temp 2nd Lt

Ben Hall to be Temp 2nd Lt

3/2nd VB

Arthur F james to be Temp Captain

Henry T Isted to be Temp Lt

Geo Morris to be Temp Lt

Herbert Mahon to be Temp 2nd Lt

Norman H Hounsneld to be Temp 2nd Lt

Stanley S Wilkin to be Temp 2nd Lt

Phillip C Tennant to be Temp 2nd Lt

Archibald F G Spinks to be Temp 2nd Lt

Ernest W Tanner to be Temp 2nd Lt

3rd VB

Bruce Collenette to be Temp LT

Wm E Calver to be Temp 2nd Lt

Geo G Brooks to be Temp 2nd Lt

4th VB

Charles H Sargeant to be Temp 2nd Lt

5th VB

Charles J Manley to be Temp 2nd Lt

Percy G G Jalkeld from Officer Cadet to 2nd Lt

11 May 1917

3/2nd VB

George P Horton to be 2nd Lt

4th VB

Lt P V Brook to be Captain

2nd Lt James Selby Wallis resigns his commission

18 May 1917

2/2nd VB

Hugh J Beckwith to be Temp 2nd Lt

3/2nd VB

Alfred Gough to be Temp 2nd Lt

Herbert P May to be Temp 2nd Lt

5th VB

Arthur Lees to be Temp 2nd Lt

25 May 1917

1/2nd VB

Arthur J Ely to be Temp 2nd Lt

7th VB

Horold J Lowe to be Temp 2nd Lt

Joseph Parish to be Temp 2nd Lt 

8 June 1917

1st VB

Chas A Henderson to be Temp 2nd Lt

Edmund J Newman to be Temp 2nd Lt

Noble A Papworth to be Temp 2nd Lt

Leonard H H Walden to be Temp 2nd Lt

2/2nd VB

Wm H H Brooks to be Temp 2nd Lt

5th VB

Geroge Atkin to be Temp 2nd Lt 

15 June 1917

1/2nd VB

John Ockleford Thompson to be Temp 2nd Lt

3/2nd VB

Dr John Henry Salter to be Temp Captain and Medical Officer

4th VB

Thomas F Tew to be Temp 2nd Lt

22 June 1917

1st VB

W H Hollingsworth to be Temp 2nd Lt

6 July 1917

1/2nd VB

T F Victor Buxton to be Temp Captain

Chas W Jeffreys to be Temp Captain

Herbert H M Bourke to be Temp Lt

Wm B Baddeley to be Temp Lt

Ashley W Barrett ( Major Late London Reg) to be Temp Lt

Arthur G Cleale to be Temp Lt

Frank H Jones to be Temp 2nd Lt

Walter J Slipper to be Temp 2nd Lt

Edward B Knight to be Temp 2nd Lt

Ernest G Brown to be Temp 2nd Lt

Geoffrey F R Barrett to be Temp 2nd Lt

Herbert F Chapman to be Temp 2nd Lt

John Collingridge to be Temp 2nd Lt

John H Newman to be Temp 2nd Lt

Arthur L Woodhouse to be Temp 2nd Lt

Thos P Trounce to be Temp Lt and Quartermaster

2/2nd VB

Wm G Benham to be Temp Lt

Horace H Hollaway to be Temp Lt

O Thomson Smith to be Temp Lt

Wm H Ferrens to be Temp 2nd Lt

Frederick Campling to be Temp 2nd Lt

Arthur O Farmer to be Temp 2nd Lt

James Valentine to be Temp 2nd Lt

Francis H French to be Temp 2nd Lt

3/2nd VB

Wm W Boulton to be Temp Captain

Geo Stanley M Moger to be Temp Lt

Alfred E Floyd to be Temp 2nd Lt

Edmund N R Pelly to be Temp 2nd Lt

J Mayhew Balls ( Late Lt R W Kent Reg) to be Temp 2nd Lt

Ernest Ingold (Late Captain 2nd Essex VB)

Wm J Courtauld to be Temp 2nd Lt

Wm Kelk to be Temp 2nd Lt

Reginald Duke Hill to be Temp 2nd Lt 

20 July 1918

Essex County Commandant Lt Col R Beale Colvin resigns his commission

1st VB

2nd Lt H H Walden resigns his commision

2/2nd Battalion

George W Siggers to be 2nd Lt

Walter W P Bisson to be 2nd Lt

3rd Battalion

Richard S Richards to be 2nd Lt

4th Battalion

2nd Lt Thomas F Tew to be Lt and Asst Adjutant

27 July 1917

1st VB

Collings B Young to be Temp 2nd Lt

W Benton to be Temp 2nd Lt and Medical Officer

5th VB

Temp 2nd Lt Chas Riggs to be Temp Lt and Asst Adjutant

Hon Lt and QM Robert Middlemas resigns his commission

Temp 2nd Lt C A Henderson resigns his commission

3/2nd VB

Wm Crawler to be Temp 2nd Lt 

2 August 1917

4th VB

Temp Lt T Mabbs transfers to the Sussex Volunteers

7th VB

Temp 2nd Lt William Julian Courtauld to be Temp Lt

Temp 2nd Lt William G Hounsfield to be Temp Lt

Temp 2nd Lt Frderick R H Ranson to be Temp Lt

Temp 2nd Lt Daniel H Welch to be Temp Lt

Temp 2nd Lt Harold J Lowe resigns his commission

10 August 1917

1st VB

Temp 2nd Lt W Potter to be Temp Lt

Temp 2nd Lt Joseph W Amos to be Temp Lt

5th VB

Temp Captain John R Lowndes to be second in command

2nd Lt A L Barge ( London Reg) is seconded as Adjutant

17 August 1917

1/2nd VB

John E Tuckett to be Temp 2nd Lt

2/2nd VB

Temp Lt W Gurney Benham to be Temp Major

Temp Lt H H Holloway to be Temp Captain

Temp Lt O Thompson Smith to be Temp Captain

Temp 2nd Lt Frederick Campling to be Temp Captain

Temp 2nd Lt H H Brooks to be Temp Captain

Temp 2nd Lt Arthur O Farmer to be Temp Lt

Temp 2nd Lt Amos Appleton to be Temp Lt

Temp 2nd Lt H Ferrens to be Temp Lt

3/2nd VB

Temp Captain W W Boulton to be Temp Major

Temp Lt G S M Moger to be Temp Captain

Temp Lt A E Floyd to be Temp Captain

Temp 2nd Lt R Duke Hill to be Temp Captain

Temp 2nd Lt Stanley S Wilkin to be Temp Lt

Temp 2nd Lt Phillip C Tennant to be Temp Lt

Rev F W Berry and Rev Canon F W Galpin to be Temp Chaplains

3rd VB

Normal A Butters ( Late 2nd Lt Essex regiment) to be Temp Lt and Asst Adj

Rev Canon W T Brown to be temp Chaplain

31 August 1917

Col and Hon Maj Gen F F Johnson CB is gazetted County Commandant

1/2nd VB

Neville Dawson to be Temp Lt

3rd VB

Temp Lt H F Spain to be Temp Captain

7 September 1917

4th VB

Temp 2nd Lt Walter Ellis to be Temp Lt

5th VB

Captain Charles S W S Simmonds resigns his commission

28 September 1917

1/2nd VB

G Christie to be Temp 2nd Lt

Temp 2nd Lt E G Brown resigns his commission

2/2nd VB

F A Darbishire to be Temp 2nd Lt

W Pattison to be Temp 2nd Lt

W E Godbold to be Temp Hon Lt and QM

3/2nd VB

D H Welch to be Temp 2nd Lt

J O Jones to be Temp 2nd Lt

3rd VB

W S Pinchin becomes Temp Lt and Adjt

4th VB

ADJ H A Harris resigns position of adjutant

5 October 1917

1st VB

Joseph C Sherrott to be Temp 2nd Lt

1/2nd VB

Temp Captain Sir T F Victor Buxton to be Temp Major

Temp Lt Ashley W Barrett to be Temp Captain and 2nd in command

Temp Lt Hubert E M Bourke to be Temp Captain

Temp Arthur Geo Cleale to be Temp Captain

Temp 2nd Lt Edward B Knight to be Temp Captain

Temp 2nd Lt F H Jones to be Temp Lt

Temp 2nd Lt H F Chapmen to be Temp Lt

Temp 2nd Lt W J Slipper to be Temp Lt

Temp 2nd Lt G F R Barrett to be Temp Lt

Temp 2nd Lt O H Gray to be Temp Lt

Hon Lt and QM T P Trounce resigns his commission

T P Trounce to be Temp Lt

1/2nd VB

Ebeneezer Dilliway to be Temp 2nd Lt

Sydney Geo Deed to be Temp 2nd Lt

4th VB

Fitzgerald Isdell to be Temp Lt and Medical Officer

12 October 1917

2/2nd VB

Temp 2nd Lt Ben Hall resigned his commission

3/2nd VB

Walter Taber to be Temp 2nd Lt

26 October 1917

3/2nd VB

Temp 2nd Lt Archibald F G Spinks resigned his commission

2 November 1917

3/2 VB

John Gibbons to be Temp 2nd Lt

9 November 1917

3rd  VB

Temp 2nd Lt T W Spicer to be Temp Lt

Temp 2nd Lt E W Willcocks

14 November 1917

2/2nd VB

Stanley Nicholson to be Temp 2nd Lt

3/2nd VB

Temp Lt James Mayhew resigned his commission

14 December 1917

1st VB

Temp Captain John Moore resigns his commission