Essex Regiment
Officers & Men captured during the Afgham Campaign and released in September 1842
|
Surname
|
First Name
|
Rank
|
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Shelton
|
|
Brig General
|
|
Evans
|
|
Lt
|
|
Souter
|
|
Lt
|
|
Wedlock
|
James
|
Colour Sgt
|
|
Weir
|
James
|
Sgt
|
|
Fair
|
Alexander
|
L Sgt
|
|
Beavan
|
Thomas
|
Cpl
|
|
Sumpter
|
William
|
Cpl
|
|
Branningan
|
Thomas
|
Drummer
|
|
Higgins
|
John
|
Drummer
|
|
Lavall
|
Thomas
|
Drummer
|
|
Arch
|
William
|
Pte
|
|
Burnham
|
Patrick
|
Pte
|
|
Brady
|
Patrick
|
Pte
|
|
Cresham
|
Michael
|
Pte
|
|
Cronan
|
Timothy
|
Pte
|
|
Cox
|
Robert
|
Pte
|
|
Driscoll
|
Daniel
|
Pte
|
|
Devany
|
Martin
|
Pte
|
|
Duffy
|
Patrick
|
Pte
|
|
Durrant
|
Elisha
|
Pte
|
|
Matthews
|
James
|
Pte
|
|
McDede
|
John
|
Pte
|
|
McCarthy
|
Daniel
|
Pte
|
|
McCabe
|
James
|
Pte
|
|
McGlynn
|
Thomas
|
Pte
|
|
Marron
|
Patrick
|
Pte
|
|
Moore
|
William
|
Pte
|
|
Miller
|
James
|
Pte
|
|
Murphy
|
Patrick
|
Pte
|
|
Marshall
|
John
|
Pte
|
|
Nowlan
|
James
|
Pte
|
|
Robson
|
Errington
|
Pte
|
|
Robinson
|
James
|
Pte
|
|
Seybourne
|
James
|
Pte
|
|
Sheeman
|
Jeremiah
|
Pte
|
|
Stott
|
John
|
Pte
|
|
Tonge
|
William
|
Pte
|
|
Wilson
|
George
|
Pte
|
|
Grias
|
William
|
Boy
|
|
Millwood
|
Joseph
|
Boy
|
The names in red were freed but died soon after release
The below men had died during their captivity
|
Surname
|
First Name
|
Rank
|
|
Rogers
|
Robert
|
Cpl
|
|
Smith
|
Henry
|
Cpl
|
|
Hamlinton
|
John
|
Drummer
|
|
Collins
|
Daniel
|
Pte
|
|
Conners
|
William
|
Pte
|
|
Handley
|
Barnard
|
Pte
|
|
Kennedy
|
Charles
|
Pte
|
|
Lewis
|
Joseph
|
Pte
|
|
Murray
|
Dennis
|
Pte
|
|
O'Brien
|
Michael
|
Pte
|
|
Rock
|
Timothy
|
Pte
|
|
Tierney
|
Cornelius
|
Pte
|
|
Wackerley
|
James
|
Pte
|
|
Reynolds
|
George
|
Clerk
|