Men with the Colours from West Mersea
Royal Navy

Chatters, John	R.N.R., HMS BACCHANTE
Chatters, Edwin	R.N.R., HMS BACCHANTE
Chatters, Percy	R.N.R., HMS SAPHIRE [SAPPHIRE]
Cook, Bertie	R.N.R., HMS SAPHIRE
Cutts, Edward	R.N.R., HMS SAPHIRE
Ennew, Arthur R.	R.N.R., HMS SAPHIRE
Milgate, Henry	R.N.R., HMS SAPHIRE
Mussett, Reginald	R.N.R., HMS SAPHIRE
Beynon, Walter	R.N., HMS HANNIBAL
Digby, H.G.	Royal Flying Corps
Cleghorn, Cyril	Royal Flying Corps
Mussett, Charles P.,	R.N.R., Transport
Mussett, Peter	R.N., HMS IPHIGENIA
Mussett, Walter	R.N.R., sent to Antwerp, not heard of since	WW1_NAV
Mussett, Ralph	R.F.R., HMS CRESSY, R.I.P.
Cook, Ernest	R.N.R., HMS ARROGANT
Farrow, Alfred	R.N.R., HMS GANGES II
Hall, Frank A.	R.N., PRINCESS ROYAL
Crab, Frank	R.N., Submarine
Farthing, Fred	R.F.R.
Cudmore, Robert,	R.N.R.
French, James	R.N., HMS IMPLACABLE
Heard, Thomas,	R.N., HMS SKIPJACK
Funnell, Thomas	R.N., HMS ABOUKIR, R.I.P.
Frost-Smith, E.	R.N., HMS ABOUKIR
Gentry, Arthur	R.N., HMS VANGUARD
Hewes, Walter	R.N.R.
Mussett, Charles S.	R.N.R.
Jorden, William,	R.N., HMS FALMOUTH
King, Nelson	R.N.
Wass, William	R.N.
Webb, George,	R.N.
French, Stanley	R.N.R.
French, Cassell R.	R.N.R.
Green, Willam	HMS FOX HOUND
Hewes, Arthur J.	R.N.R.
Owen, John	R.N.R.
Mussett, Fred	R.F.R., HMS PYRAMUS
Brand, Clifford	R.N.R.
French, Horace	R.N.R.
Hempstead, Harry	R.N.R.

Army
[ See Footnote about '1st Essex Regiment' ]

Cundy, Bert	1st Essex Regiment, Kitchener
Wright, Albert	1st Essex Regiment, Kitchener
Farthing, Clifford	1st Essex Regiment, Kitchener
Cook, Roland	1st Essex Regiment, Kitchener
Rogers, James	1st Essex Regiment, Kitchener
Stacey, John	1st Essex Regiment, Kitchener
Stacey, Harry	1st Essex Regiment, Kitchener
Forester, Robt.	1st Essex Regiment, Kitchener
Hewes, Alfred	1st Essex Regiment, Kitchener
Mole, Oliver	1st Essex Regiment, Kitchener
Mole, William	1st Essex Regiment, Kitchener
Pullen, Arthur	1st Essex Regiment, Kitchener
Whiting, Horace	1st Essex Regiment, Kitchener
Brown, Chas	1st Essex Regiment, Kitchener
Appleby, James	1st Essex Regiment, Kitchener
Dixon, Alfred	8th Hussars
Milgate, George	Kitchener, Norfolk Regiment
Banks, Joseph	Motor Trans. A.S.C.
Stacey, Albert	Kitchener, Essex Regiment
Russell, William
Bullen, Thomas	Royal Flying Corps
Lee, Bert	8th Hussars
Cutts, John	Kings Royal Rifles
Cutts, Leonard	Kitchener, 20th Hussars
Cross, Harry Pearl	Kitchener's 20th Hussars
Roberts, Percy E.	Kitchener's 20th Hussars
Roberts, Edgar G.	Hon. Artillery Com.
Littlehales, George G.	Hon Artillery Com.
Smith, Hugh	Kitchener's Norfolk Regiment	Link to WW1_HSM
Smith, Thomas	Kitchener's Norfolk Regiment	Link to WW1_TSM
Osborne, Walter	Royal Field Artillery
Cooke, Harry	Royal Field Artillery
Stacey, Joseph	Kitchener's R.F.A.
Clarry, Thomas	Kitchener's R.F.A.	Link to WW1_TCY
Cooke, Robert	Royal Garrison Artillery
Mole, Horace	Rifle Brigade
Mole, Harold	Rifle Brigade
Hart, Ernest	8th Hussars
Pullen, Ernest	Motor Transport
Springfield, C.O.	Royal Engineers
Mattingly, S.W.	7th Fusiliers
Dent, S.U.	Musketry Instructor
Bullen, John	East Lancs Regiment

In addition to the above, the following husbands of Mersea women are serving with the colours:-

Newman, Jones	R.N.
Luff, Frank	R.N.
Young, Ernest	R.N.
Robertson, James	Gordons
Williamson, Charles	16th Lancers
Baker, William	Dorset Regiment
Davis, Arthur	R.F.A.
Taylor, William B.	N. Hants

Cutting from ? Standard West Suffolk Gazette and Eastern Counties Advertiser 31 October 1914

Footnote
Andrew Brown points out that many of those recorded as 1st Essex Regiment above were in the three service battalions 9th, 10th and 11th or the reserve battalion 12th.
Date: 31 October 1914