Name
Ernest Kinch Still
11 Aug 1895
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
17/10/1917
22
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
5379
Honourable Artillery Company
B Coy. 2nd Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Panel 7.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Elstree Town Memorial, Church of St Nicholas Memorial, Elstree, St Albans School Memorial, Not on the Borehamwood memorials
Pre War
Ernest Kinch was born in Kingsbury, Hendon in 1895 (baptised 11 Aug) to Benjamin Still, a Farmer and Fanny (nee Kinch).
On the 1901 Census the Family of Benjamin, Fanny, Ernest, Benjamin Howard, Richard and Mary were living at Reitz Farm, the Hyde, Hendon. On the 1911 Census they were living at Nicholl Farm, Allum Lane, Elstree, Ernest was helping on the Farm when not at school and there had been the addition of George, Frances, Joyce and Margaret.
Wartime Service
Ernest attested to Honourable Artillery Company on 19 Nov 1915. The Honourable Artillery Company was a Territorial Formation which provided 2 Battalions of Infantry and 6 Batteries of Artillery.
He was posted to "A" Company, 2nd Battalion and went to France, with his Battalion. leaving Southampton on 1 Oct, landing at Le Havre on 3 Oct 1916 joining his unit 2nd Battalion on 4 Oct 1916. He had 10 Days leave returning the 2nd Battalion who had been deployed with the 7th Division in autumn 1916 to the Ypres Front.
Ernest was killed in action on 27 Oct 1917 during the fighting of The Second Battle of Passchendaele (26 Oct – 10 Nov 1917). His remains were not recovered and he is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial and Elstree Memorials.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £9 and arrears of £7 5s together with probate of £139 3s 7d paid to his mother. Brother Benjamin Howard Still served in 24 Battalion Royal Fusiliers and Labour Corps surviving the War.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild
