Name
Charles Edward Robert Heaton-Ellis
15 September 1893
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
19/03/1916
22
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lieutenant
King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
6th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
AGNY MILITARY CEMETERY
B.9.
France
Headstone Inscription
SPEED, FIGHT ON FARE EVER THERE AS HERE
UK & Other Memorials
Ind. Plaque, St Giles’ Church, Wyddial, Not on the Chipping Barnet memorials, Barnet memorials not yet fully researched(*1), Highgate School War Memorial, Middlesex Selwyn College, Cambridge WW1 Memorial
Pre War
Charles Edward Robert Heaton-Ellis was born on 15 September 1893 in Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire, the son of Sydney Thomas Edward and Harriett Mary Symes Heaton-Ellis (nee Pinney), and one of three children. Grandson of Vice Admiral Sir Edward Heaton Ellis K.B.E of Wyddial Hall, Hertfordshire, the family seat.
On the 1901 Census the family were living at 4 Blenheim Road, South Mimms, Barnet, Herts and his father's occupation was recorded as civil engineer, (employed by railway company on 1911). He attended Highgate School, Middlesex from 1907 to 1912 and on the 1911 Census his parents were living at 65 Oakes Avenue, Muswell Avenue, Wood Green, Middx. He then went to Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he was training for the ministry (vicar).
His parents later lived at of 19, Woodland Rise, Muswell Hill, London
Wartime Service
He joined the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and served in France as a Lieutenant with 6th Battalion from March 1915.
Charles was killed in action near Arras on 19 March 1916, aged 22, and is buried in Agny Military Cemetery, France.
Additional Information
His father received pay owing totalling £96 12s 8d.
Brothers John and Ronald both served with the Royal Garrison Artillery and survived the war.
*1 If known, the ‘Barnet’ memorial is given, however ‘Barnet’ now appears to be the generic name for many historically separate Hertfordshire locations with Barnet in their name. While we try to unravel these – any help gratefully received! – we have to record ‘Barnet’. It may be that a person appears on several historical ‘barnets’. As this work is done, we will add further detail.
(N.B. a search of the IWM War memorials register only lists Charles Heaton-Ellis named on Wyddial and Selwyn College, Cambridge Memorials.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
Malcolm Lennox
