Edward Still was born in Chailey around 1893. The 1901 Census of
Chailey
Parish Magazine first records Edward in its September 1916 edition,
reporting: Still, Private E, 2nd Queen’s
Royal West Surrey Regt , England . Two months later, it notes that Edward Still
is now a lance-corporal and is in France .
Given the
inevitable delay in publishing information received, it is likely that Edward
went to France
in September or October 1916 as part of a draft reinforcement. The 2nd Queens was a regular battalion which
had been based in Pretoria ,
South Africa ,
when war was declared. On 19th September 1914 it had
landed at Southampton and joined the 22nd
Brigade in the 7th Division at Lyndhurst .
The
division remained on the Western Front until November 1917 when it was
transferred to the Italian Front. By
this time though, Edward had been transferred to The Labour Corps
possibly as a result of wounds or sickness (although Chailey Parish Magazine
mentions neither of these).
Four of
Edward’s five brothers: Albert
Still, Arthur
Still, Ernest Still and George Henry Still, also served their King
and Country during the First World War.
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