Name
Eli Mynott
24 Aug 1896
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
27/05/1918
21
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
33126
Leicestershire Regiment
6th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE
XVI. A. 16.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Letchworth Town Memorial
Pre War
Eli Mynott was born on 24 Aug 1896 in Horseheath, Cambs (baptised 6 Apr 1897 in Haverhill, Cambs.), to George Mynott, farm labourer, and Phoebe (nee Free).
On the 1901 Census the family of parents, George & Phoebe, Walter (born 1896), Eli (born 1897), Ada (born 1889) and Rose (born 1901) were living at Rectory lane , Radwell, Herts.
Eli’s mother died in Oct 1901 in Willian.
Eli’s father George Mynott married Maria Martha Clements in 1902.
On the 1911 Census the family of parents, George and Maria (Clements), Walter Mynott (core maker), Kate Clements (fly coil maker), Eli Mynott (core maker), Lily Clements, Ada, George (born 1903), William (born 1906), Violet (born 1907), Ethel (born 1908) and Catherine (born 1911) were living at 110, Ridge Road, Letchworth, Herts.
Wartime Service
Eli attested on for the Duration of the War on 23 Feb 1916 and was placed on Army Reserve (naming Charles Free, his maternal uncle, living at 62 Park Corner Luton as his Next of Kin, and was not mobilised until 14 Mar 1916 as Private 6574 was posted to 5th (Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment at Halton Park near Tring. Eli was convicted of assaulting a policeman at Luton on 24 May 1916 and was sentenced to 21 Days Hard Labour thus on 19 Oct 1916 he was transferred to 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment as Private 3/33126 before bring posted into 8th (Service) Battalion and going to France on 30 Nov 1916 to join them as part of 110 ‘Leicester Tigers’ Brigade 21 Division on 12 Dec 1916.
In 1917 the Division was involved The Battles Arras at 1st Scarpe (9-14 Apr), 3rd Scarpe (3-4 May) and Flanking operations round the Hindenberg line (20 May-16 Jun). Eli was moved back to UK on 22 Jun 1917 being at Depot and 3rd Reserve Battalion. He returned to France on 23 Aug 1917 joining 6th Battalion, Leicesters in the same brigade and division as the 8th on 23 Aug 1917.
The Division was moved to the Ypres area to take part in 3rd Ypres (Passchendaele) at Polygon Wood (26 Sep-3 Oct) where Eli was wounded on 2 Oct 1917(Gunshot Wound to right thigh) but returned to his unit on 5 Oct.
He had a leave period in UK from 7-21 Mar 1918.
In 1918 the Division took part in the Battles against the German Spring Offensive at St Quentin (21-23 Mar), 1st Bapaume (24-25 Mar), before being switched to Ypres area and taking part in 1st Battle of Kemmel (17-19 Apr), 2nd Kemmel (25 – 26 Apr).
Eli was posted as Missing on 24 May 1918 and his death was presumed to have occurred on that day.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £12 10 and arrears of £1 16s 6d was paid to his father.
Uncle Amos at Dimsdale Place, Letchworth.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Dan Hill, Janet Capstick, Jonty Wild
