Major · Commanding Officer of 141 East Ham Heavy Battery and 154 Southampton Territorial Heavy Battery (from July 1916 onwards).
Herbert ("Shi") Shiner (Sir)
† 07/08/1962
Personal data
Name
Shiner (Sir)
Initials
H.
Christian name
Herbert ("Shi")
Date and place of birth
Bethnal Green; 04.07.1890
Profession
Constable (Metropolitan Police)
Family
Married to Elizabeth Trimmer (1921)
Extra information
Information
Started farming in West Sussex (1920). Chairman of the West Sussex County Council (1946-1962). During World War 2 he was a member of the Council's War Emergency Committee and served on the HQ staff of the Home Guard. Honoured with a knighthood for public service to local government (1950). A new secondary school at Petworth (West Sussex) was named after him (1963).
Military data
Rank
Major
Regiment / Unit
Commanding Officer of 141 East Ham Heavy Battery and 154 Southampton Territorial Heavy Battery (from July 1916 onwards).
Date of death
Other information
Information
Paid frequent visits to the House, also allowing his men to attend confirmation classes and services.
Information 2
Tubby paid weekly visits to both 141 and 154 Heavy Batteries in the front line area. Ministering to his ‘forward flock’, he became thus attached, quite unofficialy, to both batteries.
Information 3
D.S.O., M.C.
Information 4
Member of the first Executive Committee of Toc H (Nov. 1919). First warden of Toc H Mark I (i.e. 'Talbot House London’). Vice-President of Toc H. Present at reopening of Talbot House (Easter 1931).
Media
Sources
Source
Louagie, J., A Touch of Paradise in Hell: index
Source 2
Louagie, J., Talbot House in the Interwar Period: index
