When Ernest Edwin Heller was born on 14 September 1887, in Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Edwin William Heller, was 41 and his mother, Amelia Mew, was 34. He had at least 3 daughters with Rose Carter. He lived in Portswood, Hampshire, England. Once world war broke out, he applied to the new built shit, HMHS Britannic, due need in money.