Regimental number | 3125 |
Place of birth | Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
School | Castleton Board School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 18 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Factory hand |
Address | Point Nepean, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 127 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, D Ellis, Point Nepean, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 14), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 165 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Darcy and Elizabeth ELLIS, 35 Stanley Street, South Warrnambool, Victoria. Native of New Wortley, Yorks, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 57th Bn, Serapeum, 17 February 1916; 58th Bn, 15 March 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, Ferry Post, 11 May 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, France, 19 July 1916. Note, Red Cross File No 1010206: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.' Statement, 1905 Pte R.I.R. CARLSON, 58th Bn, 28 November 1917: 'Casualty was killed by H.E. shell at Fleurbaix on the 19th July, 1916, according to Cpl. Bennett (still with unit in France). At the time of his death, Casualty was engaged in digging a communication trench in No Man's Land.' Second statement, Captain T.A. FAIRFAX, 58th Bn, 20 July 1917: 'Ellis was placed by me in charge of 5 men on Fromelles Ridge during the attack on July 19th 1916. They were engaged digging a sap when a shell landed amongst them and Ellis and some of the others with him were killed instantly. I saw the shell burst and took note of the men that returned. Ellis was clearly amongst those killed, but his body could not be recovered for identification or burial as it is (sic) actually blown to fragments. The ground was not held and and remains of those killed were left behind in No Man's Land.' Third statement, 1748 Corporal A.T. GRAY, D Company, 58th Bn (patient, No 9 General Hospital, Rouen), 11 June 1917: 'We were out in No Man's Land at Fleurbaix digging a sap when he was killed by a shell. I was quite close to him at the time, only 10 or 12 yds. away. The shell broke him up very badly and death was instantaneous. This happened during an advance and as we had to go on I cannot say what became of his body.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ELLIS Arthur Henry
Red Cross file 1010206 |