Regimental number | 6523 |
Place of birth | Crystal Brook, South Australia |
School | Public School, Preparatory School of Mines |
Other training | He trained and became a member of the South Australian Society of Accountants. |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Accountant |
Address | Prospect, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A S Ellis, Marion Place, Prospect, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular |
"From one of the officers of the 50th Battalion: 'I knew him very well in the Company as a straight upright fellow, and a good soldier, and one of the most reliable men we had.' Was killed by shell." Details from Mother. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Albert, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Point 106, British Cemetery, Bresle, Memorial), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 150 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in North Road Church of England Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. Parents: William Howard and Alice Sophia ELLIS, Marian Place, Prospect, South Australia. Native of Crystal Brook, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousin: G.S. Christernan, 13th Field Artillery. Killed about 6 weeks after Charles Ellis on 22 May 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front |