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Edward Robert ELLIS

Regimental number3551
Place of birthGoondiwindi, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressGuy Street, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33.6
Height5' 6.75"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Margaret Ellis, Durikai, via Warwick, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 January 1916
Place of enlistmentWarwick, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 16 August 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3551A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 30 January 1918
Discharge date8 June 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 27 September 1917 (gun shot wound, left arm),

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 30 January 1918;

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death5 May 1967
Age at death84
Place of burialYelarbon General Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, ELLIS Edward Robert

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