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Frederick ELLIS

Regimental number1542
Date of birth24 July 1885
Place of birthStamford Hill, London, Middlesex, England
Age on arrival in Australia3
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShip fireman
AddressMelbourne Road, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, Mr Ellis, Melbourne Road, Perth, Western Australia
Enlistment date5 December 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 January 1919
Discharge date16 May 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Joined 2nd Bn at Gallipoli, 7 May 1915.

Wounded in action, 11 May 1915 (gun shot wound, upper chest); admitted to Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 21 May 1915.

Transferred to duty, Gallipoli, 30 May 1915.

Found guilty by CO, 2nd Bn, Lemnos Island, 5 October 1915, of being absent without leave from 6.30 am, 2 October, to 1.30 pm, 5 October 1915: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No. 2 and forfeiture of 4 days' pay.

Left Lemnos to return to Gallipoli, 31 October 191; rejoined unit, 2 November 1915. Evacuated from Gallipoli; disembarked from 'Hunstgreen', at Alexandria, 28 December 1915.

Embarked from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 March 1916.

Granted leave in the United Kingdom, 27 May 1916; returned from leave and rejoined unit in France, 5 June 1916.

Wounded in action, 22 July 1916 (gun shot wound, testicles, severe). Treated in Field Ambulance, and transferred to No. 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 24 July 1916. Admitted to No. 9 General Hospital, Rouen, 26 July 1916 (gun shot wound, left testicle), 26 July 1916; transferred to Convalescent Camp, 29 July 1916. Rejoined unit, 26 August 1916.

Admitted to Field Ambulance, Belgium, 11 September 1916; transferred via 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station to No. 8 General Hospital, Wimereux, 11 September 1916 (myalgia). Transferred to No. 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 13 September 1916; discharged to Base Depot, 14 September 1916.

To hospital, sick, 22 September 1916 (mumps); admitted to No. 24 General Hospital, 22 September 1916. Admitted to No. 6 Convalescent Depot, 13 October 1916; transferred to No. 5 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 17 October 1916. Taken on strength, No. 1 Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 31 October 1916; rejoined Bn, 12 November 1916.

Found guilty by CO, 2nd Bn, 30 November 1916, of being absent without leave from morning and afternoon parades, 27 November 1916, and being absent leave from 8.30 am, 28 November 1916, to 6.30 am, 30 November 1916: awarded 4 days' Field Punishment No. 2 and forfeiture of 3 days' pay.

Detached as fettler to Anzac Corps Light Railway, 27 December 1916. To Field Ambulance, sick, 31 January 1917 (sprained ankle); transferred to 5th Division Rest Station, 2 February 1917. Discharged to duty, 13 February 1917. Rejoined 2nd Bn from 1st Anzac Light Railway, 11 June 1917.

Found guilty of being absent without leave from 8.30 am, 16 June 1916, to 10 pm, 18 June 1917: awarded 10 days' Field Punishment No. 2 and forfeiture of 13 days' pay.

On furlough in the United Kingdom, 7 September 1917; rejoined unit from furlough, 19 September 1917.

Appointed Driver, 12 October 1917.

Reported as being an absentee, 21 May 1918; rejoined unit from being absent, 21 May 1918. Transferred to 1st Australian Division Field Punishment Compound, 25 May 1918; rejoined unit from detention, 20 June 1918. Reverted to rank of Private on being sentenced to Field Punishment, 18 June 1918. Found guilty by Field General Court Martial, 18 June 1918, of (1) being in possession of a loaded weapon, to wit a revolver, on 21 May 1918, and (2) being in Hazebrouck on 21 May 1918 without a pass: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No. 2. Found guilty of being absent from parade, 9 am, 22 June 1918, and being absent from billet from 1.15 pm, 23 June 1918, to 6 pm, 23 June 1918: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks and forfeiture of 7 days' pay. Transferred to 1st Australian Division Field Punishment Compound, 12 August 1918; rejoined unit, 5 September 1918.

Treated at 1st Australian Field Ambulance, sick, 16 September 1918; transferred via No. 12 Casualty Clearing Station to No. 5 General Hospital, Rouen, 18 September 1918 (influenza). Transferred to No. 2 Convalescent Depot, 22 September 1918; to No. 1 Convalescent Depot, 24 September 1918; discharged to Base, 4 October 1918. Proceeded to rejoin unit, 9 October 1918; rejoined unit, 11 October 1918.

Proceeded to Australian Infantry Base Depot, 4 December 1918; proceeded to England, 12 December 1918; marched in to No. 2 Convalescent Depot, Weymouth, 13 December 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board 'Ulysses', 18 January 1919. Discharged, 16 May 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II as S212567, 18 Garrison Bn, 4th Military District, 9 October 1939-25 February 1942.
Miscellaneous detailsFull name: Frederick Henry ELLIS
Date of death11 March 1957
Age at death71
Place of burialCheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia

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