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Francis ELLIS

Regimental number593
Place of birthStawell, Victoria
SchoolSt Marys School (Catholic), Seymour, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStoreman
Address167 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, John Ellis, 167 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Forces
Enlistment date15 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XVIII, Row D, Grave No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
96
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John James and Mary Ellen ELLIS, 359 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousin: Edward Ellis killed in France and obtained the DSO. The records will show that his mother lived of 706 Wright Street, Ballarat, Victoria.

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