Regimental number | 593 |
Place of birth | Stawell, Victoria |
School | St Marys School (Catholic), Seymour, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Storeman |
Address | 167 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, John Ellis, 167 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Serre 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 connections | Cousin: Edward Ellis killed in France and obtained the DSO. The records will show that his mother lived of 706 Wright Street, Ballarat, Victoria. |