Regimental number | 5685 |
Place of birth | Blaenan, Festiniog (Quarry Districts), North Wales |
School | Manod British School, Wales |
Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
Religion | Wesleyan |
Occupation | Railway porter |
Address | Chatsbury, Slate Quarry, Middle Arm Road, via Goulburn, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, P Ellis, Pyrneilian, Blaenan, Festiniog, North Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Dubbo, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'He was a good Musician and a fine Tenor singer. Won many a prize in a Welsh Eisteddfod.' (details from Father) |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Ebblinghem Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 29 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Robert ELLIS, Bryn Eilian, Blaenau-Festiniog, Merioneth, Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 3 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 3 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 9 September 1916; joined 1st Bn, in the field, 24 September 1916. Wounded in action, 5 November 1916 (gun shot wound, right shoulder),and admitted to 45th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to Ambulance Train No 7, 6 November 1916, and admitted to 22nd General Hospital, Camiers, 7 November 1916; transferred to England, 9 November 1916, and admitted to Norfolk War Hospital; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 22 November 1916 (wound: slight); discharged to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, 15 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 2 February 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 9 September 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), 5 May 1917 (gun shot wound, left leg and chest); admitted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 6 May 1917; transferred to Ambulance Train No 4, 8 May 1917, and admitted to 6th General Hospital, Rouen, 9 May 1917; transferred to England, 19 May 1917, and admitted to Reading War Hospital, 20 May 1917 (gun shot wound, left leg: severe); discharged on furlough, 10 August 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 24 August 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 October 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 4 November 1917. Detached to 1st Brigade Musket School, 18 January 1918; rejoined Bn, 1 February 1918. Wounded in action (third occasion), 17 April 1918; admitted to 1st Australian Field Ambulance, 18 April 1918, and transferred to 15th Casualty Clearing Station (gun shot wound, thigh, fractured right femur); gangrene). Died of wounds, 18 April 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ELLIS George |