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Robert John Garfield ELLIS

Regimental number3813
Place of birthUlverstone, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressBurnie, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height6' 0.5"
Weight174 lbs
Next of kinFather, Robert Ellis, Burnie, Tasmania
Previous military serviceServed in the Royal Australian Garrison Artillery, Victoria.
Enlistment date22 October 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 December 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentActing Corporal
Unit name24th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll6415
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 January 1918
Discharge date23 April 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked from Melbourne, 8 February 1916; landed at Fremantle, 16 February 1916, and discharged from the AIF as medically unfit (epilepsy), 15 March 1916.

Re-enlisted, 19 December 1916, as 6415, Private, 27th Bn, 18th Reinforcement, and re-embarked from Fremantle, 23 December 1916, on board HMAT A35 'Berrima'; disembarked Devonport, England, 17 February 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 30 August 1917; taken on strength, 27th Bn, 9 September 1917.

Wounded in action, 20 September 1917; rejoined unit, 1 October 1917. Wounded in action, second occasion (gas), 31 October 1917; evacuated to England, 9 November 1917; discharged from hospital, 12 December 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board 'Argyllshire', 31 January 1918; transferred to HMAT 'Osterley' at Capetown, South Africa; disembarked in Australia, 6 April 1918; discharged, 6 April 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 August 1927
SourcesNAA: B2455, ELLIS Robert John Garfield

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