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Ellis SHACKLETON

Regimental number3936
Date of birth17 December 1893
Place of birthHeptonstall, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
Address5th Road, Armadale, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34.8
Height5' 4"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs A M Shackleton, 5th Road, Armadale, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of slight deafness)
Enlistment date17 July 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 July 1917
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name51st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/68/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 2 January 1919
Discharge date23 June 1919
Other details

War service: England

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Berrima', 2 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit: deafness), Perth, 23 June 1919.

Medal: British War Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No W68968.
Date of death10061964
Age at death70
Place of burialDawson River Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, SHACKLETON Ellis

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