Regimental number | 888 |
Place of birth | South Grafton, New South Wales |
School | Piora Public School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Piora, Casino, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, James Ellem, Piora, Casino, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, F Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | One of six brothers who enlisted in the AIF |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 19 |
Place of burial | Quinn's Post Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 19), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 75 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Isabella ELLEM, Piora, Casino, New South Wales. Native of Grafton, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 642 Sergeant Boyd Alexander ELLEM, 41st Bn, killed in action, 29 September 1918; 3749 Sergeant Rowland Clarence ELLEM, 49th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 April 1919; 1029 Pte William Amos ELLEM, 41st Bn, killed in action, 5 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |