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Ernest Godfrey James ELLIS

Regimental number6986
Place of birthRokeby, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTrapper
AddressRokeby, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Ellis, Rokeby, Victoria
Enlistment date20 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 18 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death25.10
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialEbblinghem Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 8), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
49
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph Benjamin nd Amy ELLIS, "The Laurels", Rokeby, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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