Place of birth | Devonport, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Locomotive fireman |
Address | Yarloop, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Margaret Ellis, c/o Mrs P Hunter, Junde's School, Bressy, Shetland Isles, Scotland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Arrived in Australia after 1912 |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Puchevillers British Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 55), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 112 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Benjamin and Caroline ELLIS. Native of Devonport, England |
Family/military connections | Brother in law: William Hunter, 44th Battalion AIF, died of wounds in France.Father: Pte Benyamenolles, 28th Battalion, died on 16th June, 1933. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |