Regimental number | 1365 |
Place of birth | Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 221 Military Road, Mosman, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Catherine Ellis, 221 Military Road, Mosman, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the AN&MEF, Rabaul, for 6 months. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Grevillers British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 12), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 82 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary ELLIS; husband of Katherine ELLIS, 52 Leamington Road, Villas, Kensington, London, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 August 1915. Admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, 26 August 1915 (dysentery); rejoined unit, 3 September 1915. Promoted Sergeant, 5 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 9 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Appointed 2nd Lieutenant, 12 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 March 1916. Admitted to 2nd Division Rest Station, 27 June 1916; transferred to 7th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 30 June 1916 (trench feet); transferred to England, 1 July 1916, and admitted same day to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth. Marched in to 2nd Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 7 September 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 11 October 1916. Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Etretat, 11 November 1916 (debility); transferred to England, 14 November 1916, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital; transferred to 5th Auxiliary Hospital, 27 November 1916; discharged to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 1 January 1917.Marched in to No 1 Training Bn, Rollestone, 1 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 11 March 1917; rejoined Bn, 19 March 1917. Promoted Lieutenant, 8 March 1917. Wounded in action, 15 April 1917 (gun shot wound: compound fracture, right thigh); admitted same day to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station; died of wounds, 16 April 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ELLIS Henry |