Regimental number | 130 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Middleton, South Australia |
School | Middleton Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | M'Nicol Terrace, Rosewater, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Father, Arthur Ellis, McNicol Terrace, Rosewater, Port Adelaide |
Previous military service | Served in the South African War. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Alexandria, Egypt |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Chatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row J, Grave No. 186), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Margaret Jane ELLIS, Mount Nichol Terrace, Rosewater, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 500 Pte Fred Bertram ELLIS, Imperial Camel Brigade, killed in action, 28 March 1918; 589 Lance Corporal Harold Percy ELLIS, 12th Bn, killed in action, 25 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Contracted illness; died at Alexandria, Egypt. |