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James Daniel ELLIS

Regimental number6376
Place of birthPenzance, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Address70 Abercrombie Street, Redfern, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation42
Height5' 4"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs A. R Ellis, 129 Darlington Road, Darlington, New South Wales
Enlistment date29 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 May 1916
Place of enlistmentHolsworthy, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 9 September 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll85845
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollSpecial Service Unit
FateReturned to Australia 19 August 1919
Discharge date24 October 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ajana', 19 August 1919; disembarked Sydney, 9 October 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 24 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 January 1922
Age at death47
Place of burialBowning Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, ELLIS James Daniel

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