Lance Corporal

William Henry Ellis

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Adam and Sarah Ellis, of Rangataua, New Zealand; husband of Elizabeth Caroline Ellis, of Kihikihi, Waikato, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/2786
Name:
William Henry Ellis
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E.C. Ellis (wife), care of J.G. Elmsly, Kihikihi, Waikato, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
226 Hobson Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion, D Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
14 July 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. E. 8.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Henry Ellis
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