Lance Corporal

William Ellis

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Rose Elizabeth Kelly, of Palmerston North, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
12/2280
Name:
William Ellis
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Devon, England
Next of Kin: 
Mrs R. Ellis (mother), 45 Fitzherbert Terrace, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm labourer ( in Pukekohe)
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
09 October 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:
HMNZT 24
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. B. 10.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Ellis
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