Samuel Harry ELLIS

ELLIS, Samuel Harry

    Service Number: 1020
    Enlisted: 27 March 1915, Castlemaine, Vic.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 21st Infantry Battalion
    Born: Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 13 June 1893
    Home Town: Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria
    Schooling: Castlemaine Public School
    Occupation: Builder / Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 26 August 1916, aged 23 years
    Cemetery: Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery
    Plot III, Row G, Grave No. 11
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    27 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1020, 21st Infantry Battalion, Castlemaine, Vic.
    10 May 1915: Involvement Private, 1020, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
    10 May 1915: Embarked Private, 1020, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
    26 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 1020, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1020 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-26

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    Son of Joseph and Alexandria ELLIS, Moore Street, Sutherland, New South Wales

    BELOVED SON & BROTHER OF J. & A.T. ELLIS & FAMILY REST IN PEACE

    Particiapted in all engagements until August 26, 1916 when he was reported wounded and missing.  Later reported killed in action, but depite endeavours of his brother nothing further could be learned.

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