ELLIS, James Fletcher
| Service Number: | 4678 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Hyde Park, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | William Street Public School |
| Occupation: | Hotel manager |
| Died: | Killed By An Exploding Shell, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Plot XXVI, Row A, Grave No. 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4678, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Apr 1916: | Involvement 4678, 18th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1916: | Embarked 4678, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 4678, 18th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4678 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
Frank Mahieu and Clercie Declercq,
Paid tribute yesterday to Pte. JAMES FLETCHER ELLIS who was killed in action 20 September 1917 in the Battle of the Menin Road while serving with the 18th Bn. Australian Infantry. This tribute done with my friend Anthony (Clercie Declercq) who adopted a tree dedicated to Pte. Ellis in the Wood of Peace. With a usual ceremony we honoured this fallen soldier.
We also stopped by at the area (Anzac) where James was killed by a shell that hit him in the head, the area where he was buried first. James Ellis was a hotel manager at Sydney before enlisting. Rest in Peace private James Ellis. Not Forgotten.
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