James William ELLISON

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Service Number:	544
Enlisted:	28 February 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Coffs Harbour, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
Schooling:	Brighton Road School, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Armentiers, France, 9 June 1916
Cemetery:	Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Plot 1V, Row C, Grave 8 Rev. K.C. Single officiated Headstone inscription reads: Till the day dawns and the shadows flee,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Buchan South Memorial Shelter, Buchan South War Memorial, Coffs Harbour Roll of Honor, Upper Orara Roll of Honour

28 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 544, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
12 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 544, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
12 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 544, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney

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Son of James and Emma Ellison of 'Southland' 2 Kelso Street, Richmond, Victoria; brother of George Albert Ellison

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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