ELLIS, John
| Service Number: | 2029 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Yanygraig, Rhydyoraesau M. Oswestry, Wales, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Laidley, Lockyer Valley, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Rhydyoraesau School, Wales |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pommereiul-Le-Cateau Cross Roads, France, 3 November 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Highland Cemetery, Plot IV, Grave No 8, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Laidley Memorial Park Gates, Laidley War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 2029, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 2029, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
| 3 Nov 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 2029, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2029 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-11-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
His parents were Evan and Elizabeth Ellis.
Husband of Tryphena Jane Ellis (nee Clarke) of Clarke’s Bridge Laidley Creek, Queensland
Honours – Military Medal
“For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the attack on our positions opposite DERNANCOURT and ALBERT on 5th April 1918. He went out without hesitation under heavy shell fire to mend telephone wires that had been cut. Communication on his line was constantly maintained exc ept during a period when the line was cut by shell fire faster than it could be repaired. During this period Gunner ELLIS acted as runner between the 41st Battery through 42nd Battery at a critical period – when telephone lines from Group Headquarters to the former Battery were out of action”
Source:- “Commonwealth Gazette” No. 185 Date 27th November 1918.
Service Medals
British War Medal, Victory Medal
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