Leicester George ELLIS

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ELLIS, Leicester George

Service Number:	875
Enlisted:	18 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	4th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Belfast, Canterbury, New Zealand, 1897
Home Town:	Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria
Schooling:	Wellington High School
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Died of wounds - bullet wound to the head, At sea on board HMHS Formosa, off Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 23 August 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board

World War 1 Service

18 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 875, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne
13 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 875, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
13 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 875, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
23 Aug 1915:	Involvement Trooper, 875, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 875 awm_unit: 4 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-23

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Arrived in Australia aged 11 years

Son of George A and Agnes Ellis of 12 Esplanade, Williamstown, Victoria. Brother of William Arthur Revel Ellis who returned to Australia on 11 July 1917 having served with the 8th Light Horse and Harold Stanley Ellis who returned to Australia on 8 April 1919 having served with the 13th Light Horse Regiment

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

Also served in the Citizen Military Forces and played Football for the Harriers Club

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