ELLIS, Charles Howard
Service Number: | 6523 |
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Enlisted: | 24 January 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Crystal Brook, South Australia, 4 February 1889 |
Home Town: | Prospect (SA), Prospect, South Australia |
Schooling: | Public School, Preparatory School of Mines |
Occupation: | Accountant |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 April 1918, aged 29 years |
Cemetery: |
Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board, Prospect St Cuthbert's Church Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted | |
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24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 6523, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 6523, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
14 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
5 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 6523, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6523 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-05 |
Some info for Charles Howard Ellis
6523 Private (Pte) Charles Howard Ellis, 27th Battalion. An accountant from Prospect, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 19th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 24 January 1917 aboard HMAT Miltiades for Devonport, England. Following training in England he proceeded to France to join the 50th Battalion on the Western Front near Kemmel. Pte Ellis was killed in action near Albert, France, on 5 April 1918 and is buried in the Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension. He was aged 29 years.
Submitted 16 April 2015 by Helen Scott