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ELLIS, Percy Augustine
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1736 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mortlake, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Mortlake, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Tuberculosis, Caulfield Military Hospital, Caulfield, Victoria, 7 April 1925 |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic W 123 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1736, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Mar 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1736, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Percy's War.
Percy Ellis enlisted in 1914 and served with the 14th Battalion. He was wounded in the thigh in August 1915 while at Anzac Cove. He returned to service and went on to France.
In August 1916 at Pozieres, France he was buried in a shell explosion which killed his brother Abel Ellis (SN3976A 14th Btn). He was wounded again in October 1916.
On April 11th 1917 he was wounded and captured at the First Battle of Bullecourt and remained a POW until he was repatriated to England on 07/012/18.
He returned to Australia in March 1919, married in 1921 and died in 1925.
Submitted 7 January 2015 by David Ellis
Biography
Percy had 3 brothers who served.
Abel Ellis SN 3976A 14th Btn
Thomas Herbet Ellis SN 2349 7th Btn
William Donald Ellis SN 7479 6th Btn
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