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ELLIS, Frank

Service Number:	2863
Enlisted:	8 June 1915
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	10th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	West Hartlepool, Durham, England, 23 August 1894
Home Town:	Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Motor Vehicle Accident, Prospect, South Australia, Australia, 17 June 1927, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (General) Adelaide, South Australia
Memorials:	Peterborough Uniting Church Porch Memorial Leadlight Window 1

World War 1 Service

8 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner
21 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2863, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2863, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide
26 Jun 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade
25 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 10th Field Artillery Brigade
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Gunner, 2863, 10th Field Artillery Brigade
4 Mar 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 2863, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , HT Nevasa, Portland for return to Australia - disembarking Adelaide 18 April 1919
31 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 2863, 10th Field Artillery Brigade

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