ELLISON, Percy Robert
| Service Number: | 4170 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kalangadoo, South Australia, 5 August 1888 |
| Home Town: | Kalangadoo, Wattle Range, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Moquet Farm, France, 16 August 1916, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kalangadoo War Memorial Park Gates, Penola Coonawarra & Penola Sub-Branch R.S.S.&A.I.L.A. Honour Roll, Penola District WW1 Roll of Honor, Penola Scholars Roll of Honor, Penola War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4170, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4170, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4170, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4170 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born: Percy Robert Borwick ELLISON on 05 August 1888 in Kalangadoo, Millicent,
South Australia
(SA Births 1842 - 1906 Book: 421 Page: 381 District: Gre.)
Father William Mannwaring ELLISON (d. 29/07/1912 Kalangadoo, SA) and
Mother Elizabeth Ellison (nee HESTER)
(b. 27/12/1852 Penola, SA - d.19/04/1933 in Kalangadoo, SA)
Siblings:
Mary Ann ELLISON (b: 11/11/1874 in Millicent, SA)
m. 19/11/1902 William Umpherston (b: 06/07/1866 Mount Gambier, SA)
at the Public Hall Kalangadoo, SA
Daniel Edward ELLISON
(b: 18/10/1876 Mount Gambier, SA - d. 17/08/1951 in Mount Gambier, SA
William George ELLISON
(b: 24/01/1879 in Mount Gambier, SA - d. 16 Jul 1963 in Penola, SA)
Mabel May ELLISON (b: 18/12/1880 in SA
Muriel Lillian ELLISON (twins b: 02/07/1883 in Mount Gambier, SA
Ruby Everina ELLISON (twins b: 02/07/1883 in Mount Gambier, SA
Frank Hester Montgomery ELLISON (b: 26/01/1886 in Millicent, SA
Alice Elizabeth ELLISON (b: 01/03/1891 in Millicent, SA
Eliza Minetta ELLISON (b: 05/08/1894 in Millicent, SA
Percy had lived with his mother and siblings at Kalangadoo on enlisting.
Described on enlisting as 27 years of age; single; 5' 10 1/4" tall; 164 lbs;
fair complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; Presbyterian
17/08/1915 Percy enlisted into WWI in Adelaide, SA
17/08/1915 appointed to E Company, 2nd Depot Battalion, Adelaide
15/10/1915 transferred to Mitcham Camp
11/01/1916 embarked Outer Harbour, SA, onboard HMAT A30 Borda
as a Private with 10th Infantry Battalion, 13th reinforcements
26/02/1916 transferred to 50th Infantry Battalion
29/02/1916 taken on strength in 50th Infantry Battalion - Tel-el-Kebir
05/06/1916 proceeded to join British Expeditionary Forces, ex Alexandria
onboard HT Arcadian
12/06/1916 disembarked in Marseilles, France
16/08/1916 noted as Killed in Action, France (no details) - in the field
Buried in Moquet Farm
There is no known grave for Percy - due to continued shelling,
His name is commemorated at the Villers-Brettoneux Memorial, France.
Medals: British war Memorial (29361); Victory medal (29179);
Memorial Plaque & Scroll (322689)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 15/02/2017. Lest we forget.
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