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ELLIS, Frederick James
| Service Number: | 3546 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 April 1916, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Peckham, Kent, England, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Prospect (SA), Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Striker |
| Died: | 7 July 1973, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dudley Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board, Saddleworth Institute Roll of Honor WW1, Saddleworth St. Aidans Church Roll of Honour, Saddleworth War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3546, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3546, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3546, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 24 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3546, 32nd Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, SW left leg fracture |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Ellis, Fredrick James was born in Peckham, England but moved to Prospect, Adelaide, South Australia. He worked as a striker and he was single. He enlisted into the AIF on 28/4/1916 and embarked on the HMAT Ballarat A70 on 12/8/1916. His service number was 3546. His last rank was private and his last unit was 32nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement. He has received a British War Medal and a Victory Medal. He died on the 7/6/1973 and was buried in the Dudley Park Cemetery.
During the war he was badly injured by a shell on 24/3/1918, during the early days of the German Spring Offensive. After some months ecovering in England, he was returned to Australia for medical discharge.
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