Robert Porter ELLIS

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Service Number:	1698
Enlisted:	14 February 1916, Beaufort, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Beaufort, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Beaufort, Pyrenees, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beaufort War Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

14 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1698, Depot Battalion (AIF), Beaufort, Victoria
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1698, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
8 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1698, 57th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt
24 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 15th Training Battalion
17 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1698, 58th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1698, 58th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1698, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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