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ELLERY, Edward
| Service Number: | 4560 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burra, South Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Orroroo, Orroroo/Carrieton, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 6 April 1939, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Carrieton Honour Roll, Carrieton War Memorial, Orroroo District Roll of Honour WW1, Orroroo Morchard Men Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4560, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4560, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 4560, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 4560, 27th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ella Vercoe
Edward Ellery was a labourer before he decided to serve his country. He joined on the 19th February, 1916, at the age of thirty-eight. He embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on the 25th March, 1916.
He was born in Burra and moved to Orroroo later on in his life. His mother was Fanny Louisa Ellery and his father was Richard Ellery. He also had a brother, Lancelot Ellery, who also went to war. He had a wife, Olive Lucy Ellery. He was five feet nine inches tall, and his complexion was dark. He weighed 154 lbs. He had brown eyes and dark hair. He went to the Church of England.
His unit was the 27th Infantry Battalion 11th Reinforcement.
His service number was 4560 and he was a driver when he first joined the war.
He was injured several times. One of his injuries occurred while transporting supplies and as he was trying to free his cart from the mud, he was shot. Despite that he continued to free his other horse from the mud. There were not sufficient drivers to take wagons back to camp and Ellery, despite his wounds, volunteered to drive his wagon. On arrival at the transport lines, he fainted due to blood loss and it was not said whether he was taken to the hospital. This took place in France on the 5th October, 1917.
It was recommended that he be awarded the Meritorious Service Medal as a result of these actions.
Edward Ellery sadly passed away on the 6th April in 1939.
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