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ELLIS, Wilfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 22243 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 November 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade |
| Born: | Halifax, Yorkshire, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | East Fremantle, East Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fruiterer |
| Died: | -Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 8th Australian General Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia, 8 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Congregational Section, Row D, Grave 405, Fremantle Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 22243, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement 22243, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked 22243, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 17 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
| 8 Jul 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 22243, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 22243 awm_unit: 109th Australian (Howitzer) Battery awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-08 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Edward and Harriet Ann Ellis of 20 Norman Street, Fenton Road, Kings Cross, Halifax, Yorkshire, England; brother of Ernest Ellis of 50 George Street, East Fremantle, WA
12 November 1916 - commenced return to Australia on board HT Wiltshire for discharge due to Tuberculosis. Disembarked at Fremantle on 25 December 1916