ELLIS, Abel
| Service Numbers: | 1062, 3976, 3976A |
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| Enlisted: | 5 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mortlake, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Mortlake, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Chatsworth Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 8 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Shire of Mortlake War Memorial, Terang 100th Centenary of Armistice Remembering Our Fallen, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1062, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1062, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3976, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3976, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3976A, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3976A awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Yet another of Mortlake's young men have to be added to the steadily growing list of fallen which appears in the Roll of Honor on the fourth page of this issue, in the person of Pte Abel Ellis, who was reported killed in action on Thursday. The late Pte Ellis, who was 23 years of age, was the fourth son of Mr. J. Ellis, of Garvoc. He was born at "Cairnlee," Mortlake, was educated at Chatsworth and resided in the Mortlake district until about three years ago, when the family, removed to Garvoc. He enlisted in March 1915 and be came a member of the 23rd Battalion ; but in May 1916, shortly before leaving Egvpt for France, he obtained a transfer to the 14th, Battalion, in order to join his brother, Pte Percy Ellis. For a time Pte Ellis worked at the "Dispatch" Office. He was a highly respected young man of sterling qualities. Two brothers of the deceased soldier are at the front, and another is in the Broadmeadows Camp. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis have the sympathy of a wide circle of friends. The deceased was a nephew of Mr. John Turner, of Mortlake.
Biography
Abel has 3 brothers who served.
Percival Augustine Ellis SN 1736 14th Btn.
Thomas Herbert Ellis SN 2349 7th Btn.
William Donald Ellis SN 7479 6th Btn
Percy and Abel were buried in a shell explosion while in the support lines at Pozieres on the night of 7 / 8 August 1916. Percy was dug out alive, Abel was killed and was reported as being buried at the rear of the trench. These details are from Red Cross files.
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