ELLIS, Arthur Noel
| Service Number: | V185010 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 106 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment |
| Born: | Coburg, Vic., 9 July 1921 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mildura High School |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental - shot in camp, Australia, 6 July 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beaudesert Cemetery, Qld Other denominations Plot Row 22 Allotment 19 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura High School WW2 Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: |
Involvement
Sergeant, V185010, 106 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Rank of Acting Sergeant |
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| 7 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, V185010 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Cornelius Stanley and Amy Gertrude Ellis, of Red Cliffs, Victoria.
KILLING CHARGE
OVER GUN FAILS
Mervyn David Henry, 29, soldier, was found not guilty in the Criminal Court yesterday of having unlawfully killed Arthur Noel Ellis, at a military camp, on July 6 last.
Mr. Justice Macrossan discharged Henry, who had denied the charge. The Crown Prosecutor (Mr. J. A. Sheehy) said that Henry was a lieutenant, and Ellis a sergeant in a military unit. They were friends. On July 6 they were talking together, about 8ft. apart. Henry was preparing to go on duty, and while he was handling a service revolver it went off and a bullet entered Ellis' heart and killed him.
Mr. Sheehy added that it was not alleged that Henry intended to kill Ellis, or to do him grievous bodily harm, but it was alleged that he was negligent, and did not exercise a proper standard of care in using a lethal weapon.
Mr. E. J. D. Stanley (instructed by Mr. J G. Drake) appeared for Henry.