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ELLIS, Walter
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2856, S38237 |
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Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | Recruit Reception Depot |
Born: | West Hartlepool, Durham, England, 17 May 1896 |
Home Town: | Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Carpenter |
Memorials: | Peterborough Uniting Church Porch Memorial Leadlight Window 1, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2856, 10th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia | |
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21 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2856, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide | |
25 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
8 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 11th Field Artillery Brigade | |
10 Apr 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 2856, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , HT Medic, England for return to Australia - disembarking Adelaide 24 May 1919 | |
19 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 2856, 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
World War 2 Service
26 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S38237, Recruit Reception Depot | |
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22 Oct 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S38237, Recruit Reception Depot |
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