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ELLIS, William Arthur Revell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2413 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Christchurch, New Zealand, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Manager |
| Died: | 3 August 1964, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2413, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 6 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 2413, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: '' | |
| 6 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 2413, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Melbourne | |
| 23 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 4th Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, In the field | |
| 23 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 4th Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, Transferred from the 8th Light Horse Regiment to the 4th Machine Gun Compay | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 2413, Wound to the shoulder and invalided to Cairo on 22 April 1917 | |
| 11 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 2413, 4th Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, Discharged at the 3rd Military Distrist |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George and Agnes (nee Wall) Ellis of 12 Esplanade, Williamstown, Vic. Brother of Leicester George Ellis who died of wounds on 23 August 1915 and has no known grave and Harold Stanley Ellis who returned to Australia in 1919
11 July 1917 - commenced return to Australia on board Port Sydney for discharge
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the New Zealand Cadets