ELLSWORTH, Norman Griffiths
| Service Number: | 843 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Creswick, Victoria, 1886 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra, Melbourne |
| Occupation: | Clerk - Royal Mint |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Zillebeke, Belgium, 31 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
The Huts Cemetery, Dickebusch, Belgium Plot 1, Row A, Grave 19, The Huts Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Creswick Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sergeant, 843, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' |
|
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 843, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 8 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 843, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 30 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 2, 843, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
| 5 Apr 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 2, 843, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 843 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Battery Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1917-07-31 |
Help us honour Norman Griffiths Ellsworth's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography
Norman Griffiths ELLSWORTH was born 1886 in Creswick, Victoria
His parents were Frederick Wallcott ELLSWORTH and Mary Menzies Mortimer TILTON
He had previous service for 9 years with the Militia and then enlisted on 19th August 1914 with the Field Artillery Brigade 2, Battery 4, Unit embarked from Melbourne on board the ship Shropshire on 20th October, 1914
He was in charge of the first and only gun that landed in Gallipoli on the 25th April, 1915 (information from his Mother) He was transferred to the 1st Field Artillery Brigade on 30th Dec. 1916 when he was also promoted to Battery Sergeant Major. He also spent time with the 102nd and 116th Howitzer Batterys
Norman died of wounds on 31st July 1917 at Zillebeke near Ypres, Belgium and is buried in The Huts Cemetery in Belgium
PHOTO of his original burial place on the following link taken in August 1917 (www.awm.gov.au)
PHOTO of his headstone (www.flickr.com)
COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES (www.cwgc.org)
AIF PROJECT (www.aif.adfa.edu.au)
WAR FILE - Australian National Archives (recordsearch.naa.gov.au)
PHOTO of a letter written to him (www.awm.gov.au)
LINK to a site (throughtheselines.com.au) with letters from family members including his cousin May TILTON who was also serving in WW1 in the Nursing Service
THE ARGUS - 30th July, 1921
IN MEMORIAM - In loving memory of our son and brother Sergeant Major Norman Griffiths Ellsworth late of 102 Howitzer Battery, died of wounds near Ypres, 31st July, 1917
Our Anzac - His heroic part is done -
His brave young soul "gone west"
-----------------------
ELLSWORTH - In loving memory of Norman, Battery Sergeant Major, 102nd Howitzer Battery who died of wounds at Dickebusch, Belgium on the 31st July 1917
Loved by all - inserted by his Uncle & Cousins, St Heliers, Eskdale Rd, Caulfield.
Click images to start slideshow.