ELLIS, William
| Service Number: | 1319 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Karridale, Western Australia, 14 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Karridale, Augusta-Margaret River Shire, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Karridale Western Australia , 17 September 1972, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karridale Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Augusta War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1319, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1319, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1319, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Themistocles, Fremantle | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 70th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 70th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Apr 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1319, 11th Infantry Battalion, per Suffolk | |
| 2 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1319, 11th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Bill was the eldest of thirteen children of John (Jack) Ellis (born 1863 in Busselton, WA) and Mary Angela Moriarty (born 1872 at Ludlow, WA). Jack (a Farmer) and Mary married in 1892 in Busselton, WA.
Bill was a Farmer at 'Pericles' in Augusta, WA when he enlisted in the AIF in May 1915. He served as a Private (Service No:1319) with 10th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 70th and 11th Infantry Battalions and was Discharged in August 1919.
Returning to Augusta to farm at 'Pericles', in 1921 Bill married Katherine (Katie) Mary Brennan (born 1899 in Boranup, WA in Perth, WA. Katie was a Waitress working in Albany, WA. Bill and Katie settled at 'Pericles' in Augusta, WA where Bill was a Farmer. They separated in 1942 and Katie moved to Collie, WA where she worked as a Cook.
In June 1942 Bill enlisted in the ACMF and was a Private (Service No:W82156) attached to 5 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps when he was Discharged in 1945. Eldest son William James Ellis (Lieutenant; Service No:WX22798) also served in WWII.
Bill continued to farm in Augusta, WA - for many years with son Raymond John, and died in 1972.
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