ELLIS, Walter
(Service number 21807)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 11/11/1878 | Place of Birth | North Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Ashwick Flat, Fairlie | ||
| Occupation | Farming | ||
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| Next of Kin | Thomas SADLER (brother-in-law), Fairlie, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 7th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 21 August 1916 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 16 November 1927 | Age | 49 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Fairlie Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Walter Ellis was the son of William and Eliza (née Smart) Ellis. He left Timaru with the South Canterbury quota of the 16th Reinforcements on 3 May 1916. W. Ellis and twelve comrades were to be welcomed home at a social in the Fairlie Public Hall on 30 May 1919.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [19 May 2019]; Fairlie Cemetery headstone transcription [22 May 2019]; Timaru Herald, 2 May 1916, 29 May 1919 (Papers Past) [02 August 2016; May 2019]
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