ELLIS, Charles Alfred
(Service number 78561)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 26 September 1883 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | 4 Ranfurly Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs C. A. ELLIS (wife), 15 Clyde Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 6 December 1939 | Age | 56 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Charles Alfred Ellis was the youngest of the family of Thomas and Lydia (née dewson) Ellis. Thomas and Lydia came to new Zealand from England, in the early 1880s, with seven children. Two more were born at Timaru, Ernest dying in infancy. Their mother died in 1898. Charles married Amy May Leah on 30 December 1913 at Timaru.
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 September 2019]; School Admission records [21 September 2019]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [21 September 2019]
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