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ELLIS, Herbert Stanley
(Service number 17/52)

Herbert Ellis (back left), pictured with his parents and family. — An undated portrait, of the family of John and Nellie Ellis and their children. Probably taken circa 1905. Those pictured are (left to right):
- BACK ROW: Herbert (1891-1968), Harry (1882-1965), Len (b.1879), Elsie (b.1886), Robert (1884-1949);
- FRONT ROW: Jack (b.1880), James (b.1895), John Joseph (1856-1933), Preston (b.1899), Nellie (1859-1922), Gladys (b.1892), Arthur (1888-1968). (Courtesy of G Ellis )

Aliases
First Rank	Trooper	Last Rank	Trooper

Birth

Date	29/06/1891	Place of Birth	Orari

Enlistment Information

Date	17 October 1914	Age	23
Address at Enlistment	Orton, South Canterbury
Occupation	Farmer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	J. Ellis (father), Railway Terrace, Temuka
Religion	Anglican
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	2nd Reinforcements
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Veterinary Corps
Date	14 December 1914
Transport	Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Suez, Egypt

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns	Egypt
Service Medals	1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Military Awards	Gallipoli Medallion & lapel badge (1967)

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	7 December 1968	Age	77
Place of Death	Christchurch
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Herbert was born on 29 June 1891 t0 John Joseph Ellis )1856-1933) and Nellie Ellis (nee Donovan, 1859-1922). He was the seventh child of ten, including eight boys and two girls.

Herbert arrived Egypt in January 1915. He was sent to England in March 1916 and returned to Egypt in December 1916. He was eventually discharged on account of illness in March 1919.

Herbert married Catherine Elizabeth Gow in 1925.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015); NZ Births, Deaths, and Marirages at https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/; Archives New Zealand; SCroll web submission by G Ellis, 7 to 10 September 2024.

External Links

Researched and Written by

Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG; Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG

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