ELLIS, Rowland George
(Service number 72207)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 11/12/1897 | Place of Birth | Timaru, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 2 May 1918 | Age | 20 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Otekaieke, North Otago, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | 2nd (Sth Canterbury) Regimemt | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Elizabeth Mary Ellis (Mother) , Otekaieke, North Otago, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 37th Reinforcements, B Company | ||
| Date | 5 September 1918 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Liverpool, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Infantry | ||
Military Awards
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| Service Medals | British War Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 28 October 1918 | Age | 21 |
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| Place of Death | Surrey, England | ||
| Cause | Died of disease (Pleurisy) | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Brookwood, Cemetery, Surrey, England. | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Timaru South School WWI Memorial plaque | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database [9/9/3013]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. 773 460 159107 8908445) [11/11/2013];
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