Ellis CHILDS

Regimental number55423
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, A Childs, Pleasant Point, South Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (Second Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Ulimaroa on 26 July 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 13 December 1917
Place of burialPolygon Wood Cemetery (Row D, Grave No 20), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 23