| Regimental number | 17772 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Belfield |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25.9 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Silas Ellery, Belfield, South Canterbury |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in South Canterbury Mounted Rifles, Territorial Force; resigned on change of residence. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | D Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Silas and Beatrice Ellery, Belfield, Timaru |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 25 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 October 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 October 1916; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 5 November 1916, and posted to D Company. Appointed Lance Corporal, 20 August 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 18 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 17 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21000617 |