Gerald Edward ELLIS

Regimental number13/253
Place of birthBaghdad, Mesopotamia (Iraq)
AddressPatumahoe
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellis, The College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankGunner
Final unit9th Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 15 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialCaterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No 17), Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: Eva Charlotte Ellis, The Cottage, Marlborough, England, and the late Henry Edward Ellis
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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