Walter John ELLIS

Regimental number44102
OccupationMill hand
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jessie Ellis, Jones Street, Kaiapoi
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Originally embarked, 14 April 1917; disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 16 January 1918
Place of burialButtes New British Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row C, Grave No 10), Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs J. Ellis, Jones Street, Kaiapoi, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 16

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