William ELLIS

Regimental number12/2280
AddressPukekohe, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs R Ellis, 45 Fitzherbert Terrace, Petone, Wellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 13 June 1915
The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 9 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialNine Elms British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No 10), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Rose Elizabeth Kelly, Palmerston North
Other details

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

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth

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