ELLIS Edward, MM, MSM

1896 - 1917  (21 years)

• Name	ELLIS Edward
  Suffix	MM, MSM
  Born	26 Jan 1896	Carngham VIC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Between 16 Mar 1914 and 28 Sep 1917	Middle East, Gallipoli and the Western Front in France and Belgium.   [2]
  	Meritorious service during WWI as No. 3252, Sergeant, 6th. Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps, hAIF.
  	Sergeant Edward ELLIS was very obviously an outstanding soldier who rose from the ranks very quickly only to have his life cut short by the horrors of WWI. Lest We Forget.
  Military Award	1 Jan 1917	France   [3]
  	Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)
  	For valuable services rendered during the present war.
  Military Award	9 Jul 1917	France   [3]
  	Military Medal (MM)
  Occupation	Railway Clerk
  Buried	Sep 1917	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Ieper, Flanders West-Vlaanderen BEL   [4]
  	Plot: 24. D. 2
  Died	28 Sep 1917	17th. Casualty Clearing Station, Ieper, Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders BEL   [5]
  	Age: 21y
  	Severely wounded at Belgian Battery Corner, Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, Flanders West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Evacuated to 17th. Casualty Clearing Station where he passed away. Lest We Forget.
  Person ID	I32546	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	ELLIS Edward Peter,   b. 28 Dec 1870, Snake Valley VIC ,   d. 19 Aug 1909, Snake Valley VIC  (Age 38 years)
  Mother	HEARD Minnie,   b. 12 Sep 1869, Smythesdale VIC ,   d. 24 Jul 1954, Ballarat VIC  (Age 84 years)
  Married	4 Jan 1896	Ballarat VIC   [6]
  Family ID	F10594	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  No. 3252, Sergeant Edward ELLIS, MM, MSM (1896-1917), 6th. Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps, AIF. The image displayed was taken when he was still a Corporal.

  
  

  Documents		Copy of the letter forwarded to the mother of Edward ELLIS (1896-1917) detailing the fact that he had been decorated with a Military Medal (MM).
  		Copy of the letter forwarded to the mother of Edward ELLIS (1896-1917) detailing the fact that he had been decorated with a Meritorious Service Medal (MSM).

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone of No. 3252, Sergeant Edward ELLIS MM, MSM (1896-1917), 6th. Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps, AIF whose meritorious career was cut short on 28 Sep 1917 at Belgian Battery Corner, Poperinge, West Flanders BEL. Lest We Forget.
  		Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West Flanders, Belgium which is the burial place of No. 3252, Sergeant Edward ELLIS, MM, MSM, 6th. Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps, AIF.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1110] ZZ Place Record: Carngham VIC, Place Rec Id [P674]. [S7584] ZZ Place Record: Middle East, Gallipoli and the Western Front in France and Belgium., Place Rec Id [P9638]. [S4253] ZZ Place Record: France, Place Rec Id [P5232]. [S7582] ZZ Place Record: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Ieper, Flanders West-Vlaanderen BEL, Place Rec Id [P9634]. [S7583] ZZ Place Record: 17th. Casualty Clearing Station, Ieper, Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders BEL, Place Rec Id [P9637]. [S538] ZZ Place Record: Ballarat VIC, Place Rec Id [P2].