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Second Lieutenant J W ELLIS

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Welsh Fusiliers

"B" Coy. 10th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 24 May 1918

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CONNAUGHT CEMETERY, THIEPVAL

VII. B. 5.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Secondary Unit, Regiment attd. R.N. Div. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Sophia Ellis, of 103, Brunswick Rd., Buckley, Chester.
  • Personal Inscription HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
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Buried or commemorated at

CONNAUGHT CEMETERY, THIEPVAL
Somme France
Number of casualties: 1288
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