Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History BookR., Ch. B. 9481), S.S. 106864, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =ELLIS, JUDSON HAROLD=, Private, No. 33326, 3rd Canadian Field Ambulance, eldest _s._ of William Sandford Ellis, of Alliston, Ontario, Canada, Grain and Seed Merchant, by his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of the late John Gallaugher; _b._ Thornbury, Grey co., Ontario, 24 March, 1891; educ. Alliston Public and High Schools; graduated (Phm. B.) from Toronto in 1913, and on the outbreak of war, in Aug. 1914, at once volunteered, and enlisted in the Canadian A.M.C. at Winnipeg on the 18th of that month. He came over with the 1st Contingent in Oct.; went to France in Feb., and died, 21 May, 1915, of wounds received while attending to the wounded at the Battle of Festubert; _unm._ He was buried at Hinges, France. His Lieut.-Col., Walter L. Watt, wrote: "From the very first he did his duty and did it well. He had no fear and was always a willing volunteer for anything requiring deeds and not words." [Illustration: =Judson Harold Ellis.=] =ELLIS, LEONARD=, Stoker, 1st Class, K. 8084 (Ports.), H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =ELLISON, REGINALD=, A.B., No. Mersey Z/38, R.N.V.R., 2nd _s._ of James Ormrod Ellison, of Tarbock Road, Huyton, and Boundary Road, St. Helens, Lancashire, by his wife, Annie Elizabeth, dau. of William Robinson; _b._ at St. Ann's, St. Helens, Lancashire, 27 Feb. 1897; educ. Ashton-in-Makerfield Grammar School, was articled as an Electrical Engineer, but on the outbreak of war enlisted (7 Sept. 1914) in the 1st Battn. 2nd Royal Naval Brigade, was transferred to the Howe Battn. and sailed from Avonmouth, 27 Feb. 1915. He was wounded in action at Gallipoli, 1 May, while advancing under heavy fire, and died in the 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, 27 May, 1915, aged 18 years. [Illustration: =Reginald Ellison.=] =ELLISON, ROBERT=, Gunner, No. 36235., R.F.A., eldest _s._ of Ted Ellison, of Bishopwearmouth, Miner, by his wife, Mary, dau. of John Murphy; _b._ Wheatley Hill, co. Durham, 3 April, 1874; educ. St. Benett's School, Sunderland; was a quarry worker; enlisted 6 Sept. 1914; trained at Wycombe, Bucks, and died 13 Dec. 1915, of wounds received in action at the Battle of Loos, 25 Sept. previous. He _m._ at Sunderland 22 May, 1896, Jane (6, Carley Place, Southwick-on-Wear), dau. of James McGreavy, and had issue: James Edward, _b._ 13 Oct. 1901; Thomas, _b._ 6 Jan. 1904; Robert, _b._ 22 May, 1907; John, _b._ 21 Feb. 1913; and Florence May, _b._ 29 Aug. 1910. [Illustration: =Robert Ellison.=] =ELLISTON, ARTHUR EDWARD=, Sailmaker's Mate (R.F.R., Ch. B. 9489), 201530, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =ELLOT, WILLIAM=, Sergt., No. 1517, 1st Battn. Scots Guards; _b._ Maidenhead, co. Berks; enlisted 30 July, 1897, aged 20; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders; reported missing after the fighting on 25 Jan. 1915. He _m._ at Windsor 18 Dec. 1905, Elizabeth (209, Campbell Buildings, Westminster Bridge Road, S.W.), dau. of (--) Farrell, and had six children: William, _b._ 7 Feb. 1907; Claude, _b._ 1 Feb. 1913; Harry, _b._ 11 April, 1914; Cicely, _b._ 7 April, 1908; Marterl, _b._ 28 Feb. 1910; and Gwendoline, _b._ (twin) 1 Feb. 1913. =ELLSWORTH, ERNEST MALVERN=, Private, No. 46141, 13th Battn. Canadian Expeditionary Force, 2nd _s._ of the late Alden Ellsworth, of Laconia, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (died 9 March, 1897), by his wife, Mary (now wife of Paul S. Allen, of Cobourg, Ontario), dau. of Daniel Lockhart, of Nova Scotia; _b._ Laconia aforesaid, 1 March, 1894; educ. Ottawa; was a farmer's hand; joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 2 Sept. 1914; came over with the first Contingent, from Windsor, N.S.; went to the front, April 20, and was killed in action in France, 21 May, 1915; _unm._ =ELLSWORTH, JAMES=, Private, No. 625, 1st Newfoundland Regt., _s._ of Henry Ellsworth, of Carmanville, Newfoundland, by his wife, Emelia; _b._ Carmanville afsd., 4 Jan. 1889; educ. there; volunteered for Imperial service after the outbreak of war, and joined the Newfoundland Regt.; went to the Dardanelles, and was killed in action there, 4 Nov. 1915; _unm._ He was buried in the Borderers Ravine (Cem. 117, J. 3, grave No. 32). [Illustration: =James Ellsworth.=] =ELLWOOD, CHARLES HUGH=, Lieut., 4th Battn. Lincolnshire Regt. (T.F.), yst. _s._ of the late Col. Arthur Ellwood, of Mareham-le-Fen, co. Lincoln, V.D. (died April, 1915), by his wife, Caroline (Manor House, Mareham-le-Fen, Boston), dau. of Robert Addison Hogsthorpe; _b._ Mareham-le-Fen, 2 Dec. 1887; educ. Lincoln Grammar School, and assisted his father farming. With his elder brother, now Capt. A. A. Ellwood, he joined the Horncastle Coy of the old Lincoln Volunteers in 1903, of which Company their father was Colonel Commanding, and on the organisation of the Territorial Force was gazetted 2nd Lieut. 17 June, 1911, and on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, he and his brother both volunteered for Imperial service and went to France with their regt. 28 Feb. 1915. Capt. Ellwood was appointed to the charge of a machine-gun section, and Lieut. Ellwood was given charge of a section in the trenches. He was killed in action at Wytschacte, near Messines, Belgium, 1 June, 1915, and was buried in Dranoutre Churchyard; _unm._ His commanding officer, the late Col. Jessop, wrote: "He was doing splendidly.... I have sent his name up more than once for good work"; and Lieut. H. B. Riggull, of the 5th Battn., in a letter dated 14 June, said: "I was very sorry about Ellwood's brother. It was very bad luck, especially as he had been doing such good work. He often used to crawl right out to the German line at night and gave a lot of valuable information; the General sent for him, and personally congratulated him." He was very keen on miniature shooting, and had won many prizes. [Illustration: =Charles Hugh Ellwood.=] =ELMER, JOSEPH HENRY=, Petty Officer, 2nd Class (R.F.R.. Ch. B. 7906), 168002, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =ELRINGTON, GERARD GORDON CLEMENT=, 2nd Lieut., 1st Battn. East Yorkshire Regt., only _s._ of the late Gerard Gordon Elrington, Capt. Dorsetshire Regt., by his wife, Mary Tilly (now wife of General John Miles, of 35, Fitzroy Road, Regent's Park, N.W.), dau. of the late Alexander Watson; _b._ Bruges, Belgium, 28 April, 1894; educ. Cranleigh School, Surrey; gazetted 2nd Lieut. to the 3rd East Yorkshires, 1 Oct. 1912, went to France with the Expeditionary Force in Aug. 1914, and was killed in action near Festubert, France, 30-31 Oct. 1914; _unm._ Capt. H. K. Umfreville, 2nd Battn. Duke of Wellington's Regt., wrote: "During the time I commanded the battn., during the Aisne fighting and the later operations north of Arras, 2nd Lieut. Elrington has shown conspicuous gallantry, and his company commander repeatedly expressed to me his admiration of the cheerfulness and carelessness of danger displayed by this officer.... |