W J [Walter John] – Ellis – Great Western Railway – Private – 06/11/1918
Title
W J [Walter John] – Ellis – Great Western Railway – Private – 06/11/1918
Initials / forenames
W J [Walter John]
Surname
Ellis
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
Welsh Regiment, 19th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
55442
Railway department
Traffic Department, Newton Abbot
Railway job
Porter
Date died
06/11/1918
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway Magazine, February 1919, p26. Photo: February 1919, p28
Memorial
Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt
Notes
Age 26, the son of George Ellis of Bradley, Highweek, Newton Abbot. Unconfirmed possible match with CWGC records.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission ; Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway)
Date entered
17/05/2017
Last updated
17/05/2017
Citation
“W J [Walter John] – Ellis – Great Western Railway – Private – 06/11/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/56836.