Major Arthur William Mickle Ellis
PERSONAL INFORMATION
MILITARY INFORMATION
- Major, 19th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-10-09 to 1917-04-13
- Captain, 19th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-08-07 to 1916-10-09
- Lieutenant, 19th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-11-07 to 1916-08-07
- Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-07-17 to 1915-11-07
- Sergeant (Army). 1915-06-14 to 1915-07-17
- Sergeant (Army). 1915-04-08 to 1915-06-14
Croix de Guerre (France)
Date of award: 1917-05-01
Source: London Gazette No. 30043, pg. 4157
RESEARCH INFORMATION
Son of William Ellis and Margaret Jane Ellis (nee Colquhoun)
Memorial notice placed in the Toronto Star on April 13th, 1925, pg. 23. Transcription:
IN MEMORIAM
ELLIS--In loving memory of Major Arthur William Ellis, Croix de Guerre, 19th Canadian Battalion, who died at No. 7 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, France, April 13th, 1917, of wounds received at Vimy Ridge, Easter Monday, April 9th, 1917, aged 20 years, and George Noble Ellis, died July 24th, 1916, aged ten years.
Prior service with the QOR
35th Battalion 1st Reinforcing Draft Nominal Roll
Note: the date of birth on his attestation is not the same as the age reported by his family in the memorial notice quoted below. He may have enlisted underage and provided an earlier birth date on his attestation than was truly the case. Further research required to establish his actual year of birth.
There is a photo collection with newspaper articles on his Canadian Virtual War Memorial entry. Images contributed by M. I. Pirie.
[Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 35th Battalion Captain Army Canadian Infantry 19th Battalion Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 23rd Reserve Battalion Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 19th Battalion Commission confirmed in London Gazette No. 29377, dated November 23, 1915, pg. 11600, with effect from November 7, 1915 Major Army Canadian Infantry 19th Battalion Croix de Guerre (France) ]