The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private C Ellis

Private Charles ELLIS, G/12518, 8th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders, France, 17th August 1916.

Born Four Elms, Kent, son of Charles & Eliza Ellis, Broxham Pound, Four Elms, Edenbridge, Kent.

1911 Census - Broxham Pound, Four Elms, Edenbridge, Kent - Charles Ellis, head, age 53, married, farm labourer, born Four Elms, Kent; Eliza Ellis, wife, age 52, married 25 years, 5 children, all still alive, born Leigh, Kent; Charles Ellis, son, age 25, single, carter on farm, born Hever, Kent; Mabel Mary Ellis, daughter, age 13, school, born Four Elms, Kent; John Bennett, boarder, age 34, single, gardener domestic, born Hever, Kent.

Previously served 4th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, Territorial Force.

Enlisted Edenbridge, Kent, age 29 years & 270 days, height 5ft 8½ inches, weight 137lbs. Resided Edenbridge, Kent. Formerly carter.

8th December 1915, enlisted; 1st March 1916, mobilized; 28th April 1916, Chatham, inattention on Parade, 3 days confined to Barracks; 16th June 1916, embarked; 4th July 1916, joined Battalion.

4th October 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, Charles Ellis, Broxham Pound, Four Elms, Edenbridge, Kent; Mother, Eliza Ellis, Broxham Pound, Four Elms, Edenbridge, Kent; Sisters - Jane Ellis, age 31, ????? Cottages, Ide Hill; Edith Marriott?, age 27, The Bungalow, Weald, Sevenoaks; Emma Ellis, age 24, The Bungalow, Weald, Sevenoaks; Mabel Ellis, age 21, Broxham Pound, Four Elms, Edenbridge, Kent.

Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Pier & Face 11C, Somme, France.

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