Ellis David Elwyn Private 14215696
Personnel Entry
Name Ellis David Elwyn (?Elwin)
Army number 14215696
Rank Private.
Decorations None yet known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 1/4/1925 at Easington, County Durham.
Age At the time of his death - 64 years old.
Unit Enlisted in the General Staff Corps. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry. Served Normandy. Wounded. Transferred to the Highland Light Infantry 4/12/1944. Documents to Perth 20/1/1945.
Company/Battery Not yet ascertained.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Not yet confirmed.
Promotions None known as yet.
Wounded Tes - Normandy - date not recorded.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death January 1990 - Durham Central - aged 64. Probate issued 24/1/1990.
Home address Father - Richard T Ellis. In the 1939 General Register he was shown as working as a Newspaper Boy and living at 26 Hawthorn Terrace, Easington. Married Q1 1950 to Jean Liddell. Lived at 52 Hessewelle Crescent, Haswell Plough at the time of his death.
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