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|Surname and forenames=Ellis David Elwyn
|Surname and forenames=Ellis David Elwyn (?Elwin)
|Army number=14215696
|Army number=14215696
|Rank=Private.
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=None yet known beyond Service Awards.
|Decorations=None yet known beyond Service Awards.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Date of birth=Born 1/4/1925 at Easington, County Durham.
|Age at the time of his death=Not yet known.
|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 Paerth 20/1/1945.
|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.
|Company/Battery=Not yet ascertained.
|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Not yet confirmed.
|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Not yet confirmed.
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|Wounded=Tes - Normandy - date not recorded.
|Wounded=Tes - Normandy - date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death January 1990 - Durham Central - aged 64.  Probate issued 24/1/1990.
|Home address=No family information as yet.  
|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.  Lived at 52 Hessewelle Crescent, Haswell Plough at the time of his death.  
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Revision as of 16:55, 30 September 2026

Personnel Entry

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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. Lived at 52 Hessewelle Crescent, Haswell Plough at the time of his death.
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