Alec Otley Ellis

Forenames

Alec Otley AWMM

Surname

Ellis AWMM

Service number

• WWII NZ426215 AWMM
• WWII 426215 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

29 Jan 1923 AWMM

Next of kin

• Cyril Charlie (father), Warkworth, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs C. C Ellis of Warkworth AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Italy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• WWII NZ426215 AWMM
• WWII 426215 AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Royal Australian Air Force, No. 450 Squadron AWMM

Military training

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 2 Service Flying Training School, Uplands, Ontario, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 77. Graduation Date: 9/07/1943. AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 30 May 1942 AWMM Clerk/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Matsonia AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW2 Flying Officer/Military AWMM
Royal Australian Air Force, No. 450 Squadron AWMM

Alec Ellis was the son of Cyril Charlie and Daisy Ellis of Warkworth, Northland, New Zealand.

Attended Christ's College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)) AWMM

Death

15 Dec 1944 AWMM
Age  21 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Faenza War Cemetery, Italy AWMM IV. D. 16. AWMM

Memorial name

• Roll of Honour, Warkworth RSA, 1939 - 1945, Warkworth AWMM
• Roll of Honour, Warkworth RSA, 1939 - 1945, wood inlay, Warkworth AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2237211
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ea - Gw. ARchives New Zealand (R17845610)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845610
  Sources Used
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845746)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845746
  Sources Used

References

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
  Vol.3, p.180
• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
  Vol.2, p.301
• This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission.
• Information kindly provided by family
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ea - Gw. Archives New Zealand (R17845610) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• Please note that the 11 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions.
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing believed killed - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845746)
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.