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George Arthur Ellis

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Our dad at 97 yrs old

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Arthur AWMM
  • Surname
    Ellis AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    546043 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 25 Livingstone Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs F.N.Ellis (wife), 25 Livingstone Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    546043 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Ngaire, father of Judith; father of Ron, Diane, Bev, Pam, Graeme, Lynn, Wendy AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    18 July 2011 AWMM
    Age 97 AWMM
    Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notice: The Press, Christchurch 20 vii 2011 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Grandad George, my great grandfather - my mums, mothers, father. Passing away when I was 19yrs old, very proud to know you fought for our freedom. RIP grandad George 💚
    Public - Markus - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020
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  • We always chat about you dad especially on Anzac Day 😘❤️
    Public - Wendy - Child - 25 April 2019
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  • Always thinking of you dad on this day❤️
    Public - Diane - Child - 25 April 2019
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  • My dad received many medals during the war and proud to call him my dad❤️
    Public - Pamela - Child - 24 April 2019
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  • George Arthur Ellis, my mother’s father, making him my grandfather. So proud he fought for our freedom
    Public - Jeremy - Direct descendant - 24 April 2019
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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 9: WW2 123 AWMM
    • The Christchurch Press AWMM
      Death notice: The Press, Christchurch 20 vii 2011 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 April 2020Markus AustraliaDirect descendant
25 April 2019PamelaGold CoastChild
25 April 2019WendyGold CoastChild
25 April 2019DianeGold CoastChild
24 April 2019JeremyNewcastle Australia Direct descendant

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