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ELLIS, Fred. UNIDENTIFIED.

May 11, 2017Published By John Davies

'Men on the Gates, Cae Glas Park War Memorial Gates, Oswestry.‘Men on the Gates’, Cae Glas Park War Memorial Gates, Oswestry.

Fred Ellis

BELIEVED TO BE A DOUBLE ENTRY ON THE MEMORIAL GATES – SEE Private 49724 Frederick O Ellis, 2 Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. KIA 29 September 1918, Tyne Cot (unknown) 

The Gates Memorial has a Frederick O Ellis and a Fred Ellis, they are believed to be a double entry.

This Conclusion is based on comparison of the entries on St Oswald’s and Holy Trinity Churches and on information in the Border Counties Advertiser obituaries / Roll of Honour.

St Oswald’s Church has Fred O Ellis, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

Holy Trinity Church has Private Fred Ellis, no unit given.

Obituary has Private Fred Ellis 2 Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers – with biographical details that tie to Frederick O Ellis.

No census or other records can be found for a Fred or Frederick Ellis, but can be found for Frederick O (Oswald) Ellis.

Shropshire Roll of Honour gives this man 49724 Frederick Oswald Ellis

Fred E Ellis and Frederick Oswald Ellis are listed in Unveiling Ceremony pamphlet

A Possible candidate

Frederick Ellis

Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Ellis, Treflach. They had 6 children 4 of which survived Frederick (1891), Arthur (1893), Edward Thomas (1895); Walter Ellis (1896). Their father was a stonemason. All their sons were labourers in the lime stone quarry except for the youngest Walter who is a servant on a farm. In 1911 they were living at Wern Cottage, Treflach.

No army record can be found for him.

 

 

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