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Surname: ELLIS
Forename(s): William James
Place of Birth: Ilkley, Yorkshire
Service No: 47052
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Durham Light Infantry
Battalion / Unit: 'C' Coy 15th (Service) Battalion
Division: 21st Division
Age: 22
Date of Death: 1918-11-10
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: I. B. 5.
CWGC Cemetery: CAUDRY BRITISH CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: ADDINGHAM, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: ILKLEY, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
William James Ellis (born 11 July 1896) was the son of Lister and Margaret Ellis, née Thackray and brother of Private Charles Ellis (2580) (q.v.). Their father was born at Ilkley and mother at Addingham, Yorkshire.
1901 Addingham, Yorkshire Census: Lumb Gill Farm - William James Ellis, aged 4 years, born Ilkley, Yorkshire, son of Lister and Margaret Ellis.
1911 Addingham, Yorkshire Census: Lumb Ghyll Farm - Wm James Ellis, aged 14 years, born Ilkley, Yorkshire, son of Lister and Margret Ellis.
The British Army Service Record for William James Ellis exists but may be incomplete.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte William J. Ellis, 47052, Durh. L. I.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte William James Ellis, 47052, 15th Durh. L. I. Deceased.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte William James Ellis, 47052, 15/Bn D.L.I. Date and Place of Death: 10.11.18. France. D. of W. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - Lester [sic]. £8 9s. 8d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for William. Name(s) on card(s): Mrs Margaret Ellis. Relationship: Mother. Address: Cragg House Farm, Ilkley.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
ELLIS, William James, aged 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lister Ellis, Craghouse Farm, Addingham Moorside, died of wounds, France, Nov. 9, 1918.
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Private William James ELLIS
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Durham Light Infantry
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 21st Division
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22 November 1918
ELLIS – November 9th, died from wounds received in action, at a C.C.S. abroad, aged 22 years, William James (Jimmy) Ellis, 15th D.L.I., dearly loved youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Ellis, Cragg House Farm, Ilkley.
22 November 1918
ADDINGHAM – A SECOND SON KILLED: PRIVATE W. J. ELLIS
We regret to announce the death of Private William James Ellis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lister Ellis, Cragg House Farm, Addingham Moorside, which took place at 19 Casualty Clearing Station, France, on November 9th as the result of wounds received in action on the previous day. His parents have received a letter from the Rev. W. A. Parrott, Wesleyan Chaplain, saying that gangrene had set in, and every effort to save Private Ellis was made available. He expected to bury him on the following day in the Soldiers’ Cemetery at Candry-in-Cambraises. Private Ellis was 22 years of age, and joined up on the 27th of May this year, going out to France on September 12th. Another brother, Trooper Charles Ellis, was killed in action on the 24th of May 1915. The sympathy of all their friends will go out to Mr. and Mrs. Ellis and family in their double loss.
07 November 1919
ELLIS – In loving memory of two brothers, Trooper Charles Ellis, Yorkshire Hussars, killed in action May 24th, 1915, aged 29 years, and Pte. James Ellis, Durham Light Infantry, died from wounds received in action Nov. 9th, 1918, aged 22 years.
Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither at the north wind’s breath,
And stars to set – but all,
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death.
From all at Cragg House, Moorside, Ilkley.
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22 November 1918
ELLIS – November 9th, died from wounds received in action, at a C.C.S. abroad, aged 22 years, William James (Jimmy) Ellis, 15th D.L.I., dearly loved youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Ellis, Cragg House Farm, Ilkley.
22 November 1918
Addingham Man’s Death from Wounds
The death of Pte. Wm. James Ellis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lister Ellis, Cragg House Farm, Addingham Moorside, took place at the 19th Casualty Clearing Station, France, on Nov. 9th, as the result of wounds received in action on the previous day. His parents have received the following letter from Rev. W.A. Parrott, Wesleyan chaplain:– “I am exceedingly sorry to tell you that your dear boy was severely wounded in the recent fighting and has since died. Everything was done for him that medical skill could devise, but gangrene had already set in, and every effort to save your loved one was unavailable. I saw him last night and we had a nice long chat together. He was very bright and looked exceedingly bonny. It made my heart bleed to see the poor boy and to know there was no chance of his recovery. We talked of prayer, and looking up to God in our time of need, and he said he prayed every night. He assured me he was leaving himself in our Father’s hands, and was still hoping to get better and come home to see you. He sent his best love to you all at home, to his sweetheart, and to his uncle. He passed away peacefully an hour or two after I left him. I expect to bury him tomorrow in the Soldiers’ Cemetery at Candry-in-Cambraises. May I say how greatly I sympathise with you in your great sorrow; God be very near to you and comfort you. and may you be sustained by the wonderful hope of seeing your loved one in that grand resurrection morning when God’s people shall be gathered to Himself. It may console you to know that your dear boy did not appear to suffer very much.” Pte. Ellis was 22 years of age, and joined up on the 24th of May this year, going out to France on Sept. 12th. Another brother, Trooper Charles Ellis, was killed in action on the 24th of May, 1915.
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