His story
Alfred Ellis was a labourer from Runcorn, Cheshire. When he enlisted in Canada, he was unmarried and named his father John, in Runcorn, as next of kin. His declaration was dated 24 October 1914; the oath followed at Montreal on 3 November. The two dates record different stages of his enlistment.
He served as a private in the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps, no. 48739. He died on 16 February 1915, aged twenty-seven, and was buried at Runcorn Cemetery.
Before the war
- Nationality
- Canadian service
- Place of birth
- Runcorn, Cheshire, England
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Family
- Father: John Ellis, Runcorn
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- 48739
- Corps or service
- Canadian Army Veterinary Corps
- Enlistment or entry recorded
- Declaration 24 October 1914; oath/certification at Montreal 3 November 1914
- Earlier service
- No previous military service declared
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 16 February 1915
- Age
- 27
- Cemetery or memorial
- Runcorn Cemetery, Cheshire
Sources and further reading
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Alfred Ellis”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/alfred_ellis/.
Contribute information
Can you identify Ellis's complete personnel file or the original inquest record? The date and circumstances in the newspaper lead still require reconciliation.