Topic: BW - NSW - Lancers
New South Wales Lancers
Roll of Honour
Walter Melrose Ellis
Walter Melrose Ellis's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Walter Melrose Ellis
Service number: 891
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: NSW Lancers
Service: Colonial Military Forces
Conflict: South Africa, 1899-1902
Date of death: 18 November 1900
Place of death: At sea (Harlech Castle)
Cause of death: Died
Source: AWM142 Roll of Honour cards, War in South Africa, 1899-1902
A brief military biography of Walter Melrose Ellis :
| Regimental number | 891 |
| Date of birth | 23 August 1872 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Double Bay, NSW |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Father, William Ellis, 6 Wallace Street, Paddington, NSW |
| Enlistment date | 1 January 1900 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 1 January 1900 |
| Rank on enlistment | Trooper |
| Unit name | NSW Lancers, 3rd Draft |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board Maori King on 17 January 1900 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Trooper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | NSW Lancers |
| Fate | Died of Disease, 18 November 1900 |
| Place of burial | At sea |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 1 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Burial Service conducted on board the Harlech Castle, 18 November 1900. Memorial Service held at St John's Church, Paddington, 9 December 1900. Brother in Law: 83 Pte Simon McLennan, NSW Mounted Rifles. Died of wounds, 3 March 1900, Colesberg, South Africa. |
Lest we forget
The transcription is below:
Trooper W. M Ellis
Died of pneumonia on board the Harlech Castle on November 18. The deceased was particularly a fine man physically. He had been through the whole campaiqn, being one of the troops who proceeded to South Africa in the troopship Kent. He was present at the relief of Kimberley, but escaped the bullets of the Boers only to fall a victim to disease when homeward bound. Ellis was buried at see at 4 o'clock the same afternoon, the ceremony being very impressive. All the troops were lined up on deck, and the chaplain (the Rev. Mr. McBain, of Victoria) read the service.
Further Reading:
New South Wales Lancers, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: New South Wales Lancers, Roll of Honour, Walter Melrose Ellis
