LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class 1 William Stevens ELLIS
Service No: 152777
Born: Port Pirie SA, 31 May 1924
Enlisted in the RAAF: 18 April 1944
Unit: No. 3 School of Technical Training, Ultimo NSW
Died: Illness, Adelaide SA, 13 May 1945, Aged 20 Years
Buried: Adelaide (Centennial Park) Cemetery, SA
CWGC Additional Information: Son of William Edgar and Kathleen May Ellis, of Broken Hill, New South Wales
Roll of Honour: Broken Hill NSW
Remembered: Panel 117, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
On 14April 1945, Aircraftman Class I Ellis, a Wireless Assistant/Trainee Technician, was admitted to the Broken Hill District Hospital suffering from Spinal Meningitis. He was transferred to No. 121 Australian General Hospital, Adelaide, and died on 13 May 1945.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/11/271