Victory Medal : Lance Corporal H P Ellis, 12 Battalion, AIF

Place Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres
Accession Number REL26882
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Medal
Physical description Bronze
Maker Unknown
Place made United Kingdom
Date made c 1920
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Description

Victory Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

History / Summary

589 Lance Corporal Harold Percy Ellis, a brassmoulder from Rosewater, South Australia, enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 7 September 1914, aged 21. Serving with 12 Battalion, he embarked for overseas service aboard HMAT Geelong 10 days after enlistment. He was killed in action at Pozieres on 25 July 1916. He was the youngest of three brothers who died during the First World War. They were the sons of Arthur and Margaret Ellis.