Sergeant Cecil Harry Ellison (S4/071946)
13th Divisional Supply Column, Army Service Corps, M.E.F.
Malvern Commemoration: St James West Malvern
Burial/Commemoration: Pietta Military Cemetery, Malta
Nature of Death: Died of enteric fever, Malta 11/9/1915
Next of Kin: Son of Mr and Mrs G W Ellison of Oakdale, West Malvern
Previous Employment: Clerk at Messrs Lear & Son
Sgt Cecil Ellison, was born at Malvern, the son of Mr G W Ellison, gamekeeper of Oakdale, West Malvern. He was a clerk at Messrs Lear and Son, Malvern when he enlisted in the first week of the war. He joined Kitchener’s Army and was posted to the 9th Worcestershire Regiment [1]; however in January 1915 due to his clerical skills he was transferred to the Army Service Corps as a sergeant and took up duties on the Brigade staff. He was subsequently appointed as Chief Clerk to the 39th Infantry Brigade, which went to the Dardanelles in May. He died of enteric fever [2] at Malta on the 11th September 1915.
Malvern News
Stevens Annual for 1914 Malvern 1914
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[1] Worcestershire Regiment: http://www.worcestershireregiment.com/
[2] enteric fever: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoid_fever
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