BORN HOLBORN, LONDON, 1882. A SHIPPING CLERK. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. HIS WIFE LILLY (HEWITT) AND TWO SONS, LIVED AT THIS CWGC ADDRESS. HIS PARENTS LIVED AT 106 FINSBURY PARK, LONDON. HE SERVED WITH THE 24TH TYNESIDE IRISH. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 17/04/1917, AGED 34.
BURIED AT ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “JUST AS I AM OH LAMB OF GOD I COME”.
| Name | James McNeal Ellis |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Holborn, London, 1882 |
| Death Date | 17 Apr 1917 |
| Death Place | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | L Corporal |
| Regiment | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Battalion | 24th Battalion (Tyneside Irish) |
| Regimental Number | 44144 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
JAMES FREDERICK McNEAL
Military Number:
44144
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Date Died
17/04/1917
Place died:
Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
34
