Pte
Donald Scott Ellis
Information about birth
Date of birth: 19/04/1887 |
Place of birth: Fossoway, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom |
General information
Profession: Accountant |
Religion: Not stated |
Army information
Country: Canada |
Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Rank: Private |
Service number: 421121 |
Enlistment date: 17/09/1915 |
Enlistment place: Shorncliffe Camp, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
Units: — Canadian Infantry, 43rd Bn. (Cameron Highlanders) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 31/03/1916 |
Place of death: Swan Chateau, Ieper, Belgium |
Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Age: 28 |
Memorial
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30. |
Points of interest 3
#1 | Place of birth | ||
#2 | Enlistment place | ||
#3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." Whilst passing along the front line trench in the vicinity of Maple Copse, about 5.30 on the evening of the 31st, March 1916, he was killed by enemy shell fire.
More information 3
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1592001 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=1f4a43e6-a1c8-445a-95e1-41eda0ef0b49 |
The Canadian Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1592001 |