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Private THOMAS ELLERY

Service Number: 345507
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Welsh Fusiliers

24th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 31 October 1917

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BEERSHEBA WAR CEMETERY

K. 39.

Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Thomas and Kathleen Ellery, of 6, Ropewalk Rd., Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, South Wales. Awarded the Indian Royal Humane Society Medal for life saving while on the Tigris River.
  • Personal Inscription YOUR SWEET YOUNG LIFE YOU NOBLY GAVE YOUR RESTING PLACE A HERO'S GRAVE
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Buried or commemorated at

BEERSHEBA WAR CEMETERY
Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Number of casualties: 1239
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