George Edwin Ellison
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 106 years ago |
Date of birth | August 10,1878 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | York |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | November 11,1918 |
Died | Mons |
Belgium | |
Rank | Private |
Service/branch | British Army |
Battles and wars | World War I |
Battle of Mons | |
First Battle of Ypres | |
Place of burial | St Symphorien military cemetery, Mons, Belgium |
Unit | 5th Royal Irish Lancers |
Year of servic | 1902–1912; 1914–1918 |
Servicebranch | British Army |
Servic number | L/12643 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 935522 |
George Edwin Ellison Life story
Private George Edwin Ellison was the last British soldier to be killed in action during the First World War. He died at 09:30 am, shot by a sniper while on a patrol in woodland on the outskirts of Mons, Belgium.