Regimental number:  880194,1045171,189467 Reference:  RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2886 – 48, Item: N0. 377644, PDF-B2886-SO48. Date of Birth: 12/07/1894 (1895) or 1890 at Dawn Mills, ON. A married ( Mrs. Pearl H. Ellis of 20 Mount Pleasant Ave., London, ON.   Tinsmith living in Chatham at 3 Lacroix St., ON. (wife) Member of the 24^th Kent Regt. Attestation:   26/11/15) to 91^st Bn. Transferred to 186^th Bn. 28/02/16. Departed Chatham for London as part of 2^nd Contingent.

No. 1: Apparent Age: 21 yrs. 4 mths., Height: 5’ 6 ¾”, Girth: 36”, Weight 144#. Complexion: Dark, Eyes: Blue, Hair: Dark Brown. “Fit” 26/11/15 at Chatham, ON. 26/11/1 

 No. 2: For 241^st Batt. to 2^nd Bn. Present address:- Chatham. Born at Dawn Mills, ON. Next of Kin: – Edith May living at Grand and Taylor St., Chatham, ON. Date of Birth: (married) DOB 12/07/1895. Tinsmith, Vaccinated –Yes. Active Military – 2yrs. with 24^th Kent Regt. ATTESTATION: 20/08/16. 

Apparent Age: 21yrs. 1mit., 5’ 6 ½ “, Girth: 34”, Complexion: Dark, Eyes: Grey, Hair: Dark Brown. “Mole under right arm. “Fit” 20/08/16 at Windsor, ON. 241^st Bn. 20/08/16 

Wife: Mrs. Pearl H. Ellis of 20 Mount Pleasant Ave., London, ON.

No.3: ELLIS, Orville Alexander – Thamesville, ON. Kent Co. Born at Don Mills, Kent Co., ON. Next of Kin: Mrs. Chester Ellis address Thamesville, ON. Next of Kin: Mother. Date of Birth: 12/07/1890, Tinsmith. Widower. Vaccinated – Yes. 7mos with the 186^th Batt. B & CEF. Treated for PNEUMONIA. Attestation: 2/01/1919 Apparent Age: 23 yrs. 6 mths., Height: 5’6”, Girth: 36”, Complexion: Dark, Eyes: Blue, Hair: Brown. Vision Rt. 20/20 – Left: 40/20. Hearing 21/21. 2/01/1919 5/001/19 

241^st Bn. CEF. REGT. NO.1044171. Orville Alexander  Ellis of  Dawn Mills, Married – Edith May Ellis, Grand & Taylor St., Chatham, ON. His father – Chester Ellis of Thamesville, ON. Mother Margaret Ellis – Thamesville 20/08/16 with 241^st OC. Discharged 189464. 1^st Bn. Can. Garrison Regt. January 1919 – BEING MEDICALLY UNFIT.       

Date of Discharge 25/03/19 at London, ON. I D. 30-E-355 d: 4-4-19.  

I25/03/19 Influenza and Pneumonia : Discharged 25^/03/1919 I.S.C. $47.69 balance 8/04/1919 at London, ON. – 4/04/19 – Discharge from HMS on DEMOBILIZATION. 25/03/19 “MEDICALLY UNFIT”. 

Residence: – Byron Sanatorium, R. R. #7, London, ON. Discharged to invalided “Soldier’s Commission” at London, ON. 7/04/1919 – Discovered the Orville had Pulmonary Tuberculosis – Infection. Indefinite Carling Heights isolation (19/02/19) and 2/03/19 – at Tecumseh Barracks – J. Ward – Influenza (2/0/19

Sanatorium treatment duration – Unknown. Medically unfit – transferred to S.C.R. at Byron for the necessary Sanatorium – Treatment. 25/03/19.   

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources

CDP (31/10/14), GOHS

Height	5'6 3/4"
Weight	144 lbs lbs
Eye Colour	Blue
Age	21 yrs. 4 mths.
Complexion	Dark
Hair	Dark Brown
Next of Kin	Edith May Ellis, Wife, Grand & Taylor St., Chatham, ON

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