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A/Cpl. Ernest John Cameron Douglas Ellis
British Army 5th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

My father, Ernest Ellis enlisted in the RAMC on 1st of September 1914, and soon after entered the theatre of War in France on 24th of September 1914. From the information I was able to obtain, the 5th Field Ambulance was actively involved in a number of battle fronts in France but I have no specific details. He was discharged from service on 30th of September 1918, due to a physical injury. Cause of Discharge Para 2A - 302 XVI - AO VI.
He was born 149 Burton Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire in 1888 and would have been 26 when he enlisted. After his discharge from military service he spent 12 years working in India and Burma. His address on return was, Olive House, Green Lane, Kettering, Northants.

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