Full name Ernest Edgar Ellis Place of death Somme, France | Place of birth Sprowston, England Years Team | |
Date of birth (1885-11-30)30 November 1885 Date of death 1 July 1916(1916-07-01) (aged 30) Died 1 July 1916, Somme, France | ||
Ernest Edgar Ellis (30 November 1885 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional football right back who played in the Football League for Barnsley.
Personal life
Ellis was a bootmaker by trade. He served as a private in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War and was killed on the first day on the Somme. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
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