Basic Details
Surname
Sutcliffe
Forenames
Ellis
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He enlisted in August 1914 and first served in France, being wounded at Neuve Chapelle in May 1915. He then served in the Dardanelles, Egypt and finally Mesopotamia where he was killed, dying of gunshot wounds. He was not found by them on any other Calderdale memorial but is on the Basra Memorial.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Iraq
Town of death
Basra
Country of burial
France
Year of death
1917
Month of death
March
Day of death
15
Age at death
21
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on the Memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds