Ernest Ellis

Ernest Ellis
Personal information
Full name	Ernest Edgar Ellis
Date of birth	30 November 1885
Place of birth	Sprowston, England
Date of death	1 July 1916 (aged 30)
Place of death	Somme, France
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Norwich City
	Doncaster Rovers
1909	Barnsley
1912–1914	Hartlepools United
1914	Heart of Midlothian
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernest Edgar Ellis (30 November 1885–1 July 1916) was an English professional football right back who played in the Football League for Barnsley.^[1]

Personal life

Ellis was a bootmaker by trade.^[3] 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.^[4] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 92. ISBN 190589161X.
^ ^a ^b ^c "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
^ McCrery, Nigel (2015-06-18). The Final Season: The Footballers Who Fought and Died in the Great War. Random House UK. p. 119. ISBN 9780099594666.
^ "The Sporting Battalion « McCraes Battalion Trust". www.mccraesbattaliontrust.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-06.

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[Joyce-1] Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 92. ISBN 190589161X.

[CWGC-2] "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-06.

[3] McCrery, Nigel (2015-06-18). The Final Season: The Footballers Who Fought and Died in the Great War. Random House UK. p. 119. ISBN 9780099594666.

[4] "The Sporting Battalion « McCraes Battalion Trust". www.mccraesbattaliontrust.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-06.

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