Born: 1890, Bradford
Died: 17 June 1916
Buried: Bertrancourt Military Cemetery
Address: 22 Bromet Place, Eccleshill
Parents: William & Mary
Spouse: Sarah Ellen, nee Gough
Siblings: Maude, George
Occupation: Butcher
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Eccleshill, Park and St Luke’s
Children: One
Regiment: 6 West Yorkshire
Francis Wilfred Ellis
Francis Wilfred Ellis, known as
Frank, was born in Bradford in
1890, the son of William Ellis and
Mary Louisa Victoria Alexandra.
In 1891 the family were living at
41 Springcliffe, Manningham and
William was employed as a
woollen buyer. Two children had
been born to them, Maude Edith
and Francis Wilfred. They also had
a servant living with them. A third
child George was born in 1893.
In 1895 William died at the age of
34 years and Louisa was left to
raise her three children.
In order to do so she took up
dressmaking and in 1901 the family
were living at 17
Wingfield Street without
the help of a servant. By
1911 the family had
moved to 22 Bromet
Place and Frank at 20
years was working as a
butcher.
On the 14th of June 1915
Frank married Sarah
Ellen Gough who had
been born in Poole,
Dorset in 1897.
They lived at 12 Oxley Street and
their daughter was born there in
1916.
Around the time of his marriage
Frank enlisted in the 16th
Battalion of the West
Yorkshire Regiment
(Prince of Wales Own) as
Private 1591.
He arrived on the
Western Front at the end
of April 1916 in
preparation for the
Somme Offensive but he
was killed in action on
the 17th June 1916
during a period when there was not
a major offensive taking place.
He was 25 years of age and is
buried at Bertrancourt Military
Cemetery, a cemetery which was
used by field ambulances in 1916.
Frank actually made a Will when
he was living at 12 Oxley Street,
Bradford, which was proven at
Wakefield on the 23rd of August
1916 to Sarah Ellen Ellis, widow,
receiving effects of £32.10s.
On the 27th June 1916 only 10
days after the death of her husband
Sarah received effects of £2.0.10d
and a War Gratuity of £3.0.0d on
the 7th of October 1919. By this
time Sarah had moved to 22
Bromet Place, Eccleshill.
Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
