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Ernest Ellis

Ernest Ellis

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club
Norwich City F.C.
Club
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Club
Barnsley F.C. (1909–1909)
Club
Hartlepool United F.C. (1912–1914)
Club
Heart of Midlothian F.C. (1914–1914)

Personal

Personal life

Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Ellis worked a machine operator in the bootmaking trade. He served as a private in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War. On the first day on the Somme, Ellis went over the top in Sausage Valley and was killed in the attack on La Boisselle. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

English footballer (1885-1916)

Position

full-back

Extract from Wikipedia

Ernest Edgar Ellis was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley as a right back.

▸ Source: Wikipedia
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