History while in the forces
21 Jun 1917: letter received from himself that he is doing fairly well and wound not serious02 Jul 1917: seems wound is more serious and face is wounded
22 Jul 1917: last letter from him dated 19 June. Expected to be out of Hospital in about a month
18 Aug 1917: last Letter 12 Jul 1917 going on all right
20 Aug 1917: ditto 15 Jul face should be nearly healed and going on well
17 Sep 1917: been removed from Hanover to Karleruhe then to Heidelberg. Last heard from 11 Aug
29 Sep 1917: Aug Stube 7-6 Officei Kriegsgefangen Lager Heidelberg. Doing well apparently well treated
- Surname
- Ely
- Forename
- Elliot James Wilfred
- Regiment or Other Unit
- 6th Battalion Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment
- Branch
- Scarborough
- Date of Birth
- 10 Dec 1894
- Date of birth
- 1894
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- 12 Jan 1911
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- 23 Sep 1914
