Ellis, Rev. Cecil Robert William
City Chaplain Killed on Italian Front: Captain Cecil Robert William Ellis, Chaplain to the Forces, who is reported killed in action on the Italian front, was the only son of Canon C. C. Ellis and Mrs. Ellis, Didsbury Rectory, Manchester. Capt. Ellis who was 32 years of age, was ordained in 1934 and had been senior curate at Ellesmere Port since 1936.
He was educated in West Didsbury, at Giggleswick and at King’ s College, London. Evening Chronicle, 14 Jan, 1944
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Ellis |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Rev. Cecil Robert William |
| Date of birth | 1912 |
| Family details | Son of the Revd. Canon Cecil Charles Ellis, M.A., and Margaret Ellis, of Didsbury Rectory, Manchester. |
| Previous education | West Didsbury |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1930-1933 |
| Dept / course | Faculty of Theology |
| Qualifications | A.K.C. |
| Military unit | Royal Army Chaplains’ Dept., Lincolnshire Regt. Attd 6th Bn. |
| Service number | 144121 |
| War / conflict | World War Two (1939-1945) |
| Date of death | 05/01/1944 |
| Age at death | 32 |
| Rank at death | Chaplain 4th Class (Captain) |
| Burial place | Cassino War Cemetery |
| Commemoration(s) | King’ s College Chapel |
| Sources | King’ s College London Archives, Commonwealth War Graves Commission |