Ernest Ellis
The basics
Quick facts
Gender:
Male
Work field:
Birth:
(Sprowston)
Death:
1 July 1916
The details
Biography
Introduction
Ernest Edgar Ellis (30 November 1885 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional football right back who played in the Football League for Barnsley.
Personal life
Ellis was a bootmaker by trade. 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. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.