Charles Albert Ellam (1920-1940) [2047103, Signalman, Royal Corps of Signals] ✓
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- born 11 July 1920 (Q3 1920 Huddersfield née Scholes)
- son of George Ellam & Bertha (née Scholes)
- brother of Henry Ellam (1917-1945) [2049329, Private, South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales’ Volunteers)] (CWGC)
- died 9 June 1940
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- 1921 Census (FindMyPast) – 36 Blackmoorfoot Road, Crosland Moor, Lockwood
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Huddersfield Examiner (24/Aug/1940):
WITH THE FORCES
Pte. Charles Albert Ellam, of the Royal Corps of Signals, who has been missing since June 4, is the son of Mrs. Bertha Ellam, 5, Armitage Square, Crosland Moor. He is one of four brothers serving in the Army. His father, the late Mr. George Ellam, served in the Boer War and through the Great War, and was the possessor of five medals. The missing soldier is twenty years of age.
Huddersfield Examiner (01/Aug/1942):
NEWS OF MEN IN THE FORCES
Signalman’s Death in France
After two years of anxiety, Mrs. Bertha Ellam, 5, Armitage Square, Crosland Moor, has received the sad news that her youngest son, Signalman Charles Albert Ellam, of the Royal Corps of Signals, died in France and was buried at Rocquemont, Seine Inferieur. He was reported missing since June 4, 1940.
All Mrs. Ellam’s remaining four sons are in the Forces. Her late husband, Mr. George Ellam, also served in the last Great War and the Boer War and was the possessor of five medals.
Sig. Ellam was born on July 11, 1920, and as a boy attended Crosland Moor Council School. Later he was employed by Messrs. John Crowther and Sons (Milnsbridge), Ltd. He joined the Regular Army some time before the outbreak of war.
Huddersfield Daily Examiner (21/Mar/1945):
IN AND ABOUT
AN ANSWER FROM NORMANDY
Mr. Fred Horner, 53, Riddings Road, Sheepridge, has been making inquiries into the death of his brother-in-law, Charles Albert Ellam, late of the 5th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, who lost his life at Roquemont in June, 1940, while serving with the Royal Corps of Signals.
The family were desirous of recovering any personal documents or valuables which Private Ellam might have had in his possession, and Mr. Horner wrote to Dr. Michiel, of Veules-les-Roses (Seine Inferieur), France, asking for information. He did so on three occasions: in October last, in December and in January. The first applications were returned by British and Continental censors, but Mr. Horner persisted, and a reply from Dr. Michiel has now come through. It is learned that such inquiries should be addressed to: Service des Sepultures, 37, Ave. de Bellechasse, Paris, 7.
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