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Birth nameGeorge Edwin Ellison
Born10 August 1878
York, England
Died11 November 1918 (aged 40)
Mons, Belgium
AllegianceGeorge Edwin Ellison United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1902–1912
1914–1918
RankPrivate
Service numberL/12643
Unit5th Royal Irish Lancers
Battles/warsFirst World War
  • Battle of Mons
  • First Battle of Ypres
  • Battle of Armentières
  • Battle of La Bassée
  • Battle of Loos
  • Battle of Cambrai

Private George Edwin Ellison (10 August 1878 – 11 November 1918) was the last British soldier to be killed in action during the First World War. He died at 09:30 am (90 minutes before the armistice came into effect), shot by a sniper while on a patrol in woodland on the outskirts of Mons, Belgium.

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