ELLIS, CHARLES HOWARD (1895-1975), soldier and intelligence officer, was born on
13 February 1895 at Annandale, Sydney, second son of English-born parents William
Edward Ellis, clothing manufacturer, and his wife Lillian Mary, née Hobday. After
Lillian died in 1898, William took his sons to Brisbane and Launceston, Tasmania,
before settling in Melbourne about 1902. Completing his education at Stott
& Hoare's Business College, young Ellis worked for the booksellers,
Melville & Mullen Pty Ltd, and played oboe with the Royal Melbourne
Philharmonic Society. He sailed to Britain in June 1914, intending to study
there.
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