Arthur Ellis

70 Mold road.

County Herald, August 30th, 1918

We regret to record that Corporal Arthur Ellis, who was recently reported seriously ill in hospital, has passed away. He was buried the following day with full military honours. His father and mother were both present at the funeral. The deceased soldier was only twenty years of age, and he was one of four brothers who have been in the Army. Another brother also made the supreme sacrifice, being one of the first Buckley soldiers who was killed in the present war.

Arthur died of nephritis caused by drinking water poisoned with mercuric chloride and his parents went out to see him before he died. Apparently they were only 10 miles from the front line.