Maj Walter W Ellis, 13th Battalion, was born in England before moving to NSW. He was killed in action on 3 May 1915 during the 4th Brigade's attack at Bloody Angle.Lt Col George F Braund VD was also born in England before migrating to NSW. He commanded 2nd Battalion AIF from August 1914 and was involved in the fighting at Anzac from the outset. He was killed by a sentry in the early hours of 4 May 1915 when he failed to respond to a challenge.
Both men are buried in Beach Cemetery.
Please note that many annotations to these photos, such as the ones above, draw in part from the captions to the images in "Where Anzacs Sleep" and as such I am indebted to the very considerable research its author Ron Austin has undertaken.
