Major John Roland Ellis (later Fogg-Elliot*)

1906 - 1976  (70 years)

• Name	John Roland Ellis (later Fogg-Elliot*)
  	As John Roland Ellis had no blood connection with the Fogg-Elliots, his surname and those of his descendants is marked with an asterisk to distinguish them
  Prefix	Major
  Born	31 May 1906	York district
  	via Iain Miskimmin/Unit Histories
  Gender	Male
  Career	2nd Lt. 04.02.1926 [34638] Lt. 04.02.1929 local Capt. 11.12.1936-30.06.1937 Capt. 01.07.1937 A/Maj. 01.10.1939-31.12.1939 T/Maj. 01.01.1940-03.02.1943 Maj. 04.02.1943 (retd 25.11.1947) 04.02.1926: Commissioned, The Royal Scots Fusiliers 29.03.1934 - 27.03.1938: Attached to Sudan Defence Force ? - 05.1940: Officer Commanding, "C" Company 2nd Battalion The Royal Scots Fusiliers (France & Belgium) 05.1940 - 1945: POW (No. 300) in German captivity (Oflag IX-A/H, Spangenberg, Hessen) 25.11.1947 - 31.10.1956: Regular Army Reserve of Officers [exceeded age limit] Fellow of the Chartered Land Agents' Society (FLAS).
  Life Story	'Son of John Roland Ellis, and stepson of John Walton Fogg-Elliot, DL, JP (1867-1933), of Bedburn, Co. Durham. Married (1939) Margaret Sybella Peel (20.07.1911 - 01.1993), daughter of his honour Robert Peel, OBE, QC, formerly county court judge, and Mary Beatrice Peel; one son, two daughters. Residence: (1945) Knowlmere Manor, Clitheroe, Lancaster. * Changed surname to Fogg-Elliot, 21 days after date of publication 27.03.1945, later by deed poll 22.06.1945. [From Unit Histories www.unithistories.com/officers/army_officers_e01.html, info from Iain Miskimmin]
  War Service WW2	See career
  Also Known As	1945
  	Changes name from John Roland Ellis to John Roland Fogg-Elliot.
  Education	1920 - 1926
  	Wellington (1920.1-1924) Royal Military College, Sandhurst (1924-1926)
  Died	Sep 1976	St Marylebone district, London
  	.
  Person ID	I295	Mark Fogg-Elliot
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	John Roland Ellis
  Mother	Frances Mary Letitia Eames,   b. 2 Mar 1876, Rathdown, Ireland ,   d. 1 Sep 1951, The Hospital, Lymington  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F94	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sybella Mary Peel,   b. 20 Jul 1911,   d. Jan 1993  (Age 81 years)
  Married	1939
  Children	+ 1. Sarah F Fogg-Elliot*,   b. Jul-Sep 1947, Aldershot district   2. John R W Fogg-Elliot*,   b. Apr-Jun 1949, Westmorland South
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2013
  Family ID	F95	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		Major John Roland Ellis
  		John Roland Ellis changes name to John Roland Fogg-Elliot London Gazette, 30 March 1945