Ernest Edgar Ellis (30 November 1885 â 1 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley as a right back.
Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Ellis worked a machine operator in the bootmaking trade. He served as a private in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War. On the first day on the Somme, Ellis went over the top in Sausage Valley and was killed in the attack on La Boisselle. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.