Leeds man who was the final British soldier to die in WW1 is honoured
Tributes have been paid to George Ellison from Leeds - the last British soldier to die in the First World War.
Private Ellison was 40 when he was shot dead while out on patrol near Mons in Belgium, 90 minutes before the Armistice on November 11, 1918.
On Wednesday, members of his family were joined by soldiers and civic leaders to unveil a plaque in his memory at Leeds Station.
Facsimile newspapers detailing Pte Ellison's life were handed out to commuters on the concourse.
The plaque honouring Pte Ellison noted how many of the 82,000 men and women from Leeds who served in the war left from the city's railway stations - and how 10,000 never returned.
Martin Hamilton, director of Leeds Civic Trust, said Pte Ellison was a professional soldier who had fought in many of the most brutal campaigns of the war but had also been a miner.
He said he was also a father and husband, and just an "ordinary bloke'' like thousands of others who died.
Mr Hamilton said: "The response to this initiative has been both overwhelming and touching."
"George Ellison represents thousands of ordinary men and women from Leeds who were involved in World War One."
"We hope that the plaque, which will eventually be displayed outside the main entrance to the station, is a fitting way of remembering them all.''
Leeds resident Ed Carlisle, who suggested the plaque to Leeds Civic Trust, said: "War is such a distant reality for many of us nowadays but of course the world wars had a huge impact on a wide range of regular people in our city.''
Pte Ellison lived in Edmund Street in Richmond Hill, Leeds, before rejoining the Army at the start of the war.
He served with the 5th Royal Irish Lancers and is buried in the St Symphorien Military Cemetery near Mons.
His grave faces that of John Parr, who was the first British Soldier killed in the First World War.
Pte Ellison left a wife, Hannah, and a four-year-old son, James.
The plaque, which is green to reflect the First World War soldiers' uniforms, was unveiled by shift station manager Darrel Lindley after a minute's silence.
It has been paid for by a crowdfunding appeal, which has so far raised £900 but is still open for donations.