Colonel Richard Stanley Ellis and Margaret Sneyd Ellis née Colvin

The Tatler, 1 January 1936 (pg 20). “Party Spirit at the Officers’ Club, Catterick Camp.” Photographs of several groups in the party, including one with Colonel R.S. and Mrs. Ellis; caption: “Mrs. Temple, Mrs. Bannister, Brig. and Mrs. Heymann, Mrs. Ellis, Mrs. Eastwood. (At Back): Capt. Temple, Capt. Eastwood, Col. Ellis, Col. Cox, Capt. Bannister, Capt. Paul.” Excerpt from the caption at bottom of page: “Every so often, the officers stationed at the Aldershot of the North give a dance at their imposing Club, which, built by German prisoners during the Great War, has a fine ball-room and a most up-to-date electric Jiffy Grill. The camera was lucky enough to be present at their most recent party, and did some good work, though it was not at all popular with the G.O.C. 5th Division, Major-General G.W. Howard who went all-shy and determinedly turned his back on it. Lt.-Colonel R.S. Ellis commands the 20th Field Brigade, R.A., …” Digital image online at The British Newspaper Archive, britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by subscription, and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-08-16).