ELLIOT, William Claude
| Service Number: | 2885 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, July 1891 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | South Toowoomba Boys School, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Wounds, Died of wounds, 9th General Hospital, Rouen, France, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 19 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block P, Plot III, Row M, Grave No. 8A), France, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France, Waverley General Cemetery, Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba St Stephen's Church WWI Memorial Tablet, Toowoomba St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From 52nd Battalion AIF
Pte William ELLIOT enlisted in December 1915 leaving his work as a station hand. He was allocated to the 7th Reinforcements to the 52nd Bn and sailed from Brisbane on 27 October 1916, along time in training camp. Arriving at Plymouth in January 1917 he was sick for a time then went to Codford Camp. He was eventually taken on strength with the 52nd in Belgium on 10 June. Wounded in action with severe shrapnel wounds to the thigh and right arm on 15 October, he was evacuated to the 9th General Hospital at Rouen on the 18th. He became seriously ill and died on the 19th.
Three brothers also served: Private Gordon ELLIOT #3073, 4th Field Ambulance, killed in action, 6 May 1917; Private James Bernard ELLIOTT #5329 26th Battalion RTA; and Private John Elliot (details missing), RTA
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