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Extract from The Roll of Honour, A Biographical record of all members of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces who have fallen in the War, by the Marquis de Ruvigny, Volume I., The Standard Art Book Company, Ltd, December, 1916:

ELLIOT, JOHN AMYAND, Q.M.-Sergeant, No. 162, 2nd Battalion Australian Imperial Force, 2nd son of the late Captain Charles Sinclair Elliot, R.N., Chief Magistrate of Norfolk Island, 1907-14 [who on the outbreak of war offered his services to the Commonwealth Government and was appointed Naval Officer in charge of Largs Bay, South Australia, where he died suddenly, 30 March, 1915, from heart failure], by his wife, Florence Louisa (Braemar, Eastwood, Sydney), daughter of Frederick Leacroft Dudley; b. Plymouth, England, 6 April, 1891; went to New South Wales with his parents in 1904; educated The King's School, Parramatta, Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney, and Hawkesbury Agricultural College. On leaving there he went to Gillendoon, Warren, and later to Illilliwa, Grenfell, and at the outbreak of the war was managing Grawlin, near Forbes, for Mr. J. M. Holland. He joined the 2nd Infantry Battalion, and was appointed Colour-Sergeant to B Company, commanded by the late Major C. C. Gordon, and on the re-formation of the Battalion in Egypt was appointed Company Q.M.-Sergeant to D Company, under the late Major D. Wallack. He was killed in action during the landing at the Dardanelles, 25 April, 1915; unmarried. He was a good all-round sportsman, excelling particularly at football, representing S.C.E.G.S. in the great Public Schools' Competition, and winning his honour cap both at S.C.E.G.S. and at the Hawkesbury College, and representing Warren as a member of the team that won the District Cup in 1912. Three of his brothers are (1916) on active service, W. A. Elliot is a Sub-Lieutenant, R.N., Lieutenant Dudley Sinclair Elliot, A.I.F., went with the Expedition to New Guinea, and was in charge of the Native Affairs Department at Rabaul, and 2nd Lieutenant Alban Charles Elliot, A.I.F., is in England prior to going to France.

Arrived in Australia aged 14 years

Address at the time of enlistment was 'Braemar', Darval Street, Eastwood, NSW

Son of C S Elliot RN of Naval Office, Largs Bay, South Australia and died on 30 March 1915 while serving with the RAN in Adelaide and Florence Louisa Elliot. Brother of Dudley Sinclair Elliot who was killed in action on 12 October 1917while serving with the 35th Battalion, Alban Charles Elliot who returned to Australia on 18 July 1919 having served with the 53 Battalion, Gerlad Augustus Elliot and Margaret Elliot

Mrs. Elliot, of 'Braemar,' Darvall Road, Eastwood, has received a wire stating that her son Quartermaster-Sergeant John Amyaud Elliot, had been killed in action at the Dardanelles. He was her second son, and was 24 years of age. The young man was born in Plymouth, England, and was educated partly at The King's School, Parramatta; and later at the Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney. He studied also at the Hawkesbury College. He was manager of a station at Forbes when he enlisted. He joined D Company, 2nd Battalion, First Contingent. He was a first-class cricketer and footballor, and was a member of the Grammar School football team that went, through two seasons without being defeated. His father, Captain C. S. Elliot, R.N., was chief magistrate at Norfolk Island for seven years. On the out-break of war, Captain Elliot offered his services to the Government, and was appointed at Largs Bay Naval Depot as district naval ofiicer. After four months of arduous work there, he died suddenly from heart failure. The son only heard of his father's death a couple of days before he went to the Dardanelles. In his honour the flag at T.K.S. was half mast this week.  Elliot was at The King's School when the Rev. Stacy Waddy took charge about eight or nine years ago. One of his brothers joined the New Guinea Expedition, and is second in charge there of the Native Affairs  Department, Rabaul. Another brother is a midshipman on the battleship Africa, supposed now to be in the North Sea. Another brother is only waiting to go up for his final law examination in July before he enlists also.