ELLIOT, William
| Service Number: | 308 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | New South Wales, Australia, 1 August 1879 |
| Home Town: | Mitchell, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 26 January 1955, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
South Brisbane Cemetery, Queensland Plot: 12A - 6 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 308 | |
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| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 308, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 23 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 308, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When William Elliott enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as J. W. Elliott, Dalmorton, via Glen Innes, NSW. In the original Nominal Roll for the 6th Queensland (Imperial Bushmen) Contingent, Queensland Defence Force for service in South Africa, p. 5, held by National Archives Australia, his entry notes his N.O.K. as his father J. W. Elliot, Dalmorton, via Glen Innes, NSW.
In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 95, it notes his address following discharge as c/- Hunter & Co, Mitchell, Qld, where it appears he was working as a storekeeper from 1 Sep 1902, and shows the spelling of his surname as Elliott. His father James William Elliott's obituary in The Daily Examiner (Grafton), 1 Jun 1943, notes he was still residing at Dalmorton when admitted to Grafton District Hospital where he passed on 31 May 1943.
William Elliot was born on 1 Aug 1879 at Buccarumbi, NSW, a son to James William Elliott and Martha Elliott (nee Pinkerton). He married Margaret Hellen Young on 13 Jun 1907 in Queensland and they had 2 children.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 515; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 95; National Archives Australia- B 5172 Nominal Roll of the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent, Queensland Defence Force for service in South Africa, p. 5).
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