South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Second Lieutenant Walter ELLIOT - 7th Battalion Royal Fusiliers
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| Military History |
Theatre
France & Flanders
Medals
1914 Star & Clasp, British War and Victory Medals
Medal Citation (if app)
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Enlisted Date/Place
7 Aug 1914
Commonwealth War Graves Page
Knightsbridge Cemetery, France
SWFHS War Memorial(s)
Brailes & Winderton | Brailes Methodist Church
Other War Memorial(s)
Other Information/Previous Regiments/Units
- Enlisted as Private 2038 1st/9th Bn London Regiment
- Arrived in France 5 Nov 1914
- Commissioned to 2nd Lt on 28 Mar 1916
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
The battalion was involved in a succesful attack on German lines near Hamel and Beaucourt. They succeeding in taking 3 lines of enemy trenches before digging in and consolidating. The lack on information regarding trench names and locations means that we are unable to provide a trench map. Walter was one of four officers and thirtyseven other ranks who were killed during the operation along with 343 other casualties who were wounded, gassed or missing.| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| 13 Apr 1887 at Brailes | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Augustus and Annie Elliot | Lower Brailes |
| Wife & Marriage Date/Place | Children & Year of Birth |
| ~ | ~ |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Brailes Grammar School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
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