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William Elliott
1884 - 30/10/1918
Source: Bromley & District Times
Other Memorials: St Luke's Church, Bromley, Raglan Road School, St Augustine's Church, Bromley
Place of birth: Bromley, Kent
Last known address in Bromley: 9 Nelson Road
Last known address in Bromley: 9 Nelson Road
Military information
Regiment/Service: Lincolnshire RegimentBattalion/Ship: 2nd Bn
Rank: Lance Corporal
Number: 42286
Family information
Parents: John & Charlotte Elliott (nee Harding)Parents' occupation: Bricklayer
Siblings: Charles William, Arthur (d), John, Annie Elizabeth (d), Robert, George, Gertrude (d), Charlotte Amy, Frederick
Wife: Ellen Jackson
Marriage date: 1905
Children: 2
Census information
1891Address: 7 Nelson Road
1901
Address: 7 Nelson Road
Occupation: Labourer
1911
Address: 9 Nelson Road
Occupation: Bricklayer
Extra details
William was the sixth of John and Charlotte Elliott's ten children. He was baptised at St Peter & St Paul's Church on 4th January 1885. William was educated at Raglan Road School before becoming a labourer, then bricklayer like his father and brothers.
He joined the Flying Corps as a mechanic in August 1916 and went out to France. While there he was transferred to the 2nd Lincolnshire Regiment in October 1917 and shortly afterwards was home on leave. He had been gasses twice, in May and again in September 1917. His five surviving brothers also served.
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