| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Yanyarrie, South Australia |
| School | South Melbourne College, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Other training | Commercial |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Traveller |
| Address | 9 Cecil Street, West Leederville, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 6.75" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, R Elliot, 9 Cecil Street, West Leederville, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 16th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Listed twice on Nominal Roll, once under ELLIOT, with final unit as 16th Bn; once under ELLIOTT with final unit as 48th Bn. |
| Place of death or wounding | Albert, France |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row J, Grave No. 7), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 145 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Frances ELLIOT, 9 Abbotsford Street, West Leederville, Western Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 48th Bn, Serapeum, 27 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 9 June 1916. Promoted Lieutenant, 6 August 1916. Wounded in action, 7 August 1916; remained at duty. Promoted Captain, 6 November 1916. Seconded for duty with 12th Training Bn, Codford, 5 February 1917. Admitted to Military Hospital, Codford, 27 February 1917; discharged to duty, 7 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 10 August 1917; joined 48th Bn, in the field, 15 August 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 30 December 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 17 January 1918. Killed in action, 28 March 1918. Statement, Red Cross File No 1010107A, 4774 Pte W.R. DUDLEY, D Company, 48th Bn, 16 August 1918: 'He was my Captain. About the 28th March we were at Albert and were very hard pressed by the Germans. In the morning Captail Elliott [sic] thought that he had spotted a sniper and had a rifle and was trying to get him. But instead he was hit himself right through his helmet and killed outright. The S/Bs took his body away but I don't know about burial.' Second statement, 4850 Pte H. SPENCER, A Company, 48th Bn (patient, Brondesbury Park Military Hospital, England), 30 July 1918: 'I was in action at Albert on April 2/18. Captain J.H. Elliott [sic] of 48 A.I.F. D. Coy was killed on April 2. I know it was not later than the 5th because we went in on the 1st and came out on the 5th April. Capt. Eliiott was sniped. I saw him drop. I know nothing of his burial. We were holding the line at the time; we retired on the 5th. We did not cover the ground again. I think was instantaneous, for I did not see him move after falling.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ELLIOT Thomas Hampton
Red Cross File No 1010107A |
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