John Joseph ELLIOTT

Regimental number316
Place of birthMundaroo, New South Wales
SchoolMundaroo State School, Mundaroo, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrazier
AddressTumbarumba, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, William Elliott, Tumbarumba, New South Wales
Enlistment date24 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 15 September 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialBirmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery (Row B10, Grave No. 161), Warwickshire
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
36
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Frances ELLIOTT, Mundaroo, Tumbarumba, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 2896 Pte Allen Charles ELLIOTT, 55th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 July 1917; 717 Sergeant Henry James Hamilton ELLIOTT, 3rd Bn, killed in action, 20 July 1916.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal