Cpl
Daniel Elliott
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 09/12/1890 |
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Place of birth: Kelvedon, Essex, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Bottler |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Corporal |
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Service number: R/13122 |
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Enlistment date: 24/05/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — King's Royal Rifle Corps, 13th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 05/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Tower Hamlets, Geluveld, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 26 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 116 |
Distinctions and medals 4
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1914-15 Star Medal — 18/10/1919 |
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British War Medal Medal — 19/04/1920 |
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Military Medal Medal — 19/08/1917 |
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Victory Medal Medal — 19/04/1920 |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
Corporal Daniel Elliott, a former bottler from Kelvedon, Essex, served in the 13th Battalion of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, which was part of the 111st Brigade, 37th Division. Daniel had been awarded the Military Medal in August 1917, while being in the Messines sector.
On the 4th of October his Battalion took part in the Battle of Broodseinde, a stage in the Battle of Passchendaele. The 37th Division attacked the heights near the village of Geluveld. The 111st Brigade attacked with the 13th King’s Rifle Corps, supported by the 13th Royal Fusiliers.
The attack was unsuccessful. Almost no headway could be made. The barrage had failed to destroy the wire in front of the German strongpoint at Lewis House and rifle- and machine-gun fire pushed Daniel’s Battalion back to Tower Hamlets.
The 13th king’s Royal Rifle Corps was relieved from the frontline during the night of the following day. The relief was difficult owing to extreme darkness and the heavy going. The constant shellfire had destroyed the banks of the Bassevile Beek stream, causing floods in the area, as the water of recent rains couldn’t be irrigated.
During the tour in the frontline the Battalion lost five officers and 156 other ranks of whom four officers and twenty-eight men were killed. One of the men who was killed on 5 October 1917 was Corporal Daniel Elliott. He was either killed while holding the line near Tower Hamlets, or he fell during the relief. Daniel has no known grave and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial. The twenty-six-year old left behind his wife, Margaret Elzie.
On the 4th of October his Battalion took part in the Battle of Broodseinde, a stage in the Battle of Passchendaele. The 37th Division attacked the heights near the village of Geluveld. The 111st Brigade attacked with the 13th King’s Rifle Corps, supported by the 13th Royal Fusiliers.
The attack was unsuccessful. Almost no headway could be made. The barrage had failed to destroy the wire in front of the German strongpoint at Lewis House and rifle- and machine-gun fire pushed Daniel’s Battalion back to Tower Hamlets.
The 13th king’s Royal Rifle Corps was relieved from the frontline during the night of the following day. The relief was difficult owing to extreme darkness and the heavy going. The constant shellfire had destroyed the banks of the Bassevile Beek stream, causing floods in the area, as the water of recent rains couldn’t be irrigated.
During the tour in the frontline the Battalion lost five officers and 156 other ranks of whom four officers and twenty-eight men were killed. One of the men who was killed on 5 October 1917 was Corporal Daniel Elliott. He was either killed while holding the line near Tower Hamlets, or he fell during the relief. Daniel has no known grave and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial. The twenty-six-year old left behind his wife, Margaret Elzie.
Sources 5
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"Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account", McCarthy C., London, Uniform, 2018, pg. 107-109. Further reference |
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Further reference |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1631126/elliott,-daniel/ Sources used |
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The Long, Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources used |
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War Diary King's Royal Rifle Corps, 13th Bn. http://www.nmarchive.com/ Further reference |