Cpl
Daniel Elliott
Informations sur naissance
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Date de naissance: 09/12/1890 |
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Lieu de naissance: Kelvedon, Essex, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
Informations générales
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Profession: Embouteilleur |
Informations service militaire
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Pays: Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
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Force armée: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Corporal |
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Numéro de service: R/13122 |
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Incorporation date: 24/05/1915 |
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Incorporation nom de lieu: Colchester, Essex, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
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Unités: — King's Royal Rifle Corps, 13th Bn. (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
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Date de décès: 05/10/1917 |
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Lieu de décès: Tower Hamlets, Geluveld, Belgique |
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Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Âge: 26 |
Mémorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panneau: 116 |
Distinctions et médailles 4
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1914-15 Star Médaille — 18/10/1919 |
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British War Medal Médaille — 19/04/1920 |
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Military Medal Médaille — 19/08/1917 |
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Victory Medal Médaille — 19/04/1920 |
Points d'intérêt 3
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| #3 | Lieu du décès (approximatif) |
Mon histoire
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. Autre référence |
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Autre référence |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1631126/elliott,-daniel/ Sources utilisées |
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The Long, Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources utilisées |
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War Diary King's Royal Rifle Corps, 13th Bn. http://www.nmarchive.com/ Autre référence |