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George Elliott

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  • Commonwealth war grave headstone marking his grave at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Courtesy of Murray Biddle
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Barnsley Yorkshire
George Elliott was born in 1889 at Barnsley the son of John a coal miner and Ellen Elliott nee Moore of 23 Vernon Road Kirkby in Ashfield. John was born in 1851 at Pinxton, Ellen Moore was born in 1857 also at Pinxton, married in 1875 at Mansfield, they had 10 children, sadly 4 were to die in infancy or early childhood George married Elsie Haycox on 20th December 1913 at the Wesleyan Chapel, Kirkby in Ashfield, they lived at Park Street, Kirkby in Ashfield.
He was a colliery banksman.
06 Mar 1916
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143679 - CWGC Website
11188
Private
7th Bn Lincolnshire Regiment
Private George Elliott enlisted on 3rd September 1914 at Hucknall, giving his age as 25 yrs and 130 days and his occupation as that of a miner his next of kin was his wife Elsie. He landed in France on 14th July 1915. He was admitted to a casualty clearing station on 4th March 1916 with a gun shot wound to his abdomen, he died of his wounds on 6th March 1916 buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.
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  • Commonwealth war grave headstone marking his grave at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Courtesy of Murray Biddle
    George Elliott - Commonwealth war grave headstone marking his grave at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Courtesy of Murray Biddle

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