| Regimental number | 3/891 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Northumberland, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Tinsmith |
| Address | Matangi |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 129 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Elliott, Matangi, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Served in No 5 Mounted Field Ambulance, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Palmerston North |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, New Zealand Medical Corps |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 4th Field Ambulance, New Zealand Medical Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 9), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs William Elliott, Frankton Junction, Hamilton. Native of Longframlington, Northumberland, England |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Egypt for Mudros, 4 November 1915 (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli); attached to Field Ambulance, Anzac, 13 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 26 December 1915 (general Gallipoli withdrawal). Marched out to Canal Zone, 27 January 1916. Admitted to Mounted Field Ambulance, 29 February 1916 (influenza); discharged to duty, 4 March 1916. Transferred to England on duty, 21 September 1916; embarked Alexandria, 30 September 1916. Admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 16 November 1916 (not yet diagnosed); discharged to duty, 13 January 1917. Joined No 4 NZ Field Ambulance, 26 May 1917, and detached to 3rd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment. Proceeded overseas to France, 29 May 1917. Rejoined No 4 NZ Field Ambulance, 11 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Handwritten note on file: 'Buried ... 20 yds from Water ... Farm R.A.P. Reported by 2nd Anzac Corps Burial Officer undated'; grave subsequently lost. War service: 2 years 89 days (of which 792 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Medical Corps/Sixth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21000710 |