206562 Pte Ethelbert Samuel Gerald Elliott British Army Tyneside Scottish Northumberland Fusiliers from:Aldershot Bert Elliott was my Grandad. He died when my father was young so I never had the privilege of meeting him sadly. He served in the Tyneside Scottish Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers and was shot in the face during the Battle of Arras. He was injured on 9.4.17 with a gunshot wound to the face which gave him a 40% disability to his face. He was discharged on 13-11-17. He came from Aldershot in Hampshire, and was the son of George and Eleanor Elliott. According to his short service record he joined up in Hartley Wintney on 7/10/15. He died in 1937 at the age of 37 and is buried in Aldershot Cemetery as most the the Elliott family with his wife Frances Amy Elliott. He had one daughter Brenda who died some years ago and my Dad Dennis who died recently after a short illness.
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