Colin ELLIOTT

Service Number: PA2931

Enlisted: 16 June 1942, Port Adelaide, South Australia

Last Rank: Able Seaman

Last Unit: HMAS Torrens (Shore)

Born: Adelaide, South Australia, 3 October 1924

Home Town: Barmera, Berri and Barmera, South Australia

Schooling: Not yet discovered

Occupation: Not yet discovered

Died: Accidental (crushed by tractor), Munston, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, 4 March 1954, aged 29 years

Cemetery: Kingscote Cemetery (Kangaroo Island), S.A.

16 Jun 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, SN PA2931, HMAS Cerberus, Port Adelaide, South Australia

18 Jun 1942: Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, SN PA2931, HMAS Torrens (Shore)

19 Sep 1944: Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, SN PA2931, HMAS Torrens (Shore)

Soldier Settler Killed On Farm
KINGSCOTE.— Colin Elliott, 29, a soldier settler, of American River, was fatally injured while he was changing the wheels of a tractor on his farm. The chocks slipped and he sustained severe head injuries. He leaves a wife and four children." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 11 Mar 1954 (nla.gov.au)

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Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), Thursday 11 March 1954, page 10

Soldier Settler Killed On Farm

KINGSCOTE.— Colin Elliott, 29, a soldier settler, of American River, was fatally injured while he was changing the wheels of a tractor on his farm. The chocks slipped and he sustained severe head injuries. He leaves a wife and four children.

• • Death Citation

    • SA BDM

      • (Secondary evidence)

      • Page: EnB 811 2869

      • Text: Given Name(s): Colin Last Name: ELLIOTT Death Date: 04 Mar 1954 Gender: M Age: 29y Approx. Birth Year: 1925 Marital Status: M Relative 1: I K ELLIOTT [W] Relative 2: Residence: Muston KI Death Place: Muston KI District: Encounter Bay Symbol: Book/Page: 811/2869

  • Birth Citation

    • Lions Club of Kangaroo Island

      • (Secondary evidence)

      • Text: See also inscription on metal cross in Kingscote Cemetery 03 Oct 1924

  • Burial Citation

    • St Albans Burial Register

      • (Secondary evidence)

      • Page: 247

      • Text: Plot 352 8W [Lions Club]