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Full Name
Sapper Berty Fitzclarence Elliott
Rank Last Held
Sapper
Forename(s)
Berty Fitzclarence
Surname
Elliott
Also Known As
Bertie
War
World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.
47130
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
25 July 1889
Place of Birth
Kumara, Westland, New Zealand
Religion
Anglican
First Known Rank
Private
Occupation before Enlistment
Motor mechanic
Next of Kin
Mrs A.A. Elliott (wife), 18 Nile Street, Timaru, New Zealand
Marital Status
Married, 1 child
Enlistment Address
18 Nile Street, Timaru, New Zealand
Physical Description
  • Height: 5 foot 5 inches
  • Eyes: Brown
  • Weight: 126 pounds
  • Complexion: Sallow
  • Eye colour: Brown
  • Hair colour: Dark Brown
Enlistment Date
21 January 1917
Age on Enlistment
28
Military District
Timaru
Body on Embarkation
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Unit
27th Reinforcements (First Draft) New Zealand Field Engineers
Embarkation Date
12 June 1917
Place of Embarkation
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport
HMNZT 86
Vessel
Maunganui
Destination
Plymouth, England
Nominal Roll Number
67
Page on Nominal Roll
30
Other Units
New Zealand Engineers, 2nd Field Company
Campaigns
France 1917-1918
Military Awards
  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
Wounds and Diseases
No. 14 Field Hospital - multiple gunshot wounds
Last Unit Served
New Zealand Engineers
Place of Death
France
Date of Death
29 August 1918
Age at Death
30
Year of Death
1918
Cause of Death
Died of wounds
Cemetery Name
Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas-de-Calais, France
Grave Reference
IV. B. 11.
Memorial Name
Brooklyn War Memorial, Wellington, New Zealand
Biographical Notes
  • Berty Elliott was the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Elliott, of Wellington, New Zealand; husband of Mrs. Ada A. Elliott, of Timaru, New Zealand. Daughter Zona
  • Marched into Trentham Military Camp on 13 February 1917, training with 25th Reinforcements
  • 22 March 1917 he transferred to the NZ Engineers with the rank of Sapper
  • 6 June 1917 he transferred to NZ Engineers 27th reinforcement.
  • 28 December 1917, Berty sailed for France arriving at the Etaples camp on 31 December 1917 where he spent several weeks before being posted to 2nd Field Company NZ Engineers on 19 January 1918
Description of Image
  • Portrait Berty Elliott full length, in uniform
  • Gravestone, Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension. Photo N. Fisher & A. Jackson 2005
Further References
Additional Information
  • Army record shows incorrect date of birth as 1888, relatives note he was born in 1889.
  • Age incorrectly cited on CWGC and headstone, age 28 should be 30 years
Sources Used
  • Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1918
  • Cenotaph data entry form
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
  • New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Roll of Honour. (1923). Wellington, Ministry of Defence.