Robert-Bruce-Elliot-1891-1916 Australian-Red-Cross-Bureau-Death-Enquiry
| Robert Bruce Elliot was the son of Ellen Amelia Tivey and Robert Newton Elliot. He was born 1891 in Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia. During WWI he signed up to the AIF 4th Company Engineers with the rank of Sapper, Regimental Number 6184 and later transferred to the 7th and 15th Field Coy Engineers. He was tragically killed in Fleurbaix, the extracts below are letters to his family informing them of how he died and the internal letters as to what actually happened. below is the information his parents were sent, thanks to Bob Cousins (JT) for this information ; |
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In reality, the following internal correspondence was later discovered as to the circumstances of his death which was not reported to his family so as not to cause them any additional distress: |
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