Fonds MG 436 - Elliott Brothers World War I Collections

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Elliott Brothers World War I Collections

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MG 436

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  • 1914-1919, 2013-2014 (inclusive) ; 1914-1919 (predominant) (Creation)

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5 cm of textual records, memorabilia

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(1895-1976)

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Arthur James Elliott was born April 27, 1895 in Killarney, Manitoba. The family moved to Fielding, Saskatchewan. Elliott attended the University of Saskatchewan. Arthur enlisted for service in World War One, as a private, on June 19, 1916. He was promoted to Lieutenant in June 1917. After being injured A.J. returned to Canada in 1918 and then re-enlisted in the Expeditionary Force in Vladivostok, Russia, in 1919. He re-enlisted again in 1940, this time as a member of the Veteran’s Guard. He died in Sointula, British Columbia, in 1976.

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(1896-1917)

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Lorne Burton Elliott was born July 1, 1896 in Killarney, Manitoba. The family moved to Fielding, Saskatchewan; and he attended the University of Saskatchewan. Burton enlisted in the First World War on May 2, 1916. He was then two months shy of 20 years old, and had been at the University for two years. He was promoted to Lieutenant in April 1917. Burton was wounded in battle in October 1917 and transferred to a hospital in London. He died of self-inflicted wounds at the hospital on November 17, 1917.

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The items were retained by the family and were donated in 2013 by Loreen Berniece Elliott Lambert, A.J. Elliott’s daughter. Additional accrual donated in 2014.

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This collection includes memorabilia collected by the two brothers during their World War I service.

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