In Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France is the Commonwealth War Grave of 143164 Sapper Liddle Bolton Elliott, serving with the 282nd Army Troop Company, Royal Engineers who died 08/05/1918.
The son of J. R. Elliott, of Urban District Council Offices, Houghton Le Spring, Co. Durham.
Liddle Bolton Elliott was born in 1896 at Speculation Place, Washington, Co Durham the oldest of two children to Joseph Robinson Elliott, born 1870, and his wife Margaret nee Thompson, Elliott, born 1865, South Shields, died 1925. They were married in 1896. The younger child was Laura Mary, born 1898, died 2nd October 1979. Joseph Robinson Elliott was the son of Ralph Elliott, born 1842, died 1916, and Mary Elliott, born 1841 died 1878, residing at the ‘The Elms’ 18 Front Street, Washington, Co Durham. Ralph was a grocer running a Grocer’s shop next to the ‘Forester Arms’.
Until about 1896, Joseph was residing at Speculation Place, and after he got married, he was residing at 6 Hawthorn Terrace, Washington, Co Durham. A photographer and overseer. By 1911 the family were residing at 18 Front Street. Washington, Co Durham. He was by this time an assistant overseer for the poor.
Liddle Bolton Elliott attested at North Shields, and joined the Royal Engineers. Service number 143164. Liddle was in the 282nd Railway Construction Company, which were raised at Cheltenham. He was killed by an artillery shell on the 8th May 1918. The War Diary for this Company is not available as it is missing.
His sister Laura Mary who was a school teacher, emigrated to Australia as did her Father Joseph Robinson Elliott on the 22nd September 1927 onboard the SS Beltana, Ship number 131853, departing from London for Melbourne. They were by 1927 residing at ‘Brismead’, Houghton le Spring. She married Heinrich Fredrerech Wm Kohring in 1929 in Victoria Australia, and they had one child Laura Mary. In 1931 they were at Beech Forest, Corangamite, Victoria, Australia. She died on the 2nd October 1979 and is buried at Cheltenham Memorial Cemetery, at Cheltenham, Bayside City, Victoria, Australia.
Washington Schools Military History and European Culture Project provides the following:
Liddle Bolton Elliot Royal Engineers 8.5.18
A Royal Engineer, aged 22, he was killed by shellfire, while engaged in wiring, on the 8th May 1918 and buried in Duisans Cemetery. He was son of Joseph and Margaret, the former a photographer and Assistant Overseer of Front Street, New Washington.
Liddle Bolton Elliott is remembered in Washington on W96.22.
