Identity
Person No.
6559
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Horace William
Initials
H W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
37
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. S. Elliott, of Sunnyside, Jersey, Channel Islands. Educated at Victoria College and upon leaving College he went out to South Africa and joined the Natal Mounted Police. He served through the Boer War and the Zulu Rebellion and when war broke out in Europe he went with the South African Army to German South West Africa. After the conquest of that colony he volunteered for service in Europe, came to England and was appointed, after training, 2nd Lieutenant to the 3rd Somerset Light Infantry and joined the 5th Somersets in Egypt.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project